Casey Toner

Casey Toner

@ctoner.bsky.social

News reporter, SAG-AFTRA steward, weary Chicagoan. Bird dogging and door stopping, @illinoisanswers. Tell the truth

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Maggie Dougherty
@maggiedough.bsky.social

Video gambling machines that inhabit gas stations and bars across Illinois have been the biggest gap in a state program that allows problem gamblers to self-ban. Regulators are looking to change that, with new rules proposed today: capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinoi...

capitolnewsillinois.comIllinois regulators move to bring video gambling under self-exclusion programIllinois regulators propose new rules requiring ID checks to expand gambling self-exclusion to video gaming machines.
Casey Toner
@ctoner.bsky.social

D.C.'s own Jackson Park Golf Course

Alex Kirshner@alexkirshner.com

East Potomac costs $42 to play and hosts thousands of people each year. A lot of the players are beginners. A lot of them don't have that much money. A lot of them are black. This is the course Donald Trump has decided shouldn't exist, and in the past, he's been fairly explicit about why not

Casey Toner
@ctoner.bsky.social

I love the Jackson Park course. Yeah it's a bit run down for purists but I think it's elegant and grand and a great place to learn the game. Golf for the people 💪

Casey Toner
@ctoner.bsky.social

Ken Paxton was chilling with the alleged Loretto Hospital schemers illinoisanswers.org/2021/04/28/c...

illinoisanswers.orgCash-Strapped Loretto Hospital Paid Millions to Companies Formed by Ousted Executive’s PalBefore COO Anosh Ahmed resigned after hooking up friends with early vaccines, Loretto Hospital was paying millions to companies founded by Ahmed's close pal and business partner.
Team Talarico@teamtalaricohq.bsky.social

UNEARTHED: Ken Paxton caught on video partying with fugitives in Dubai. The fugitives were charged with healthcare fraud and helped bankroll Paxton’s campaign.

Casey Toner
@ctoner.bsky.social

I never do this but a few years ago on the day of Bears Packers I was driving down Damen and saw a guy wearing a Brett Favre jersey and I honked and gave him the finger

Casey Toner
@ctoner.bsky.social

illinoisanswers.org/2026/09/28/i... More about Illinois film tax credit program, the film industry, and the giant productions and wealthy individuals the state is essentially subsidizing to the tune of about $1 billion in the past six years, can be found here ⬇️

illinoisanswers.orgLights, Camera, Tax Creditsllinois lawmakers give big boost to movie industry while academics claim the Hollywood giveaway is a bad deal for taxpayers
Governor JB Pritzker@govpritzker.illinois.gov

I've made it my mission to give filmmakers every opportunity to bring their productions to Illinois, while creating good jobs and opportunities for our people.

Casey Toner
@ctoner.bsky.social

Maybe in another 100 years the Chicago White Sox will win a series at home. By then Chicago will have its parking meters back 💪

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Adam Weinstein
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "With the war, it's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay ... let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay."

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Scared Bootecki 👻
@jaredrutecki.bsky.social

My latest: “They knew he had this misconduct on his record and hired him anyway.” Anjanette Young responds after the former Chicago Police sergeant fired over the raid of her home was hired by Niles and transferred to its detective bureau. (with @heathercherone.bsky.social)

news.wttw.comCPD Sergeant Who Led Botched Raid at Home of Anjanette Young Now Working as a Suburban Police DetectiveRecords show the department is standing by Alex Wolinski even after an appellate court upheld his termination. Anjanette Young criticized the move: “They knew he had this misconduct on his record and ...
Casey Toner
@ctoner.bsky.social

I'm trying to find it but the Chicago Tribune story where the reporters identified Dennis Hastert's victims and showed what kind of human he was is one the great feats of Chicago journalism of my lifetime

Casey Toner
@ctoner.bsky.social

WGN had a Saturday night movie slot where they showed David Cronenberg's "THE FLY." I was so freaked out I had to turn it off

Sleepy Hollow Reviews 🎃🐎@sleepingvillage.bsky.social

In honor of scary media month: what is the first piece of media you remember truly frightening you as a child?

Casey Toner
@ctoner.bsky.social

Hell of a @chicagotribune.com scoop about some troubling allegations involving the CTU candidate for the Chicago Board of Education president www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/02/c...

chicagotribune.comCPS watchdog reopens case into allegations school board president candidate had ‘inappropriate interactions’ with minorThe Chicago Public Schools inspector general has reopened an investigation into Hilario Dominguez, a candidate for Chicago Board of Education president.
Casey Toner
@ctoner.bsky.social

Can anyone in the know explain what's responsible for the commercial growth in Pullman? Is it the national historic park? Logistics economy? Plp realizing the Bishop Ford exits? Been real quiet out here most of my life and now there's a hotel going up, Chick Fil-A, Dunkin, Jimmy John's, etc

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Illinois Answers Project
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Illinois Answers and @CapitolNewsIllinois examine the questions surrounding Illinois' film tax credit program in our latest joint investigation: illinoisanswers.org/2026/09/28/i... ✍️ Beth Hundsdorfer & @ctoner.bsky.social

illinoisanswers.orgLights, Camera, Tax Creditsllinois lawmakers give big boost to movie industry while academics claim the Hollywood giveaway is a bad deal for taxpayers

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Capitol News Illinois
@capitolnewsil.bsky.social

Illinois lawmakers and Gov. JB Pritzker have enhanced the state’s film tax credit program, which could mean billions of dollars of spending in the state, film industry advocates say. CNI's @bhundsdorfer.bsky.social and @illinoisanswers.bsky.social's Casey Toner report. buff.ly/ddYujkr

buff.lyLights, camera, tax credits!Illinois expanded its film tax credits to attract productions, but critics question whether taxpayers get a good return.
Casey Toner
@ctoner.bsky.social

More than a billion dollars in income taxes have been shifted to the rest of us in the past six years through the program, which was expanded at the beginning of the year to make it more lucrative to film in Illinois