Matt Hopf

@brendenmoore13 Make it an Italian beef horseshoe!

An amended version of the bill designating the Italian beef as the official state sandwich of Illinois unanimously passes a House committee. It now includes language designating Springfield's horseshoe as the state's official open-faced sandwich. Compromise!

Nothing says a good time like suggesting privatizing garbage service in Quincy.

@RayLong Congratulations, Ray!

Stunned & humbled: Ray Long wins 2026 Illinoisan of the Year The Illinois News Broadcasters Association is pleased to announce that its past presidents have chosen former Chicago Tribune journalist Ray Long as the recipient of the 2026 Illinoisan of the Year.

Developer in project once planned an independent senior living facility across from the Kroc Center.

@DOB23 Thank you for offering him the boost he needed to bring rings to Chicago.

Happy 63rd birthday to my close friend and confidant, Michael Jeffrey Jordan.

Robert Duvall was an actor who definitely improved the films he was in. Too many great roles to name. nytimes.com/2026/02/16/mov…

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. cjr.org/feature/carpen…

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.

@hannahmeisel Got to own the people up north by shredding cheese that had a good chance of being produced in Wisconsin.

@MattHopfWriter I despise food waste but this spread joy to thousands of people, so it definitely went to good use.

I need to know everything about cheese grater guy.

@hannahmeisel That’s a waste of good cheese.

Oh hell yeah.

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. loom.ly/8HsIKKU

Madigan confidant Michael McClain reports to prison chicagotribune.com/2025/12/31/mad…

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. whig.com/education/quin…

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. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/20…

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. apnews.com/article/sean-g…