O'Neill Burke wouldn't denounce Trump because she wanted to 'maintain' relationship with feds, emails show The emails were referenced in a new court filing by a coalition seeking a special prosecutor to investigate Operation Midway Blitz. The coalition argued that Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neil...

Cook County's top prosecutor wouldn't denounce Trump because she wanted to 'maintain' her relationship with the feds, emails show.

The latest on a bid for a special prosecutor to take on Operation Midway Blitz agents, w/ @sophiesherry.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Suspend CPD Officer for 89 Days for Using His Radio to Strike Man in Head 3 Times: Top Cop Officer Michael Donnelly’s actions “brought significant negative attention and discredit upon the department” and “exposed CPD to civil liability,” COPA concluded.

NEW: A Chicago police officer who used his department-issued radio to strike a man in the head three times in July 2024 should be suspended for 89 days, Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling and the agency tasked with investigating police misconduct agreed, records show. @wttw.bsky.social

Philz Coffee will hang Pride flags back up after taking them down

All Philz locations, including the six shops across the Chicago area, were told to take down their Pride flags in an announcement earlier this month. The company reversed course after the move sparked outrage, prompting the CEO to apologize.

After Mather student and mom detained by ICE, a school and soccer community are left reeling

Ricardo Navarrete and his mother were detained last month at a routine appointment related to their asylum case. The high school senior’s detention has been a painful reminder for classmates and friends that President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign is not over.

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin excels at exposing injustice. His overseas arrest deserves the same scrutiny. The American journalist has been detained in Kuwait nearly seven weeks. Before he was arrested under a law designed to curb media freedom, he shared publicly available videos and images related to the...

“I’m sure he knew of the dangers involved. But no one expected this.”

My latest on journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin’s detention in Kuwait.

chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

This story is crazy! The Jim Dolan had a Knicks fan obsessively monitored at games just because she was trans.

it runs on a 9v battery and it’s perfect

the Nokia California Innovations Digital 30 Can Collapsible Stereo MusiCooler (a cooler with various shades of blue with a radio, two speakers and an antenna on the front)

the $20 Nokia 30 Can Collapsible Stereo MusiCooler >>> $1,000,000/month Marquee/MLB tv subscription

A Texas band's grunge classic became an urban legend. They made it all up. "Possum Kingdom" tells the story of a grisly Texas murder. There's just one thing: It's made up.

When I was a kid, "Possum Kingdom" was always on bc it was one of my mom's favorite songs. For @chron.com's series on media that gets the Texas Experience(TM), I wrote about urban legends and having a Young Mom.

Ft. interviews with the Toadies drummer and my Mom!
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And that’s just trans women—there are even more trans and gender-diverse people on staff at @chicago.suntimes.com and @wbez.org more broadly!

Watchdog says 17 more Chicago police officers bilked PPP loan program, including 8 facing firing

Inspector General Deborah Witzburg said Wednesday her office has nailed nine Chicago cops in the first four months of the year for allegedly scamming COVID-era relief funds.

Transgender discrimination is, by its very nature, sex discrimination. Discrimination based on sex is expressly prohibited under Montana’s unique Nondiscrimination Clause––“[n]either the state nor any person, firm, corporation, or institution shall discriminate on account of . . . sex . . . .” Thus, Article II, Section 4 is unequivocal in its intolerance for discrimination based on sex. Because sex discrimination involves a fundamental right under Article II, the appropriate level of judicial review is strict scrutiny. Snetsinger, ¶ 17. ¶28 Being transgender is also a suspect class under the Equal Protection Clause of Article II, Section 4,––“[n]o person shall be denied equal protection of the law.”

MONTANA SUPREME COURT: “Transgender discrimination is, by its very nature, sex discrimination,” and is subject to strict scrutiny under the Montana Constitution.

today is officially my last day writing daily news hits for Them. I'll still be pitching stories there as much as I can, but Equalpride is eliminating the daily news team when the site changes ownership this week.

editors, I have never been more available to work for you! please hit me up!

as your fellow journalist i have to respect your commitment to reporting the truth lol. but hey at least we’ve never been in a sam levinson production!

COMMENTARY OTHER VIEWS LGBTQ+ No, my Sun-Times colleague, Violet Miller, and lare not the same person Many people can't tell us apart because they don't know or understand trans women, a deficit that fuels policies and rhetoric that harm us all. By Ellery Jones | Apr 15, 2026, 6:00am CDT Chicago Sun-Times reporter Violet Miller (left) and Sun-Times and WBEZ Innovation Editor Ellery Jones | Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times

A very important personal message for you all today:

No, @vimiller.bsky.social and I are NOT the same person.

And the fact that y'all keep confusing us says something about Society™️

in case you need more clarification: chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2026...

Deborah Witzburg is going out strong with her last inspector general report. Some pretty wild stuff in here

Same-sex couple households increase over 70% in Chicago since 2005, new Census data shows

The new U.S. Census Bureau data shows same-sex couple households in the U.S. went up 78% since 2005. In Chicago, it’s up 72% in that time.

i <3 my union

shout out to the girl in front of me at the snail mail show who was streaming the astros/mariners game, you’re a real one

Philz Coffee removes Pride flags, says it seeks a more 'inclusive' experience

“Many Philz employees are queer, and this decision hurt us immensely,” one Chicago-area Philz employee said. “The vibe and atmosphere of the store have gone downhill.”

Troubled Skokie woman lied about being detained by ICE for more than a day, Wisconsin sheriff says

Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt presented evidence that he said exposed Sundas “Sunny” Naqvi’s web of lies about being detained last month at the county jail and a suburban U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.

Chicago cops did little to probe gun stolen from police station and used in three shootings, new records show

The Chicago Police Department fought to keep secret any details of its investigation into a Glock handgun that was taken from a room full of cops at the Gresham District station in late 2023.

In the end, no one was charged, and no cops were disciplined.

Rush Medical Center nurses petition to form union If the Rush nurses succeed, they will join more than 6,500 workers in the Chicago area represented by the National Nurses United. They say a union would help prevent burnout and help ensure patient safety.

Rush Medical Center nurses are unionizing, joining a wave of health care workers who are forming unions across the country chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/...

Assistant News Editor Chicago, IL (Hybrid workplace)

the @chicago.suntimes.com is hiring an assistant news editor! come work with me on nights

While killing dozens of people in Lebanon (MOPH says 112, civil defense counts 250+, until now), Israel still found time to kill another one of our colleagues in Gaza.

A 'Self-Doxing' Rave Helps Trans People Stay Safe Online At a New York party, attendees spent Trans Day of Visibility dancing, DJing, and learning how to become less visible online.

New for @404media.co - On Trans Day of Visibility, I went to an OpSec party that teaches trans people how hunt down their old data (to be less visible online) 🫥

We love our jobs and are proud of our work. But we need a fair contract — just cause, fair wages and basic AI guardrails — to do this work well.

So we’re striking today. Don’t cross the picket line.

We're on strike! Don't visit propublica.org on April 8

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today.

Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Ceasefire brings little relief from 'psychological warfare' for Iranian Americans in Chicago The U.S. and Iran reached a ceasefire agreement about 90 minutes before President Donald Trump's self-imposed deadline in which he had threatened that a "whole civilization will die tonight."

“As an Iranian, I consider myself privileged if the only suffering of this war for me is gas prices going up or not being able to focus at work,” said Chicagoan Negar Zadh.

“I don’t know if my loved ones are alive. I have not lived a normal life in months. … I’m functioning as a paralyzed person.”