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Ari Soglin

@arisoglin.bsky.social

Assistant managing editor-Platforms at Chicago Sun-Times; former Bay Area journalist. Journalism | Chicago | Cubs (esp. from the bleachers).

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Yes, @profgalloway.com just rocked a Chicago Public Media crop top...

Here’s to public media β€” in Chicago and across the country! @wbez.org

#PivotTour

13.11.2025 03:44 β€” πŸ‘ 210    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 1
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Here at Northcenter Town Square where 100-200 community members including families and young children are rallying after a teacher was taken by federal law enforcement from a local daycare this morning.

06.11.2025 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 305    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

Tyler and I are out here at the rally where the crowd has about doubled since this first post. Easily 400+ people.

Group is chanting β€œno hate, no fear, everyone is welcome here.”

06.11.2025 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 782    πŸ” 226    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 12

Follow @jonseidel.bsky.social's reporting on the legal cases arising out of the federal deportation campaign in Chicago, and you, too, may want to become a @chicago.suntimes.com member.

05.11.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As SNAP benefits are cut off, Chicagoans who rely on assistance line up at food pantries on South and West sides: β€˜I’m surviving. I’m not living’ Even with the news of funding potentially resuming, there were still feelings of anxiety and distrust in the community.

chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/11...

02.11.2025 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Gregory Bovino arrives outside federal court in Chicago. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Gregory Bovino arrives outside federal court in Chicago. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

U.S. Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino is at Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Tuesday for a status hearing as part of an ongoing lawsuit over the feds’ treatment of protesters during the ongoing immigration blitz.

πŸ”΄ LIVE updates: trib.al/Y0WEg3j

28.10.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
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Border Patrol's Gregory Bovino expected in federal court today in tear gas case The top U.S. Border Patrol commander has been ordered to appear at 10 a.m.

Border Patrol's Gregory Bovino expected in Chicago's Dirksen Federal Courthouse today in tear gas case.

There are already a lot of cameras in the lobby.

Preview from @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

28.10.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 203    πŸ” 67    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 14
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Trump asks Supreme Court to step in so he can deploy National Guard to Illinois The federal appeals court in Chicago found this week that β€œthe facts do not justify the president’s actions in Illinois” under the law and declared that "political opposition is not rebellion."

The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to undo an order that has blocked it from deploying National Guard troops within Illinois for more than a week.

17.10.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3
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No, Chicago salt trucks are not being used to interfere with ICE The salt trucks were positioned in Grant Park for the Taste of Chicago festival and weekend protests. Several social media posts are erroneously claiming Mayor Brandon Johnson deployed the salt trucks along Chicago's expressways to create a block ICE operations.

Several social media posts erroneously claim that Mayor Brandon Johnson deployed the salt trucks along Chicago’s expressways to block ICE operations. But that's not true.
trib.al/bY0FPWD

07.09.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 158    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 24
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Flash-bang grenades and early morning raids: How Trump is planning to target Chicago Hundreds of federal agents are being sent to a suburban naval base from Los Angeles, where an immigration blitz this summer spurred protests that pushed Trump to call in the National Guard. Trump has ...

NEW: More details on Trump's Chicago immigration blitz.

-230 agents arrive from LA this weekend w/ 140 unmarked vehicles

-30 already arrived and are practicing crowd control with shields/flashbangs

-agents will leave base daily by 5 a.m.

-new no-fly zone at NSGL to keep away news choppers/drones

03.09.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1188    πŸ” 776    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 97
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A young transgender bus driver thought her CTA job was the answer But Ava Hudson, 27, ended her life a year ago at a Blue Line L station in her CTA uniform.

chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2025/0...

10.08.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Founders of Chicago's premier AIDS unit gleam over decades of progress, as Trump cripples research Unit 371 at Illinois Masonic Hospital was a major treatment center for AIDS and inspired similar wards in Chicago and across the country.

Strong reporting and writing on these two stories, the first by Mary Norkol and the second by @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social, make both great Sunday reads. chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/...

10.08.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The fire station across from Wrigley Field provided some relief from the heat after Saturday’s game. Just walk on by and take a quick cold shower. #Chicago #chicagocubs

22.06.2025 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Unexpected Red Line doubleheader opportunity tomorrow. White Sox play Cardinals at 1:10. Cubs play at 1:20. Then the Sox play a second game right after their first. Cubs fans who make the trek will feel oddly compelled to root for the South Siders. #Chicago #mlb #cta

19.06.2025 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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It’s starting to look a lot like summer. #Chicago

18.06.2025 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'No Kings' protests coming to Chicago and suburbs Saturday: Live updates The Chicago rally will start at Daley Plaza around noon.

'No Kings' protests are coming to Chicago and the suburbs Saturday. The Chicago rally will start at Daley Plaza around noon. Follow along here for live updates.

14.06.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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Syndicated content in Sun-Times special section included AI-generated misinformation A Chicago freelance journalist said he did not fact-check information he compiled using AI before including it in stories for media clients.

You may have seen this by now but here’s what we know about what happened, chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/05..., and our CEO’s statement about it, chicago.suntimes.com/press-room/2....

20.05.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The amateur meteorologists in the left field bleachers are debating whether this is fog or mist. #ChicagoWeather #ChicagoCubs

15.05.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A takedown or a cover up? Sol LeWitt's famed Loop sculpture goes into hiding The General Services Administration won't say what happened to the sculpture, and the agency removed the piece from its website.

The story is up now, but still no sign of the artwork. chicago.suntimes.com/architecture...

14.05.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The front page of the Chicago Sun-Times, featuring the pope waving under the words "DA POPE!" Subheadline says, "Chicagoan Robert Prevost, known to many on the South Side as 'Father Bob' and now to millions as Pope Leo XIV, becomes first American pontiff. The best coverage of Chicago's pope, pages 2-10."

The front page of the Chicago Sun-Times, featuring the pope waving under the words "DA POPE!" Subheadline says, "Chicagoan Robert Prevost, known to many on the South Side as 'Father Bob' and now to millions as Pope Leo XIV, becomes first American pontiff. The best coverage of Chicago's pope, pages 2-10."

Today's front page.

09.05.2025 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 10395    πŸ” 1677    πŸ’¬ 143    πŸ“Œ 168
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Chicago high school cheers White Sox fan Pope Leo XIV β€” 'He's one of us' While Robert Francis Prevost didn’t attend St. Rita of Cascia High School in Ashburn, his connection to the school runs deep. In the 1980s, he was a substitute and summer school teacher at the school…

Pope Leo XIV will always be Father Bob to Heidi Skokal. Her dad was close friends with Robert Francis Prevost for decades. The two were die-hard Sox fans. When her father was sick and dying from pancreatic cancer, Prevost called him and the family often.

09.05.2025 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Cubs jump the gun and get an X β€œcommunity note.” Leo the Lip was a Cub but Pope Leo XIV rooted for the Sox.

08.05.2025 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From the south suburbs to helping choose the next pope Cardinal Robert Prevost joins the conclave Wednesday to pick Pope Francis' successor. His rise in the faith began at a South Side church. "Even as a young teenager, he knew what he wanted to do and wh...

Here’s @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social β€˜s story from a week ago with all the background on Robert Prevost, the new pope and a Chicago native.

08.05.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you a Chicago resident who saw your property taxes skyrocket the last few years?

I’m looking to talk to folks for a story on both the appeals process and shifting tax burden between businesses/homeowners, so reply or send me a DM if either applies and you’d be interested!

03.05.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

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03.05.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My colleagues spent months looking at violent, unprovoked attacks by mentally ill people in Chicago β€” how existing systems are failing them and their victims. An important story, and one that's worth your time and worth sharing with others.

11.04.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Every Schwarbomb makes me a little sadder.

11.04.2025 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

While the Cubs’ new baby blues are a huge improvement over the navy City Connect uniforms, I agree that elegant home whites (and road grays) feel special and that all these alternate unis are just a hot mess.

11.04.2025 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Facebook and Shake Shack might want to have a conversation about ad placement.

31.03.2025 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Any self-respecting 4-year-old would scramble up to the top and end up in the ER. #Chicago #navypier

29.03.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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