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The Chicago Municipal Device is the city symbol few Chicagoans know about The backstory of Chicago’s century-old symbol — a “Y” inside a circle — that can be found dotted throughout the city.

This is relevant to your interests @brianboyer.net www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/11/c...

Chicago Tribune names newsroom veteran as new managing editor The Chicago Tribune named newsroom veteran Stacy St. Clair as the newspaper’s new managing editor Friday.

Chicago Tribune names [awesome journalist and loyal friend] as new managing editor www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/t...

Chicago hospitals funnel patients into long-lasting guardianships, angering friends and family Chicago-area hospitals recently initiated hundreds of guardianship petitions in just 18 months, a Chicago Tribune investigation has found.

"You're going to wish that doesn't happen to you' www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/23/g...

Finalists for the Chicago Headline Club’s first A-Mark Prize for Investigative Editing and Reporting, Watchdog Award - Chicago Headline Club Winners will be announced on Saturday, March 21 at FOIA Fest The Chicago Headline Club is thrilled to announce the finalists for its inaugural A-Mark Prize for Investigative Editing and Reporting and ...

Proud to say our @chicagotribune.com investigation on hospitals funneling patients into guardianships is a finalist for both the Watchdog Award and the A-Mark Prize. The paper's staff is also a finalist for reporting on the year's biggest news, Midwest Blitz. headlineclub.org/2026/02/04/f...

He Was Laid Off at The Washington Post After Working There 60 Years

I sadly enjoyed the little tribute to the CrissCross directory in this story about a Washington Post veteran laid off yesterday. IYKYK. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...

What does Spelling Bee have against the anhinga? 🤨

Judge overturns conviction in 2002 murder, orders release of Antonio Porter A Cook County judge vacated Antonio Porter’s conviction and ordered a new trial, based in part on a police officer’s history.

NEWS: In 2003, Antonio Porter was convicted of murder despite all witnesses testifying that he wasn’t the guy. After 23 years, he has been ordered freed pending a new trial. Here’s our story @chicagotribune.com
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Chicago Tribune investigation into hospitals’ use of guardianship system inspires new bill A Chicago Tribune investigation exposing some hospitals’ questionable use of the state’s guardianship system has inspired new legislation.

A Chicago Tribune investigation exposing some hospitals’ questionable use of the state’s guardianship system has inspired new legislation.

Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84

I love a scathing obituary: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...

Rioters? Agitators? Immigration agents’ claims against US citizens mostly fall apart in court. Time and again, Donald Trump’s immigration agents claimed horrific crimes at the hands of protesters in Chicago. Those allegations of abuse did not withstand the scrutiny of judicial review.

This is such an important story - and reminder that claims made by Homeland Security officials often fall apart under scrutiny of courts.

It's also a black eye for the Justice Dept which used to have an excellent record of being able prove the cases they file. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/30/c...

64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz President Donald Trump’s federal immigration enforcement operation led to most surreal autumn in Chicago history. What happened during those 64 days will be remembered for a long time.

Chicago resisted. Protests came with a price. Bruises from pepper balls and fits of sickness from the tear gas. But also the shattering of illusions and loss of faith that what they witnessed could not happen in America. It did and is happening in America www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...

When hospitals choose private guardians, patients pay the price When Chicago hospitals seek guardians for patients with assets, a law firm and a private care management organization get nearly all the business.

'Out of money in no time' www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/30/h...

When hospitals choose private guardians, patients pay the price When Chicago hospitals seek guardians for patients with assets, a law firm and a private care management organization get nearly all the business.

When Midwest Care Management was appointed as Anna Vargas’ temporary guardian in February 2023, she had a house and about $122,000 in the bank, records show.

By August of this year she had less than $14,000 left.

Our latest investigation, part 2:
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When hospitals choose private guardians, patients pay the price When Chicago hospitals seek guardians for patients with assets, a law firm and a private care management organization get nearly all the business.

In our review of more than 360 Chicago-area hospital guardianship petitions, the Tribune found that when patients have assets, one law firm and one private care management organization get nearly all the business.

When hospitals choose private guardians, patients pay the price When Chicago hospitals seek guardians for patients with assets, a law firm and a private care management organization get nearly all the business.

‘Out of money in no time’: When hospitals choose private guardians, patients pay the price

Eva Gurtovaia pauses while talking about her husband, Enes Abak, at their home in the Uptown neighborhood Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, in Chicago. Gurtovaia, a former Russian citizen of Belarusian and Ukrainian descent, attended her U.S. citizenship ceremony on Nov. 26, the day after Abak, a Turkish citizen of Kurdish descent, was taken away by federal immigration agents while leaving for work. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Story about woman who became U.S. citizen, one day after her husband was taken by federal immigration agents outside their home:

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/i...

Chicago hospitals funnel patients into long-lasting guardianships, angering friends and family Chicago-area hospitals recently initiated hundreds of guardianship petitions in just 18 months, a Chicago Tribune investigation has found.

Take time to read this @chicagotribune.com
investigation: Chicago hospitals funnel patients into long-lasting guardianships, angering friends and family. It’s a disturbing and important story. By Emily Hoerner Christy Gutowski and Lisa Schencker
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/23/g...

⬇️New investigation alert!⬇️

The front page of today's Chicago Tribune. Read the e-edition here: trib.al/ND1YAfb

Andrea and I are about the same age, and at both the Sun-Times and the Tribune I was perpetually impressed with her smarts and innovative ideas. Her leaving the world is a huge loss.

I'm sorry to see this. Mo was a lovely person.

Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was expected to depart Chicago within days, while most Border Patrol agents under this command would soon be redeployed elsewhere, three sources told the Tribune Monday.

///BREAKING/// Controversial Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and a surge of agents appear to be leaving Chicago within days as "Operation Midway Blitz" winds down after two months, sources tell the Tribune.

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Farewell, and thank you: A veteran Tribune writer retires after 50 years of witnessing history As a history professor, I told students stories that I read in textbooks. The Tribune sent me to witness historical events.

A Tribune legend.

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So many but I have watched Gimli countless times brandishing two battle axes on the tomb of Balin.

“Let them come. There’s one Dwarf yet in Moria who still draws breath!”

Federal judge issues temporary restraining order, finding substandard conditions at Broadview immigration facility A federal judge on Wednesday ordered government officials to provide immigration detainees at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview enough food, water and bed space.

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered government officials to provide immigration detainees enough food, water and bed space, among other remedies, finding that the conditions at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview do not “pass constitutional muster.”

'Queen of the Blues' Koko Taylor's prized possessions — including a Grammy — sold at Chicago flea market A treasure trove of her items were put on sale for dirt cheap after a junk dealer's random purchase of the contents of Taylor's storage locker in Orland Park.

This is a heck of a story by @markguarino.bsky.social. chicago.suntimes.com/music/2025/1...

Hospitals have pulled back on gender-affirming care for kids under Trump, leaving families with shrinking options The shrinking options are leading to lapses in care and delays in time-sensitive treatments. “It’s basically an abandonment of these kids,” one mother said.

Hospitals have pulled back on gender-affirming care for kids under Trump, leaving families with shrinking options. A really interesting read from Lisa Schencker @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/31/h...

🧵 Gregory Royal Pratt and Laura Rodríguez Presa of the Chicago Tribune are doing great work on the immigration crackdown. Homeland Security has called out both of them on social media in futile attempts to intimidate them. @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social

Federal immigration agents deploy tear gas on Northwest Side streets as Chicagoans bellow, ‘Get out of our city!’ Federal immigration agents again deployed tear gas on Chicago streets Saturday morning, despite mounting scrutiny from a federal judge over their use of the chemical weapons.

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