Rachel Hinton

Investigative Reporter @BlockClubChi | @MaynardInst fellow ‘23 | DePaul alumna. Tips? [email protected]

[Heather Cherone @HeatherCherone]

BREAKING: Neither Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez nor Mayra Macías collected enough valid signatures from voters to qualify for the ballot as independent candidates in the 4th Congressional District race, the Illinois State Board of Elections ruled Tuesday. @wttw https://t.co/fz6aGlPsB6

[Melody Mercado @melodymercadotv]

A ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ For Landlords? Challenge To Mayor’s Housing Plan Slammed By Tenant Groups

Things are heating up between the two competing renter/landlord ordinances.
https://t.co/JF1Yw6UKRw

[Jared Rutecki @JaredRutecki]

A WTTW News analysis of CPS disciplinary records offers a rare look at employee misconduct findings — and the system leaders use to punish workers. It sheds light on a process that many employees say remains difficult to understand, navigate or challenge. https://t.co/HeO32X5Ocb

[Rick Pearson @rap30]

Our story: Illinois House Speaker Welch's office knew of harassment claims against disgraced state Rep. Benton years ago https://t.co/w2Gioaboma

[Heather Cherone @HeatherCherone]

BREAKING: A teen CPD employee resigned under fire after they wore a Nazi uniform and “goose-stepped” at their high school & performed a Sieg Heil salute.
Another CPD member was fired for showing photos of the teen dressed as a Nazi at work: records. @wttw https://t.co/jMnTbuu3vt

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

A homeless shelter is coming to the Far Northwest Side: "This is overdue." https://t.co/DP14zwjy2k

[Quinn Myers @rquinnmyers]

So far at today's City Council zoning meeting, alders have approved plans for the sprawling Woodlawn Central project along 63rd St, backed by the Brazier family/Apostolic Church. Background here from @afrodip

https://t.co/23D5YarbPi

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

Stella’s Diner was closed by the city due to a roach infestation. https://t.co/7esJPKaWf1

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

Federal funding cuts for permanent housing could leave more Chicagoans on the streets. https://t.co/ZXvybGZsjL

[Francia Garcia Hernandez @francialgh]

Reports of arrests and sightings of immigration agents in Chicago have increased in recent weeks, organizers said. Immigration agents are arresting noncitizens in their neighborhoods, at courthouses and at immigration check-ins, they said.

https://t.co/GCOzizTaAP

[Melody Mercado @melodymercadotv]

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[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

The system built to prevent massive floods in Chicago is near capacity after "stunning" rainfall.
https://t.co/72sGTEKkbS

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

The city dismissed citations against nearly 20 street vendors after a crackdown on Downtown peddling. https://t.co/l4XW6N5vrW

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

Crime is down on the CTA as ridership increases, the agency's boss says. https://t.co/pScg0rVckq

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

Who were the Midway Blitz Border Patrol agents? Most were veteran immigration officers. https://t.co/wf3ihsvZv3

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

Who is running for Chicago mayor?

Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn’t formally said if he’s running for a second term, but more than six candidates have already launched campaigns ahead of 2027’s election. https://t.co/UYF1Q7dJcO

[Chicago Sun-Times @Suntimes]

Building owners and real estate interests persuaded Chicago voters to defeat Mayor Brandon Johnson's Bring Chicago Home referendum. They're hoping to do the same to the mayor's "Protecting Renters Ordinance." https://t.co/Jh9O9OIdMK

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

Monday’s scorching temperatures led city officials to warn residents not to venture outside for too long. But that didn’t stop Chicagoans from going about their days — even while drenched in sweat.

“It’s draining, it’s hot, it’s miserable,” one person said. https://t.co/vXHzOUMVHN

[Reema Amin @reemadamin]

State law requires Chicago's mayor to create a noncitizen advisory panel for the elected school board.

But 18 months in, as immigrants have increasingly become targets for the federal government, Johnson's team still hasn't created it.

https://t.co/tUP3h0bDT8

[Chicago Sun-Times @Suntimes]

The Chicago-based TikTok star shares her journey to sobriety and hopes for claiming a place in the beauty industry. https://t.co/wNnmbghcwk