Jake Lewis

I hope we soon see larger local news orgs call for his release as well

I have started a few brand new Twitter accounts recently and I have been struck by how new accounts are immediately inundated with right wing content.

I understand why people are still there but if that’s your primary source for news you are undeniably being manipulated.

We’re sending a message to Trump: hands OFF Chicago. No military occupation. No ICE.

We’re Chicagoans. We stick together, and no one is going to intimidate us out of standing up for what’s right.

Join us and find resources and ways to get involved: www.handsoffchicago.com

#HandsOffChicago

chicago violent crime:
-- homicides down 30%
-- shootings down nearly 40%
-- carjackings down nearly 50%

*Standing in front of a sign that says SAY NO TO POPEYES* This is not about the Popeyes

Referring to it as the “Griffin MSI” is a crime against Chicago

We need Democrats who aren’t afraid of the tough fights and have a record of winning the big ones.

Bernie Sanders Endorses Robert Peters for Congress

I am humbled to be endorsed by one of my political heroes: Senator Bernie Sanders. Bernie is unfailing in his clarity about what this moment requires as we fight for the very future of our country, and I can’t wait to learn from him and work alongside him in Washington.

BIG NEWS: I’m running for Congress to deliver bold, progressive change on behalf of the working families of Illinois’ Second District. Hear why I’m running and join me in our movement to make our government work for everyone >>>

Let's set the record straight on the Obama Center and Chicago's hard-working and talented union construction workers.

seems good

wait wait -- proponents want to use this new curfew ordinance to crack down on anti-trump protests?

in chicago?

Plus homicides are down 25% and all shootings are down 35% YTD.

Perhaps more notable than "teen takeovers"

Chicago’s robbery surge is over A nearly three-year upswing ended last summer, WBEZ finds. The first three months of 2025 had the fewest robberies of any quarter in decades.

"The first three months of 2025 had the fewest robberies of any quarter in decades."

www.wbez.org/criminal-jus...

i feel like the fact that chicago homicides are down 20% and shootings are down 30% YTD should get perhaps slightly more attention

Down so bad

Very fun to be a part of the team that pulled off the Chicago #handsoff rally. Big shoutout to @chicagolabor.bsky.social @icirr.bsky.social PersonalPAC SierraClubIL EqualityIL and @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social

And please note that march banner was purposefully made to be evergreen!!!

Trump Put Labor Unions on a Pedestal. Not All Are Sold on His Tariff Plan. Teamsters endorsed the duties, but others aren’t so sure. “When the economy starts tanking, the first thing people don’t buy are cars,” said one UAW official.

“Our exports are going to crater,” Reiter said. “What we’re doing is training countries to source from other markets.”

www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

Chicago >>>>>>

Hands Off protest in downtown Chicago draws thousands criticizing Trump's policies Also held in the suburbs and across the country, the demonstrations are taking aim at the administration's recent actions, including layoffs of federal workers, cuts in funding for social services and...

“…Donald Trump and Elon Musk have slashed thousands of jobs, gutted worker protections and destabilized the entire economy,” said Bob Reiter, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor. “We will not allow Trump and Musk to loot our government…”

chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/04...

The protest march is so big it has wrapped around its starting point outside Chicago's city hall, with hundreds still lined up near Daley Plaza. Standing at Dearborn and Washington you can see the march in every direction.

bsky.app/profile/jake...

Chicago says #HANDSOFF

Scratch that - 20,000 people

15,000+ people in Chicago saying #HANDSOFF

Darin LaHood said farmers in his district want “free and fair trade.” So what does he think of these tariffs?

Someone, anyone ask Darin LaHood what he thinks of trumps tariffs

“The first quarter had the fewest Chicago murders since early 2019.”

Do I think we’ll knock off Lahood? Probably not.

But it’s absolutely worth recruiting and supporting a legitimate candidate.

There’s going to be a huge amount of IL Dem enthusiasm in 2026 with no (competitive) place to put it. Why not put LaHood on his heels?