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With protective orders going unserved, domestic violence victims are left in danger One year ago, Maria Roque was shot and killed in front of her children—police say her longtime abuser was to blame. Roque’s story is an example of how law enforcement is not getting stay-away orders i...

@cbschicago.bsky.social dug into protective orders here.

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Donna Miller: Cook County’s domestic violence court system is broken Cook County’s fragmented domestic violence court system fails to provide adequate services and protect victims.

One particularly haunting stat in this piece on domestic violence from a Cook County Commissioner: 75% of protective orders in Cook County go unserved. @chicagotribune.com

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Juliana Stratton and Cherita Ellens: Donald Trump’s cuts are costing Black women their jobs Black women are the only population to experience a rise in unemployment in the last three months, with rates spiking above 6%.

Commentary: When Black women rapidly disappear from the workforce, we are faced with more than a concerning statistic; their loss is a warning for where the country is headed.

Pritzker, Welch and Harmon: Homeowners deserve transparency from State Farm, not unexplained rate hikes Other insurance companies work with the state on rate hikes. State Farm has refused.

Pritzker, Welch and Harmon call for transparency from State Farm today after the insurance company has refused to give information to the state regarding its planned rate hikes. @chicagotribune.com
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Christine Ledbetter: Renaming the Kennedy Center Opera House for Melania Trump? It’s not a hotel. Congress wants to name the Kennedy Center after Melania Trump, to acknowledge her “support and commitment to the arts.” Wait, what commitment and support?

"The Kennedy Center should not be treated like a hotel with the Trump name plastered all over it," journalist Christine Ledbetter writes on @chicagotribune.com.

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Today, @chicagotribune.com laid off five guild staff members in a roughly 10% cut to our newsroom. These layoffs underscore a sad but unsurprising failure of leadership by Alden Global Capital, our hedge fund owner, and local management.

Michael Peregrine: The SS Eastland tragedy shocked Chicagoans 110 years ago. Its relevance endures. One would hope that human nature, technology and regulation have all advanced over the last 110 years to prevent future Eastland-like tragedies.

The SS Eastland capsized in the Chicago River 110 years ago today. It remains one of deadliest disasters in Chicago history.

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Advocates: 20% of college students are parents. Here’s how we can do more to help them. While 1 in 5 undergraduates are raising a child, higher education remains structured around the needs of students who aren’t parents.

Commentary: While 1 in 5 undergraduates are raising a child while enrolled in college, higher education remains largely structured around the needs of students without caregiving responsibilities. The outcomes speak for themselves: Just 18% of student-parents earn a degree within six years.

Laura Washington: Chicago mayoral wannabes are already edging to the gate The potential Chicago mayoral race competition is getting itchy. My wild card: Lisa Madigan who might resume her political career.

Chicago mayoral wannabes are already getting ready for 2027. Laura Washington writes about who might be running and gives her wild card pick on @chicagotribune.com.

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NEW: The flashy fugitives: The ex-Loretto Hospital leader and his pal accused of stealing millions are living large in Dubai.

@bauerjournalism.bsky.social reports: blockclubchi.co/4lFyENc

Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu don’t have the same goals Donald Trump wants the war in Gaza solved, but the possibility of a ceasefire deal has moved only a few inches toward the finish line.

Trump and Netanyahu hold aspirations for the Middle East that are increasingly hard to square with each other, writes @dandepetris.bsky.social on @chicagotribune.com.

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Talla Mountjoy: ‘We’ll survive. Iran always survives.’ Israel’s attacks as seen through journal entries. Abandoned by the world and their own government, my family and the Iranian people relied on their strength to get through Israel’s attacks.

These journal entries detail the day-to-day experiences of Talla Mountjoy's family in Iran during Israel’s attacks. "Let the people know what happened to us … what’s been happening to us … and what will continue happening to us." @chicagotribune.com

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Donald Trump wants to deport migrants to South Sudan. What awaits them isn’t pretty. I have worked in South Sudan as a diplomat. It is on the brink of civil war, and its government has a horrific human rights record.

"As someone who has worked in South Sudan, I can speak to what migrants could face there specifically, and it isn’t pretty," @lizzyshack.bsky.social writes on @chicagotribune.com

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Don Harmon: I disagree with the Illinois State Board of Elections that my campaign violated fundraising limits I regret that this dispute over campaign accounting and contribution limits has taken up time we should spend on other issues.

Commentary: I regret that a dispute over campaign accounting and contribution limits has taken up time we should spend on these important matters, but I feel compelled to set the record straight, writes Illinois Senate President Don Harmon.

Madelyn Harrington: What a forgotten civil rights advocate can teach us about studying LGBTQ+ history Bruce Scott was the plaintiff in a successful case defending gay Americans from discrimination during the Lavender Scare.

Four years before the Stonewall uprising, Bruce Scott’s case created protections for gay federal employees and helped end the Lavender Scare, a researcher writes about a Chicagoan who was instrumental in the fight for LGBTQ rights on @chicagotribune.com

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Edward Keegan: Chicago Fire stadium plans cry out for a bit of quirkiness The Chicago Fire stadium needs to be distinctive and genuinely grounded in Chicago’s unique architectural culture.

The new stadium is simple, unimposing and not unattractive. The developers explain that Gensler has designed in the “‘Chicago School’ of architecture,” but it’s more of a generalized warehouse aesthetic that you might find at a contemporary shopping mall anywhere in America, writes Edward Keegan.

Pegah Banihashemi: From ceasefire to succession, Iran’s real power struggle has just begun Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has publicly acknowledged that he has identified potential successors.

The ceasefire with Israel has redirected public focus to internal vulnerabilities in Iran, so the real power struggle in the country has just begun, an Iranian journalist, Pegah Banihashemi, writes on @chicagotribune.com

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Mohammad Hosseini: Civilians like my family are caught in the crossfire between Iran and Israel Many Iranians and Israelis, like me, who have left their country have loved ones back home. We afraid that the conflict will go on for weeks.

"Indeed, the outcome of this conflict, whether a fragile ceasefire or a regime change in Iran, is likely to be disastrous for the Iranian and Israeli people," a Chicago-area professor writes on @chicagotribune.com.

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The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for June 21 Think you know what went on in the world of Chicago politics, sports and pop culture this week? Take our quiz to test yourself.

“As I’ve said before, there is absolutely no place in this country for political violence. We must be a nation that values civility and mutual respect — always.”

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David Wright Faladé: Black Texans were not ignorant of their freedom before June 19, 1865 African Americans had likely known themselves to be legally free before General Order No. 3, but acting on this knowledge was difficult.

Commentary: Juneteenth has been described as the day the enslaved people of Texas finally “learned” that they were free.

University of Illinois professor David Wright Faladé believes it improbable — impossible, even — that enslaved Texans had been ignorant of the fact of their own freedom.

Rep. Jesús ‘Chuy’ García: Donald Trump’s remittance tax is a cruel double-tax on immigrant’s dignity For countless families, money sent from the U.S. is the only safety net they have. Taxing remittances drives families deeper into poverty.

"When immigrants send money abroad, it’s not just for their parents or kids; it also keeps whole communities standing," @chuygarcia.house.gov writes on @chicagotribune.com. "Remittances aren’t a luxury; they’re a lifeline."

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Laura Washington: An iconic LGBTQ+ bar in O’Hare is the ‘perfect billboard’ for Illinois If Sidetrack’s owners can get a location at O’Hare airport, it would be the first gay-owned, gay-themed bar at any airport in the nation.

"A Sidetrack at O’Hare would 'create ways for people to see gay people and see that not only have we done well in Chicago, we have thrived in Chicago,'" Art Johnston told Laura Washington about opening another location of the iconic bar. @chicagotribune.com

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Dr. Carolyn Bhakta: Following a national trend, I’m seeing younger women with cancer in my waiting room The rising rate of cancer in younger women is real, and it’s happening across the country. This not only includes breast cancers.

Women under 50 are now 82% more likely than men of the same age to be diagnosed with cancer, the American Cancer Society reports. "Today’s cancer care must evolve to reflect the realities of younger women," a Chicago oncologist writes on @chicagotribune.com.
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Tens of thousands of demonstrators begin a march for the "No Kings" protest from Daley Plaza Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago No Kings protest parking garage view

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The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for June 14 Think you know what went on in the world of Chicago politics, sports and pop culture this week? Take our quiz to test yourself.

“Under Lightfoot, we were toddlers. Under Johnson, we are teenagers.”

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Ellen Skerrett: The pope’s mother came of age during a complex Catholic-centered Chicago Growing up in her Chicago parish, Pope Leo XIV’s mother experienced ritual on a grand scale and attended Immaculata High School.

Commentary: What lessons did Mildred Prevost carry from her Immaculata education that shaped her life as a librarian, wife and mother of three boys? Like so many, her son Robert, now Pope Leo XIV, is the beneficiary of this rich legacy of women’s work.

Elizabeth Shackelford: East African governments turn up repression as the United States turns away Once, the U.S. government used its influence to prevent human rights abuses overseas. Now, Washington is practically silent.

Repression is on the rise in East Africa during a time when the relationship between America and the world has changed. The White House has made clear that it will no longer fight human rights abuses, @lizzyshack.bsky.social writes on @chicagotribune.com.

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This is the official bsky account for the Chicago Tribune Guild. We learned today that @chicagotribune.com is offering buyouts to our journalists. This move by Alden Global Capital, our rapacious ownership group, shows a total lack of vision and respect for the newsroom and the city we serve. (1/5)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for June 7 Think you know what went on in the world of Chicago politics, sports and pop culture this week? Take our quiz to test yourself.

It was a tense and smoggy week in Chicago. Test your knowledge of who said what with the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz. @chicagotribune.com

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Edward Keegan: Chicago should turn Lincoln Yards development into a public park Chicago’s Lincoln Yards could bring neighborhoods together around a shared resource that would draw visitors from across the city.

What if the entire Lincoln Yards site becomes a park? Instead of tall skyscrapers that don’t match the character of the surrounding neighborhoods. Architecture columnist Edward Keegan reviews the Lincoln Yards plan on @chicagotribune.com

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