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Donald Trump saddles up a Chicago hobbyhorse — Christopher Columbus
The president paused from harrying immigrants to honor everybody’s favorite revered explorer and/or brutal maniac https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/24/donald-trump-christopher-columbus-statute-near-white-house-chicago-removal
#Chicago #history #Italy
Donald Trump saddles up a Chicago hobbyhorse — Christopher Columbus

The president paused from harrying immigrants to honor everybody's favorite revered explorer and/or brutal maniac.

Chicago Sun-Times
O'Neill Burke rejects bid for special prosecutor to target ICE, says it threatens to 'thwart' justice https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/03/24/chicago-cook-county-trump-ice-border-patrol-midway-blitz-special-prosecutor-oneill-burke-loevy
how did Cook Count elect such a MAGA adjacent state’s attorney?
#ICE #Chicago
O'Neill Burke rejects bid for special prosecutor to target ICE, says it threatens to 'thwart' justice

The Cook County state's attorney pushed back on a broad coalition's effort to have an independent official installed to investigate the federal agents behind Operation Midway Blitz. She said she’s not intimidated by “vague” threats of political retaliation.

Chicago Sun-Times
Canadian woman held with daughter by ICE warns all immigrants to ‘lie low’ | US immigration | The Guardian
Photographer Questioned at Home by FBI Over His Images of Protesters https://petapixel.com/2026/03/24/photographer-questioned-at-home-by-fbi-over-his-images-of-protesters/
Photographer Questioned at Home by FBI Over His Images of Protesters

Two federal agents came to his house.

PetaPixel
Kodak Revives the Ektapan Name for Three 'New' Black and White Films https://petapixel.com/2026/03/24/kodak-revives-the-ektapan-name-for-three-new-black-and-white-films/
Kodak Revives the Ektapan Name for Three 'New' Black and White Films

This looks a lot like Kodak T-Max.

PetaPixel
ICE Agents Deployed To Nation's Swamped Airports To Stand Around And Do Nothing | Defector https://defector.com/ice-agents-deployed-to-nations-swamped-airports-to-stand-around-and-do-nothing
ICE Agents Deployed To Nation's Swamped Airports To Stand Around And Do Nothing | Defector

The second government shutdown of the year, this one affecting only the Department of Homeland Security, went into effect on Feb. 14. While Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are still being funded by last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill, and FEMA and the Coast Guard have funds to pay…

United Center owners' massive 1901 Project could get nearly $55 million property tax break https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2026/03/23/united-center-owners-wirtz-reinsdorf-1901-project-55-million-property-tax-break
but of course
#billionaires #NBA #NHL
United Center owners' massive 1901 Project could get nearly $55 million property tax break

Mayor Brandon Johnson introduced the property tax incentives to the City Council, and the arena's owners said it would help support their self-funded $7 billion project.

Chicago Sun-Times
Vernal Equinox in the West Loop
#Chicago #Hipstamatic #mono