Dan Petrella

Also some housing legislation updates in here >> 9 days left in session!!

today’s write up with @ad_quig here: chicagotribune.com/2026/05/22/may…

Gov. JB Pritzker still hopeful of a deal to keep Chicago Bears in Illinois as Arlington Heights talks continue. @oliviaolanderr with an update on where some major issues standing heading into the final week of the spring legislative session. chicagotribune.com/2026/05/22/pri…

From @jmetr22b: Fallout begins in 'Broadview Six' case meltdown as prosecutor loses Washington posting chicagotribune.com/2026/05/22/fal…

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence, citing her husband’s health chicagotribune.com/2026/05/22/tul…

Today’s NYT send off to Sam. RIP.

Chicago Tribune strikes 11th-hour deal to buy Daily Herald, outbidding suburban suitor chicagotribune.com/2026/05/21/chi…

Coming up with @pfingstenshow until 6p: -3:38: @PetrellaReports on end of session -4:10: Fmr. Illinois congressman @AdamKinzinger -5:10: Fmr. Rep. @TomDemmer 🎙️97.7 FM, 970 AM, or online at wmay.com

Story: Feds dismiss remaining counts in 'Broadview Six' case after serious misconduct was revealed before not one but two federal grand juries, which was hidden from the judge until she agreed to look at unredacted transcripts. Still developing: chicagotribune.com/2026/05/21/pro…

///BREAKING/// The original federal grand jury refused to indict the "Broadview Six" case against Operation Midway Blitz protesters, and a second grand jury was plagued by "tension" and arguing over the merits of the case, according to what's being said in court now

///BREAKING/// The feds are DISMISSING all remaining counts in the politically charged "Broadview Six" case days before trial, marking the final collapse of what had been one of the marquee criminal cases to come out of Operation Midway Blitz. Background: chicagotribune.com/2026/05/07/bro…

In yet another strange twist, the trial date in the "Broadview Six" case has been vacated after a closed-door hearing on grand jury redactions. They're coming back at 1 p.m. What is about to come out is going to be pretty insane. chicagotribune.com/2026/05/21/pro…

///BREAKING/// The Broadview Six trial has been vacated based on the grand jury developments

The Tribune, Sun-Times, WBEZ and BGA have asked to be heard on the judge’s closing of the courtroom, arguing in a motion overnight that DOJ has shown a pattern of abusing the grand jury process (ie. Ex-FBI Director James Comey indictments) and that the public deserves access

@LeighGiangreco My signature move is the typo in the thank-you email.

How it feels to follow up on job interviews

@tiredofitall48 chicagotribune.com/our-culture-of…

@PetrellaReports @IsIllinois @BrianCostin How about calling them out for the corrupt business they conduct while in office.🙄

Do the City Council’s rules allow candidates to campaign during public comment?

More than a decade after 3 Nieman fellows led students in a survey of overlooked campus architectural treasures, “Gates of Harvard Yard” gets a new edition. 📝 by @BlairKamin niemanreports.org/nieman-harvard…

"Democratic state Sen. Bill Cunningham of Chicago said in an interview that he and some legislative colleagues learned a few weeks ago that the Bears had expressed a willingness to revisit a lakefront stadium with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office."

Key lawmaker says suburban Bears stadium deal is dragging due to hopes team will reconsider Chicago site chicagotribune.com/2026/05/20/key…

@IsIllinois @BrianCostin Politicians who are prohibited from conducting campaign business on public time or using public resources. Not saying it doesn't happen, but it's an ethics violation when it does.

@PetrellaReports @BrianCostin Literally it’s a room full of politicians