Convicted cocaine cash launderer is a key figure in legal Illinois cannabis empire David Berger, who was convicted of laundering more than $300,000 for a reputed Mexican cocaine-trafficker, is closely associated with Ivy Hall, a chain of social equity marijuana dispensaries. Berger,...

Banger of a story from Frank Main and Tom Schuba @chicago.suntimes.com about a convicted money launderer for a Mexican cocaine ring, who still gets to work as a top officer at a cannabis dispensary chain in Illinois.

Smart Homes Are Terrible You shouldn’t need a tech tour and app to turn the lights on.

This is exactly right. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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.

This is a fantastic choice by the Tribune for Chicago and people who care about its local news. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/t...

Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch dissenting.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh concurring on narrower grounds.

Excellent reporting from @jonseidel.bsky.social this morning from the federal court hearing in Chicago with U.S. Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino.

Ironically, it’s ChatGPT, not the chipmunk, that actually has its head up its ass.

Bally's halts Chicago casino construction over questions about waste hauler dogged by mob allegations D&P Construction provides dumpsters for the Bally’s work site, the Sun-Times discovered. Two decades ago, the company’s role in the construction of a proposed Rosemont casino helped torpedo the projec...

It's the Chicago Way ... State halts construction of new Chicago casino after Sun-Times reporters discover that dumpsters on the site are from a company that has been dogged by ties to mob leaders Peter and John "No Nose" DiFronzo, now both deceased. Great story. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Gun Stolen From a Room Full of Chicago Cops Ended Up Being Used in a Series of Shootings The Glock should have been destroyed after it was turned in at a police gun buyback in late 2023. Instead, it created havoc on the South Side.

A gun turned into a CPD buyback is stolen from a room full of cops. After that, it's used in three shootings. A year later, police recover it after chasing down a teenage suspect. The stunning story from Peter Nickeas, @ctoner.bsky.social and @schuba.bsky.social illinoisanswers.org/2025/05/02/g...

This is from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson aired on May 20th, 1977.

Carl Sagan says something very important, a strong message that didn't lose any validity since then.

Cook County Assessor Fixes Hundreds of Misclassified Properties Following Illinois Answers-Tribune Investigation The corrections have put nearly half a billion dollars in taxable real estate value back on the rolls.

ICYMI, the Cook County assessor fixed hundreds of errors and put nearly half a billion dollars in taxable real estate value back on the rolls. thanks to a joint Illinois Answers/Chicago Tribune investigation by @alexnitkin.bsky.social and @adquig.bsky.social illinoisanswers.org/2025/03/16/c...

Child Welfare Agency Failed Repeatedly to Produce 'Critical' Reports After Child Deaths, Injuries DCFS is legally required to make the reports public after examining what went wrong but did not in thousands of instances.

DCFS failed to produce legally required, 'critical' public reports after reviewing child deaths and serious injuries. Child advocates are calling for an investigation. Details from @peternickeas.bsky.social illinoisanswers.org/2025/03/18/a...

Cook County’s conviction integrity unit repeatedly denied freedom to incarcerated people who were later cleared Still in prison after 18 years despite the flimsy evidence of his guilt, Kevin Jackson tore open the letter from the Cook County conviction integrity unit

Great story from @danhinkel.bsky.social about the celebrated exoneration unit under former Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and how it failed at times in its mission, with conflicts of interest and other issues. www.injusticewatch.org/criminal-cou...

Investigative Legacy: A Conversation with Tim Novak Podcast Episode · The Fran Spielman Show · 01/24/2025 · 40m

Here’s a great tribute to one of the best investigative reporters ever to cover the city, Tim Novak @chicago.suntimes.com whose retirement will overjoy Chicago’s corrupt powerbrokers. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

This will be a must follow today for all political junkies in Chicago.

A bar chart depicting with a header that says: Democratic drop-off was highest in majority-Black communities. The chart shows the change in votes cast for Harris and Biden versus Trump between 2020 and 2024. Majority Black communities lost 72,212 votes for Harris versus Biden and gained 6,549 votes for Trump between 2020 and 2024.

There's a lot of talk about the inroads Trump made in Chicago, but a large part of why many communities shifted right was b/c of a staggering drop-off in the number of Democratic votes cast for Harris vs Biden, not a gain in votes for Trump www.wbez.org/government-p...

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The U.N. Calls Restraint Chairs Torture. Illinois Jails Use Them Every Day. Explore the frequent use of restraint chairs in Illinois jails, where detainees face prolonged restraint and potential abuse.

Kudos to Grace Hauck, ace reporter at the Illinois Answers Project, for her 1st place win for best series from the Chicago Journalists Association. Check it out: illinoisanswers.org/2024/07/09/t...