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Gregory Pratt

@royalpratt.bsky.social
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Chicago Tribune reporter, 2026 Pulitzer team, author "The City is Up for Grabs." Little Village raised. I'm just trying to make my city a better place

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 20h
Ald. Jason Ervin’s response to a reporter asking about his maneuvers re: Chicago parking meter deal: A middle finger and a “fuck you.” Story by @jake-sheridan.bsky.social and @aliceyin.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/29/c...
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Good morning to everybody who will be running this state at some point regardless
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For long-suffering Chicago White Sox fans, there’s catharsis and redemption in unexpected postseason run. More great writing from @andrew-carter.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/29/c...
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For long-suffering Chicago White Sox fans, there’s catharsis and redemption in unexpected postseason run
Chicago White Sox fans persevered through three consecutive 100-loss seasons. Now they’re basking in the postseason.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I am late but RIP Benjamin Satterley, AKA PAC, AKA Neville. Just watched him at AEW All Out. One of the most spectacular pro wrestlers around, “the man gravity forgot,” gone way way way too soon.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Your Sunday chuckle
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 27/09/2026
The overwhelming problem of plastic
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The overwhelming problem of plastic
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 27/09/2026
Great waste in the Great Lakes: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters
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Great waste in the Great Lakes: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 27/09/2026
A year after President Donald Trump launched Operation Midway Blitz, quick, chaotic encounters involving immigration authorities, local police and Chicago-area residents continue to leave the public and elected officials alike grasping for answers and seeking accountability.
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Keeping federal agents in check still a challenge one year after Operation Midway Blitz
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Talking to Rahm, it’s like middle-age married sex,” said John Anzalone, a Democratic pollster who has known him for decades. “It’s focused. You know what you’re going for. And it’s short.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/u...
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Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play (Gift Article)
The longtime Democratic insider has emerged as a behind-the-scenes force in his party’s push to win back Congress. After that, he’ll think about 2028.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Manifesting: Chicago needs black sesame ramen
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
this story is worth reading
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A little late to this, but great story by @taliasoglin.bsky.social: Heavy lifting: This boulder aficionado helped unearth a 50-ton rock at O’Hare www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/21/o...
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Heavy lifting: This boulder aficionado helped unearth a 50-ton rock at O’Hare
Over the last two decades, the 45-year-old excavator operator has amassed a collection of several hundred rocks. But none are as large as the one dug up at O’Hare.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
RIP: Former Chicago White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper, who oversaw the 2005 championship staff. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/23/c...
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Former Chicago White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper, who oversaw the 2005 championship staff, dies at 70
Former longtime Chicago White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper has died at the age of 70, the team announced on Wednesday. Cooper was the Sox pitching coach from 2002 to 2020.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
NEWS: Billionaire Michael Sacks is threatening to sue folks for political speech he doesn’t like in Chicago. The megadonor says he’s being defamed by left-wing criticism. Great reporting by @jake-sheridan.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/22/m...
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Democratic megadonor Michael Sacks demands social media videos stop in legal letter
Billionaire Democratic megadonor Michael Sacks sent a cease and desist letter to a company paying social media influencers for videos discussing his involvement in Chicago politics.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
For those detained during Operation Midway Blitz, release doesn’t mean freedom. Read our latest story about the reality of life after detention for many arrested during the raids. @chicagotribune.com @andrew-carter.bsky.social @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social & CK www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/20/o...
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For those detained during Operation Midway Blitz, release doesn’t mean freedom
The reprieve allows immigrants to rebuild lives in Chicago, however temporary, while cases drag through a backlogged court system.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
For my old Chicagoans, what did they call the viagra triangle before viagra?
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is tonight. There are still tickets. The planned performances are fantastic and I hope to see you all there!
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
worst of the worst
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
An update on the 48th Ward rat wall
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Rhea Seehorn is so overdue 👏 👏 👏
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
BREAKING: SCOTUS denies the Trump administration’s request to enforce the new U.S. Postal Service rule for the 2026 elections. Justices Alito and Thomas dissent. More to come at Law Dork. www.lawdork.com
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 26A305
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, ET AL. U.
CALIFORNIA, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[September 14, 2026]
The application for stay presented to JUSTICE JACKSON and by her referred to the Court is denied. The Government is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge to the District Court's preliminary injunction. And the equitable factors applicable for obtaining emergency relief from this Court do not favor a stay.
JUSTICE KAVANAUGH, concurring.
In my view, based on the briefing the Court has received at this interim stage, there is at least a fair prospect that the final rule falls within the Postal Service's statutory authority. See 39 U. S. C. §401(2). But applying the rule in the 2026 elections would be arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act because state and local election officials do not have sufficient time to reasonably implement the rule before the elections. See 39
U. S. C. §3001(m); 5 U. S. C. §706(2)(A). For that reason, I concur in the denial of the application for stay.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A crazy must-read story
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Police say Flock is invaluable. But as misuse mounts, many wonder how to rein in the surveillance system. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/13/f...
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Police say Flock is invaluable. But as misuse mounts, many wonder how to rein in the surveillance system.
As allegations of Flock misuse mount, police departments and lawmakers are grappling with what must be done to prevent wrongdoing.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has a lot of issues to overcome but he has a path to reelection. Similarly hurdles to Lori Lightfoot, who wasn’t able to pull it off. We will see what happens.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A city on guard: What the raids left behind after Operation Midway Blitz. Our latest story with @andrew-carter.bsky.social @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social and @ckubzansky.bsky.social @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/13/c...
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A city on guard: What the raids left behind after Operation Midway Blitz
It’s been a year since the Trump Administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz.” What it left behind can be measured in the number of neighborhood patrollers, people who keep a wary eye from apartment balc...
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Donated to the Charlotte Observer layoffs GoFundMe, let’s help folks through this tough time www.gofundme.com/f/help-charl...
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Donate to Help Charlotte Observer Journalists Through Job Loss, organized by Caitlin McGlade
Nearly 10 talented Charlotte Observer journalists committed to br… Caitlin McGlade needs your support for Help Charlotte Observer Journalists Through Job Loss
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
How Operation Midway Blitz Shattered Dreams For Chicago Teens Planning Quinceañeras. A very good story from our friends @blockclubchi.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/11/h...
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How Operation Midway Blitz Shattered Dreams For Chicago Teens Planning Quinceañeras
Chicagoans are still postponing, downsizing or canceling their quinceañeras in response to recent immigration fears — causing heartbreak for young girls and a serious dip in revenue for vendors.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Disgusted by the McClatchy layoffs and thinking of all the fine journalists who were let go — and the local communities that ultimately suffer. The continued media downward spiral diminishes all citizens and damages our society.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I sat in the section at Soldier Field that started every wave tonight. I have mixed feelings. Ask me anything
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Stolen ashes returned after car taken with 15-year-old son’s remains inside. Story by @tesskenny.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/09/s...
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Stolen ashes returned after car taken with 15-year-old son’s remains inside
A woman has been reunited with the remains of her 15-year-old son thanks to a public plea for help after her car was stolen in the city’s West Side earlier this week with her son’s ashes inside.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Excited to share a special story about Greg Bovino and Ofelia Torres at Story Fest next Friday evening. Come out and support good storytelling! Other performers coming from all other of your favorite local media outlets. I’m repping @chicagotribune.com athenaeumcenter.org/events/2026/...
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A Year After Operation Midway Blitz, Chicagoans Are Still Picking Up The Pieces. Nice work from Block Club’s immigration reporter @franciagarciah.bsky.social and Madison and team @blockclubchi.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/09/a...
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A Year After Operation Midway Blitz, Chicagoans Are Still Picking Up The Pieces
Operation Midway Blitz saw the arrest of thousands of immigrants and violent clashes between agents and neighbors. From a family separated by deportation to a street vendor slowly getting back to work...
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
AJ Pierzynski is doing an event for John Kelly’s Chicago mayoral campaign
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Inch by inch, this Chicago diver scours Lake Michigan’s floor for our lost stuff. Love this story www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/08/c...
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Inch by inch, this Chicago diver scours Lake Michigan’s floor for our lost stuff: ‘The guy everybody calls’
When people lose something in Chicago’s harbors, they often call Yohei Yamada, who has made a career out of retrieving cellphones, jewelry, wallets and more from the depths of Lake Michigan.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Federal investigators issued a subpoena to the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police late last year for an FBI probe into Chicago’s FOP President John Catanzara’s financial dealings, according to a copy of the document reviewed by the Tribune. enews.chicagotribune.com/q/IetJV-qeEi...
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Feds demand FOP president John Catanzara’s financial records from state lodge
Federal investigators issued a subpoena to the state police union late last year in an apparent probe into Chicago’s FOP President John Catanzara’s financial dealings, according to a copy of the docum...
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Immigration enforcement including Midway Blitz cost Cook County more tha $1 billion, the Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois Chicago found, and we first reported over the weekend www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/06/c...
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Operation Midway Blitz, one year later: A changed Chicago forges on after the resistance
For 64 days, the federal government carried out a militarized immigration enforcement operation under the guise of making Chicago safer. A year later, why do people still feel so unsafe?
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Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
What has Chicago learned since? @royalpratt.bsky.social @ckubzansky.bsky.social @andrewcarter.bsky.social and @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social take a look at how Midway Blitz changed the city and its people (also gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/06/c...
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Operation Midway Blitz, one year later: A changed Chicago forges on after the resistance
For 64 days, the federal government carried out a militarized immigration enforcement operation under the guise of making Chicago safer. A year later, why do people still feel so unsafe?
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Chicago’s resilience after Midway Blitz: “There is this, like, stubbornness about Chicago where we just refuse to be denied, and it’s because of that is why we are recovering.” Chicagotribune.com/2026/09/06/chicago-operation-midway-blitz-anniversary/
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Operation Midway Blitz, one year later: A changed Chicago forges on after the resistance
For 64 days, the federal government carried out a militarized immigration enforcement operation under the guise of making Chicago safer. A year later, why do people still feel so unsafe?
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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"On the second and third Sunday of every month, the community council hosts a desahógate. The most literal English translation is to “undrown yourself.” "
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Pritzker on prosecutors (Cook County State’s Attorney especially) and ICE: “I’m frustrated that there have not been attempts at prosecution...Now they get to choose what laws they enforce. And to me, though, these were obvious. These were violent crimes that were being committed.”
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Looking back at Operation Midway Blitz, one year later, and how a changed Chicago forges on. “How do we heal?” is a question for thousands of families and their neighbors. Give our story a read. @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/06/c...
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Operation Midway Blitz, one year later: A changed Chicago forges on after the resistance
For 64 days, the federal government carried out a militarized immigration enforcement operation under the guise of making Chicago safer. A year later, why do people still feel so unsafe?
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Want to go apple-picking? Some Illinois orchards might not open after several spring frosts killed crops. By the always interesting @adrianaperez.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/05/i...
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Want to go apple-picking? Some Illinois orchards might not open after several spring frosts killed crops.
Five frosts killed apple blooms, forcing Prairie Sky Orchard in McHenry County to close for 2026 harvest season; experts blame climate change.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is beautiful: Local Photographer Honors Chicago Street Vendors In 1-Day Exhibit. Story by @franciagarciah.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/04/l...
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Local Photographer Honors Chicago Street Vendors In 1-Day Exhibit
Jesus "Chuy" Reyes, known on social media as CR Films, is raising funds for street vendors through a photo exhibit and sale Sunday.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
SEIU 73 just ripping into Mayor Brandon Johnson over his current budget forecast, accuses him of playing games for politics
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Insects and mosquitoes are swarming Chicagoland. The flies are out of control attacking people on the lakefront. Here’s why www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/04/m...
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Insects and mosquitoes are swarming Chicagoland. Here’s why.
As Labor Day Weekend approaches, mosquitoes and flies continue to swarm. Here’s what’s causing it and when they’ll go away.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
There's always a village missing its idiot.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Come see me and my awesome @chicagotribune.com colleagues 9/12 at Printers Row Lit Fest late morning
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Lead exposure, lost history and a runaround: How changes to the Wacker House go beyond a preservation fight. Outstanding reporting by @tesskenny.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/02/w...
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Lead exposure, lost history and a runaround: How changes to the Wacker House go beyond a preservation fight
For years, an Old Town homeowner has been making unlawful alterations to his property — at the expense, neighbors say, of the house’s historic roots and their own safety.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A heinous allegation: Ex-caregiver charged with sharing videos on Snapchat of nude residents at memory care home in South Barrington. Great work www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/31/c...
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Ex-caregiver charged with sharing videos on Snapchat of nude residents at memory care home in South Barrington
A former caregiver took and shared photos of nude residents at Encore memory care facility in South Barrington.
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Jason Meisner @jmetr22b.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“What do you think should happen to a Border Patrol agent when a U.S. District Judge has found his ‘testimony not credible’?” New records show ex-Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino was under internal investigation when he retired www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/31/b... @royalpratt.bsky.social reports
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Bovino was under internal investigation by Border Patrol when he retired, newly released records show
Former Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino retired while under internal investigation for his conduct during immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis and Chicago, records show.
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