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Join us next Tuesday night at the Music Box for a 50th anniversary screening of The Band's legendary farewell concert, The Last Waltz! Bring food items for Common Pantry and help support our neighbors in need - you'll get a raffle ticket for each item! Details: chirpradio.org/waltz

Prosecutors say he twice tried to lure a girl into his car by offering her money on the South Side. A Flock camera helped cops track him down in the suburbs. cwbchicago.com/2026/10/floc...

Trump admitted he blocked energy funding to punish blue states he lost in 2024, including $586 million for Illinois. Courts ruled it illegal. He's still blocking the money. Bipartisan permitting reform won't work if Trump ignores the law. He must reinstate the grants first.

www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026... Haaretz - Providence Is Poised to Become the Largest U.S. City to Divest From Israel. What Happens Next? Hey 🇺🇸, Palm Beach County holds $1 billion in Israel Bonds. 👀 #Divest Legitimate political comment is not antisemitism. NSW Supreme Court ruled. ☮️

You don't need that Starbucks latte. 12,000 baristas have organized. They've spent years fighting for a fair first contract. They're demanding better pay, more hours, safe staffing and basic protections. Support the workers, not the corporation stonewalling them. Boycott Starbucks!

Thousands of Israelites protest against the fascist, racist, genocidal maniac. youtube.com/watch?v=C-xt...

A group of former federal prosecutors and human rights lawyers is coming together to investigate political corruption and law enforcement violence that it says is being ignored by the Trump DOJ. "The rule of law is on life support, but it's all of our responsibility to make sure it doesn't die."

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Dictator Move of the Day.

Student Walkout and protest against gun violence Bend Oregon.

10/26/2026 Chicagoland ICE activity update: There was immigration enforcement activity reported across IL this morning. Reports of a possible detainment in Chicago's Rogers Park community, and more reported activity downstate, including possible detainments in East Peoria and Springfield.

BREAKING: 174 bipartisan former judges are calling on the 8th Circuit to toss DOJ’s misconduct complaint against the Minnesota judges DOJ wants them investigated & some barred from DHS cases, all for saying ICE violated 210 court orders @democracydefendersfund.org is proud to stand w/ them👇 -TN

Hungary, Serbia did it., Brazil is doing it. We can do it too. Vote. We can save DEMOCRACY 🇺🇸

John Lennon, Anne Murray, Harry Nilsson, Alice Cooper, and Micky Dolenz at the Troubadour — Los Angeles in 1973

Yet another entrenched authoritarian defeated yesterday in Serbia. As the United States approaches a critical midterm election, Serbia shows that we can win despite uphill authoritarian conditions. It can be done. It takes all of us, especially young people. Timothy Snyder

While you pay more for gas at the pump, Donald Trump and the oil and gas industry are profiting “hundreds of billions, trillions.”

The artwork at the entrance of Uptown’s soon-to-open Trader Joe’s store (northwest corner of Montrose and Clarendon) includes a picture of the Green Mill’s famous sign.

Just got notification of ICE activity in Rogers Park. Heads up and whistles ready, neighbors.

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band's Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour: Philadelphia Freedom Cut Part 4 streams on October 28.

A GoFundMe has been launched for the boy who was paralyzed when a bullet intended for someone else struck him as he unlocked a scooter on the North Side. He and his family came to the USA in 2018 and became citizens as soon as they could. cwbchicago.com/2026/10/fund...

NEW: A federal judge has now ruled that former SDNY prosecutor, Maurene Comey, was UNLAWFULLY fired by the Trump DOJ. He orders her retroactive reinstatement and back pay. Comey alleged in her lawsuit that she was fired for politically motivated reasons. www.cnbc.com/2026/10/26/m...

In 1965, two civil rights activists were murdered in Lowndes County, Alabama. But at the time, Black men and women were systematically excluded from jury duty, making a fair trial almost impossible. ACLU attorneys were determined to fight for justice, no matter the cost.

First Serbia and now Brazil, Trump is losing.

Steve McQueen & Ali McGraw having at the 70’s.

Demand action from our elected leaders at aclu.org/get-flock_out

Trump's DOJ told a judge how to rule. Then it pulled her from court. Karen Donoso Stevens' allegations, which she's sharing publicly because of her deep concern for the court's integrity, were corroborated by contemporaneous notes as well as colleagues, family and attorneys interviewed by WaPo.

When we lose loved ones to gun violence, we grieve for them, we grieve with their families, and we grieve for the massive loss of human potential. These wars in the streets- no one is winning. Everyone loses. To honor their memory, we work for peace. @chicagocred.bsky.social

If you’re thinking of buying an Audi, don’t forget that an Audi executive appeared at a Trump rally this weekend to try to boost an American dictatorship. Make your car-buying decision accordingly.

NEW: An order of New York nuns founded in 1817 has rebuked the bishops who laid hands on President Trump. “Images carry messages,” the Sisters of Charity wrote. “Silence carries messages, too.” The nuns have a powerful ally in Pope Leo XIV, who has put women at the center of his leadership.

“since taking office again, Mr. Trump exempted 202 facilities in 39 states and Puerto Rico from clean-air regulations that were going into effect. … About 3.3 million people live within three miles of at least one affected facility.”

Trump admin arrests Colorado priest. Incarcerates him for over a year. Judge orders him released without charges. They release him without the wheelchair he needs -- other prisoners have to bodily carry him out. He's now being tested for latent TB: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/colo...

Next Saturday, Oct. 31, the sun will rise at 7:21 a.m. in Chicago. That's the latest time of day for any sunrise during the year — a good occasion to get out and see the sunrise! Then we turn our clocks back that night. Sunrise on Sunday, Nov. 1, will be at 6:23 a.m.

conservatives in washington state want freedom and small government in the form of state-mandated genital exams for high school students: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Sen. Adam Schiff tells NBC that Pete Hegseth and "anyone who has knowledge of what happened" should testify before the Senate on Ukraine's Starlink disruptions. "Somebody is lying here. Maybe they're all lying in different ways, but we need to find out."

The Supreme Court ruled that the President cannot do this. But nice try, Donald.

Harry Houdini died 100 years ago this week. I wrote this Tribune story looking back at some significant Chicago moments in the life of the "Master Mystifier." Gift link: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/25/h...

White House names 12 bishops who prayed with Trump, defends president's record www.ncronline.org/news/white-h...

Here are the "Best of Fest" screenings scheduled for Sunday at the Chicago International film Festival: www.chicagofilmfestival.com/festival-pro...

NYPD arresting an ICE goon for trying to steal someone off the streets of NYC. RESPECT!!!

NEW: A bird flu outbreak has been raging uncontrolled on a Utah mink farm for two months. Flu experts fear it could spark a devastating human pandemic. But officials haven’t acted — instead prioritizing the financial interests of the fur trade.

More than 200 complaints regarding sexual violence at schools have been filed with the Education Department since the start of Trump’s second term. The department has investigated only 29 of these, finding fault with a school district only once.

Nothing to see here, folks.

The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, came to his audience with Pope Leo XIV bearing gifts, the prayers and gratitude of the Ukrainian people, and a list of hundreds of prisoners of war held in Russia. www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

A man who carjacked a Lakeview driver at gunpoint has been given a 10-year sentence. But state law and credit for time served leave him with about 2½ years remaining. cwbchicago.com/2026/10/lake...

📍 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄, 𝐍𝐂: ICE agents pointed a gun at U.S. citizen Atilio Portillo, smashed his truck windows and handcuffed him and his U.S.-citizen nephew for nearly 30 minutes. Both were released, but his brother was detained. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

The students knew they would be marked with an unexcused absence for walking out. Still, about 430 did. "We don't care, because we've got to support our people," "We've got to support our people who belong here." The hundreds of students, who left their campuses from 7 Santa Fe schools.

This baseless lawsuit is yet another attempt by the Trump Administration to sow fear and chaos in this upcoming election.

Bill Clinton: "I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace's bathroom"