Stacey Wescott

Powerful Congresswomen: @LaurenUnderwood , @JahanaHayesCT,@AOC , @RepBarbaraLee, @RepAnnieKuster and @janschakowsky take a selfie in the House Chamber on their first day in office, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 in Washington DC. trib.in/2VrR88l

We spoke w/almost a dozen former Krishnamoorthi staffers who described a nearly round-the-clock fundraising operation, working 80 or 100 hours a week, in which some workers burned out after only a few months. My latest for @chicagotribune w/@PetrellaReports and @ad_quig

@royalpratt Heartbreaking. Thanks for telling her story and that of her family

Ofelia Torres, the teenage Chicago Public Schools student whose fight against cancer while her father was detained by ICE came to represent the federal government's overreach during Operation Midway Blitz, has died. Brave young woman. I will never forget her. RIP.

After man freed in Barrington murder-dismemberment case, online dating efforts spark anger chicagotribune.com/2026/02/13/pau…

Please closely follow Minnesota Star Tribune as they lay facts upon facts to inform us all. Here is a link to their coverage, grateful to have a local free and plural press giving the public eyes and ears to hold government accountable - whether local, state or federal. /1

In today's Trib,@rickkogan blesses it & @WescottImages agrees, so @VincentDJohnson's new book of images of Illinois high school gyms, #Illustrious, must be amazing. chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/hig…

A really great Sunday story and photos: Illinois mom covers 250-mile distance to reunite formerly detained immigrants with their Chicago families: “They deserve to know somebody cares” By @rebeccapaigejo chicagotribune.com/2025/12/14/ill…

NEWS: On day of Kristi Noem visit to Chicago, federal immigration agents use tear gas on Elgin crowd. By @rebeccapaigejo and @WescottImages chicagotribune.com/2025/12/06/imm…

What a difference one year can make for the Chicago Bears. Below are my photos from a press conference at Halas Hall from 2024.

Important work in today’s @chicagotribune

Take time to read this @chicagotribune investigation: Chicago hospitals funnel patients into long-lasting guardianships, angering friends and family. It’s a disturbing and important story. By @emilyhoerner @ChristyGutowsk1 and @lschencker chicagotribune.com/2025/11/23/gua…

For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/lat…

Chicago Headline Club hails Judge Ellis preliminary injunction to protect press freedom mailchi.mp/headlineclub/p…

A few photos from federal officers conducting an immigration enforcement action on Chicago's Southwest side Thursday afternoon.

Thanks Mando! @adrianamperezr put this story together quickly tonight and with lots of important details.

Video from a neighbor of immigration agents detaining Ricardo Aguayo Rodriguez Sunday morning in Melrose Park. Ricardo was hospitalized after the arrest.

Videos on social media show Ricardo Aguayo Rodriguez struggling on the ground while a federal immigration agent keeps him in a headlock during an arrest in Melrose Park, IL. “Por favor, amigo,” he pleads as he groans and yells in pain. w/ @WescottImages: chicagotribune.com/2025/11/02/mel…

Members of the community, police, elected officials, and interfaith leaders attend a candlelight walk around Cicero Town Hall after several increased immigration enforcement actions took place in the area Thursday evening in Cicero.

Elgin activist Ismael Cordová-Clough tracks federal immigration enforcement in the Chicago suburbs, via Facebook. Follow my @chicagotribune colleagues, who continue to detail how neighbors have built a real-time alert system for immigrant families. chicagotribune.com/2025/10/21/elg…

Spoke to this woman later yesterday afternoon. She said she was inspired by videos of people in Chicago yelling at federal agents. 
“I see what people are going through, and it is unspeakable,” Lisa said. “And I’m a white lady who’s sitting in a nice suburb in Chicago.”

@adrianamperezr @royalpratt @chicagotribune @oliviaolanderr Team work.

@WescottImages @royalpratt @chicagotribune @oliviaolanderr I mean, couldn’t have done it without you. So grateful that Chicago and the newsroom have you on the ground at these crucial times!

Mount Prospect resident Lisa Porter screams at federal agents and tells them to leave as they sit in their SUV along East Busse Avenue. @WescottImages is an amazing photographer @chicagotribune