Chip Mitchell
Public Safety Reporter at WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL)
@WBEZ public safety, policing and public health. Ex-assistant coach of my daughter’s baseball team. Blocker of anonymous cowards. Mobile/Signal: 312-286-9986.
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6 days ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Chip Mitchell |George Wiebe
Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem kicked off her Springfield visit Wednesday with a photo op at a federal facility as agents fingerprinted two Guatemalan men marked for deportation. But her agency did not explain what public threat they posed, even as she blasted Illinois’ sanctuary policies. Now WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times are finding out more about the men.
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6 days ago |
wbez.org | Chip Mitchell |George Wiebe
Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem kicked off her Springfield visit Wednesday with a photo op at a federal facility as agents fingerprinted two Guatemalan men marked for deportation. But her agency did not explain what public threat they posed, even as she blasted Illinois’ sanctuary policies. Now WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times are finding out more about the men.
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2 weeks ago |
wbez.org | Chip Mitchell
Chicago finished this past month with 19 murders, the fewest of any April since 1962, a WBEZ analysis has found. The city’s 115 murders through this year’s first four months mark the lowest January-through-April tally since 2014. Even if the city’s violence intensifies during summer, as it traditionally does, Chicago appears on pace to hit Mayor Brandon Johnson’s goal for 2025 to have fewer than 500 murders for the first time in a decade.
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3 weeks ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Chip Mitchell
El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. | The place for coverage of Latino news and culture in Chicago. El jueves, el gobernador demócrata de Illinois, J.B. Pritzker, criticó duramente a la administración de Trump por eliminar o amenazar con eliminar diversos programas contra la violencia, afirmando que “la seguridad pública está siendo atacada por la administración de Trump”.
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3 weeks ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Chip Mitchell
With a nearly three-year surge in the rearview mirror, Chicago robbery numbers have plunged to historic lows. From September 2021 to June 2024, almost every month saw a year-over-year robbery increase, a WBEZ analysis of city data has found. Robberies peaked at 1,213 in August 2023. In July of last year, however, the numbers started to plummet. Every month since then has had a double-digit drop in robberies from the previous year.
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RT @GilbertBailon: What's known about Springfield men told by Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem that they were being deported https://t.c…
NEW: @KristiNoem began her #Illinois visit with a photo op as feds fingerprinted two men for #deportation. But she didn't explain what public threat they posed, even as she blasted the state's #sanctuary law. @WBEZ/@Suntimes found out more about the two. https://t.co/Wy38RKtGN0
RT @natalieymoore: Deportation fears mute Cinco de Mayo in Little Village: 'It's so sad and a little scary' by @MikePuenteNews https://t.co…