So the excerpt I saw highlighting benefits isn’t accurate in my experience.

A piece on the parent company of my former employer that is blunt and accurate. As much as there is no love lost with it, I will say the cost of benefits improved substantially when they took over, which shows how bad they were before.

The FBI’s raid today on the home of @washingtonpost reporter @hannah_natanson is an alarming escalation in the Trump administration’s war on press freedom. Watch @trevortimm explain how the @TheJusticeDept is not only attacking the First Amendment but also ignoring federal law.

Darren Bailey proposes DOGE-style program for Illinois, but insists it won’t include mass layoffs or partisan politics. Plus, the first poll in the GOP primary. @BenSzalinski reports.

Madigan confidant Michael McClain reports to prison

Apparently no parking restrictions in fire lanes are optional these days.

Only 62 QPS staff completed the survey. That seems telling in what they think about the process and whether their input actually matters.

For those enjoying “Blackout Wednesday” or whatever it is called, be safe and make smart decision. Remember, the judge is out until Monday.

Illinois State Police are patrolling the construction zone on Broadway. Don’t speed and it’s not an issue.

Heartbreaking story but a tremendous tribute for a life taken too soon.

'Chicago Sun-Times demands DHS remove social posts using its photos without permission.' @_ViMiller reports. https://t.co/UvVi3wD2ms

BREAKING: An Illinois jury convicted a former sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had called 911 asking for help.

Federal judge grants TRO in lawsuit to protect protesters, journalists covering “Operation Midway Blitz.” Story by @PeterQHancock.

Now’s a good time to note CNI & the IL Press Foundation separated from the Press Assn a few years back. We’re now 2 separate orgs & I’m as surprised by all this as anyone Craven remains our lawyer & ally — few have done more for press freedom than him.

Without that support, we wouldn’t have been able to put up the fight.

At the time IPA supported the case from its Legal Defense Fund at my request as The Herald-Whig’s executive editor.

Unfortunately, we didn’t get the decision we desired and the appellate court punted any action because the judge was removed from the bench. But Don fought every step of the way and I hope he will be brought in next time, because it most likely will happen again.

He represented three outlets here when court documents and hearings were closed to the media in Tim Bliefnick’s case. The courtroom was full of area attorneys who wanted to see his arguments.

This is unfortunate to see. Don is a tremendous asset to journalists throughout the state. I sought his assistance more than once.

The publications in Alaska lost significant staffing after the owners made changes to an article that had drawn criticism from a Republican state lawmaker.