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@chicagoreader.com editor; fact-checker here and there

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 16/09/2026
This is a stunning piece about navigating death and mourning in the carceral system.
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The Mourning After
From concealing causes of death to delaying memorials, prisons treat people passing away like business as usual.
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Chicago Reader Union @chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The Chicago Reader Union has been bargaining w/ Noisy Creek since February. In that time, management has consistently offered proposals that would cut longstanding benefits in exchange for meager pay raises. We need YOU to tell Noisy Creek we deserve better! 🧵 🔗: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
July 16, 2026
union rat's log

TELL NOISY CREEK WE DESERVE BETTER.

Noisy Creek management wants us to ...

-Work longer hours
-Take fewer sick days
-And work in-office

all while offering us lower wages than other newspapers they own.

Join us in demanding a fair contract!
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Morley @morleymusick.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I wrote about how local Palestinian American olive oil importers are contending with huge cost increases (from $275-$400 per jerrycan) in the olive oil they ship in from the West Bank. Some worry that settler violence will eventually eradicate this economically important Palestine-Chicago trade.
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
this story is specifically for chicago bike bluesky
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Inside the Chicago Courier Classic, bike messenger culture refuses to die - Chicago Reader
A three-day race brought together over a hundred couriers who raced, partied, and crashed their way through a revived alleycat tradition.
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
great piece from incarcerated writer ian valencia about how prison rape jokes help obscure and normalize violence behind bars. the latest from the @chicagoreader.com's inside voices series:
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What ‘don’t drop the soap’ gets wrong - Chicago Reader
Jokes about prison sexual assault have long been prevalent in popular culture; not only are they flippant, but they also hide the bigger picture.
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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 27/05/2026
Students and organizers said the principal removed several resources, including the Peace Room, an arts space, and the Freedom Store, from the school following a town hall. bit.ly/43jwQSN
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Hyde Park Academy students sound alarm on removal of Peace Room from high school - Chicago Reader
Students and organizers said the principal removed several resources, including the Peace Room, an arts space, and the Freedom Store, from the school following a town hall.
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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 28/05/2026
For #BlackBirdersWeek2026, we're revisiting this piece from Jasmine Barnes about Chicago BIPOC Birders. The group of enthusiastic local birders creates inclusive opportunities to witness, protect, and delight in birds. bit.ly/4fexhF2
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The frenzy and magic of birding - Chicago Reader
Even through the winter, Chicago BIPOC Birders fosters community through opportunities for bird-watching and connecting to nature.
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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 02/06/2026
Hosted by Equity and Transformation and the Movement for Black Lives, the event brought hundreds together to define the future of Black liberation and economic justice. bit.ly/4am3dUs
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Big Payback People's Assembly calls for overdue reparations for Black Chicagoans - Chicago Reader
Hosted by Equity and Transformation and the Movement for Black Lives, the event brought hundreds together to define the future of Black liberation and economic justice.
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
new: sheriff tom dart is quietly pitching the cook county board on two new surveillance systems that could be approved as soon as thursday. dart wants $2 million for a software that uses ai to monitor the jail’s cameras for drug use and nearly $1 million for more flock license plate readers.
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Cook County Sheriff’s Office pitches expanded surveillance network
Sheriff Tom Dart is quietly lobbying the Cook County board for an AI jail security system and nearly $1 million for license plate readers.
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
new: an effort to phase out chicago's subminimum wage was a done deal—until, one day, it wasn't. @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social sifted through two city council votes, a mayoral veto, a seemingly failed end run to the state capitol, and a whole lotta back-and-forth to separate fact from fiction.
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One Fair Wage: Separating fact from fiction - Chicago Reader
An effort to phase out the subminimum wage in Chicago was a done deal—until it wasn’t.
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Katie Prout @katieprout.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
On March 17, the city evicted 20 unhoused Chicagoans from their tent homes in the freezing cold in Legion Park. Lots has been written about the encampment's closure, but the story of the fight to stop the sweep has been largely untold, until now. chicagoreader.com/news/legion-...
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The last days of Legion Park, before the city swept it - Chicago Reader
On Chicago's northwest side, a community of unhoused people fought the city to stop the closure of their Legion Park encampment.
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kerrycardoza.bsky.social @kerrycardoza.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
went long on how we should think about the recent mural of Iryna Zarutska that went up in Chicago, in light of the city's storied public art
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Philip Montoro @pmontoro.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Another deep dive from @imleor.bsky.social, this time on basement-show savant Charles Joseph Smith. If you've been on the Chicago DIY scene in the past 20 years, you've probably seen him—but have you heard his music? Do you have any idea what he can do with a piano? chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
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Charles Joseph Smith brings his music aboveground  - Chicago Reader
Charles Joseph Smith is a beloved fixture on Chicago’s DIY scene, but the ambitious music he's been making for decades has gone mostly unheard—until now.
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 08/04/2026
We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
We're on strike! Don't visit propublica.org on April 8
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Savannah @bysavannahh.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Chinatown's Richland Center food court has long been a launchpad for immigrants seeking to establish businesses. But now, the future of these small businesses may be in jeopardy as the landlord has said they'll nearly double the rent in their next leases. From Morley Musick for the City Life section
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Tenants at Chinatown’s storied Richland Center food court brace for potential rent increases - Chicago Reader
Since last summer, Heung Seng Corporation’s staff have told tenants they will nearly double the rent on their next leases.
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South Side Weekly @southsideweekly.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
In her first interview since he was killed by federal agents, Silverio Villegas González's partner Blanca Mora talked about the impact his death has had on their family. Be sure to read this moving piece by Alma Campos about Silverio's final journey back to Loma de Chupio, Michoacán.
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A Tragic Homecoming
The casket of Silverio Villegas González rests inside his family’s modest home in Michoacán.
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Katie Prout @katieprout.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
I was there in 2023 when, seven days before Christmas, approximately 30 residents had to leave their tents in freezing weather. The city called it a "cleaning" but residents called it an "eviction." chicagoreader.com/news/homeles...
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West Loop encampment residents forced out in freezing weather
Seven days before Christmas and in freezing weather, 30 unhoused Chicagoans were forced to leave their tents after an alderperson complained.
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South Side Weekly @southsideweekly.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
NEW: In the weeks leading up to a massive ICE raid at a South Shore apartment building, neighbors saw drones surveilling the area, and teachers at a nearby school regularly saw agents in the neighborhood. ✍️ Jose Abonce for the Weekly and Maira Khwaja for @invisible.institute
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Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children
Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.
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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 08/10/2025
NEW — Rod Johnson will never forget federal agents zip-tying his hands behind his back. The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours. “I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said. thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...
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South Shore raid triggers past traumas and sparks new conversations about divisions between Black and Latino communities • The TRiiBE
Federal agent activity on Chicago’s South and West sides put Black people in the crosshairs.
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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 03/10/2025
NEW — A lot happened today. • Multiple protesters were arrested outside the ICE “processing” facility in Broadview. • Chicago Ald. Jesse Fuentes was handcuffed and detained by ICE agents inside a hospital ER. thetriibe.com/2025/10/illi...
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Illinois State Police assist feds in Broadview protest, Chicago alderperson cuffed at hospital, rapid responders tear gassed in Logan Square • The TRiiBE
A roundup of ICE activity in the Chicagoland area on Oct. 3.
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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 01/10/2025
NEW — An estimated 40 people were taken by federal agents in an overnight raid in South Shore, a predominantly-Black neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. A couple who live nearby said they were shocked to see the enormous militarized raid in their community. thetriibe.com/2025/09/feds...
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Feds detain dozens of immigrants in 'massive' South Shore apartment building raid in Chicago • The TRiiBE
An estimated 40 people were taken by federal agents in the course of the overnight raid in the predominately-Black neighborhood.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 01/10/2025
Adding "feds fucking choking a man in broad daylight" to the list. Absolute terror across Chicago today. Begging for national attention that matches the level of crisis on the ground here feels like screaming underwater at this point.
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
new: in mid-september, dhs paid lake forest-based pepperball $1.1 million for “pressurized air launchers.” the federal government has spent millions in recent years on launchers and chemical projectiles like the ones agents are now using to brutalize protesters. via @juggaloreporter.bsky.social:
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DHS shops local
The federal government recently paid a company in Lake Forest $1 million for launchers to shoot pepper balls like those showering protesters.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 30/09/2025
Update: horrifying details about last night's raid are emerging. Organizers + electeds are reporting potentially dozens of people (at least 40 per initial estimate) were detained. Not much more confirmed at this time. More will be shared at press conference at 5 at corner of 75th & South Shore.
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
We spoke with @chicagoreader.com @thetriibe.com and @unraveledpress.com about the lessons and strategies they learned from media in L.A. and D.C. for their coverage. By @afroxander.bsky.social Find the story (sans paywall) here: lataco.com/chicago-ice-...
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Morgan Elise J @morganelisej.thetriibe.com · 18/09/2025
I own a local publication called @thetriibe.com and we literally just need new subscribers to stay independent and sustainable. Starve the fascists and support local journalists and creatives. You can sign up or give a contribution here. thetriibe.com
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Home • The TRiiBE
The TRiiBE is an award-winning media company that is reshaping the narrative of Black Chicago in pursuit of truth and liberation.
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Municipal Corporation @nikhunder.com · 09/09/2025
This is what people trying to put themselves in a better situation lose when you convey that experiencing a loss of safe shelter is unlawful.
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National Writers Union @nwu.org · 25/08/2025
If you're a translator pissed off about the impacts of AI, our members in the NWU Translators Organizing Committee are building collective power among literary translators as workers whose creative labor deserves to be materially valued. Check them out! nwu.org/chapters/toc
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Chicago Reader Union @chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Chicago Reader Union statement on Noisy Creek acquisition:
The Chicago Reader Union looks forward to working with Noisy Creek. We are hopeful that Noisy Creek's acquisition will allow the Reader to thrive.
Our biggest priority is ensuring we maintain staffing levels that allow us to keep putting out our best work. Despite more than eight months of financial turmoil, our members have continued to produce the quality long-form, investigative, and cultural reporting the Reader is known for. However, our future remains uncertain.
In recent weeks, three valued members accepted voluntary buyouts: Ben Joravsky, Deanna Isaacs, and Shawnee Day. As of today, Noisy Creek intends to lay off additional members of our unit. At a time when news outlets in Chicago and around the country are downsizing, these departures would reduce the size of the Readers editorial department by more than 25 percent in all.
We are optimistic that Noisy Creek recognizes the value of in-depth, community-centric print journalism. We look forward to bargaining with Noisy Creek to ensure our union has the resources we need so we can focus on producing quality news and culture journalism-not worrying about job security or making rent.
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Maya Schenwar @mayaschenwar.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
How do we talk to kids about horrific things, like war & incarceration? The next caregiver virtual discussion group for We Grow the World Together (@haymarketbooks.org) is on June 1! Whether or not you've read the book, you're invited. My amazing partner Willow will drop in to discuss her essay too.
Against a backdrop of blue sky and razor wire, words read: "We Grow the World Together, Parenting Toward Abolition Book Club Discussion. 
"In order to talk to my child about war and incarceration, I must talk to them about resistance."
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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 18/05/2025
In this same series, Black teenagers spoke to The TRiiBE about teen trends, how they’re treated in Chicago’s Loop, and what solutions could fill the gap in youth-oriented spaces. thetriibe.com/2025/05/ther...
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‘There are no places for us to just be free’ • The TRiiBE
Black teenagers spoke to The TRiiBE about teen trends, how they’re treated in the Loop, and what solutions could fill the gap in youth-oriented spaces.
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Nicole Carr @nicolefcarr.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
A reminder that our federal government has tried-and failed- to go after Black journalists under the Espionage Act, because they exposed the hypocrisy of our fight for democracy at home vs.abroad. Read/listen/subscribe: open.substack.com/pub/nicolefc...
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The historic Black press and the attempt to criminalize journalists
I've long thought about the potential for U.S. journalists to be jailed in America for doing our jobs. We should remember how the government came after Black journalists in the not-so-distant past.
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Katie Prout @katieprout.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
This week’s @chicagoreader.com cover is a long feature about the state’s first & only girl’s prison in Geneva, IL. For decades, it was also one of the most important sites of eugenic “research” in the US. chicagoreader.com/news/feature...
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The ghosts of Geneva's 'home for wayward girls' - Chicago Reader
The Illinois State Training School for Girls in Geneva was the state’s first and only girls’ prison. Today, it remains a cautionary lesson.
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Anxious Rage @anxiousrage.blacksky.app · 21/01/2025
We can stop reading the NYT and WaPo any time and support independent journalism instead.
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Ari Bloomekatz @bloomekatz.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
@emanabdelhadi.bsky.social: Has the fire ceased? After 467 days, will Gazan skies carry clouds & sun rather than bombs & death? Will history rewrite itself? Will those who stood silent claim to have been there all along by our sides? Will our memories be enough of a witness? Has the fire ceased?
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Has the Fire Ceased?
We will not stop until Palestine is free.
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