Layna Hong 明如

Chicago, occasionally NC | producing @shoresides_news documenting @CHIdocumenters

[Layna Hong 明如 @laynanhong]

For my master's reporting project, I'm exploring the political beliefs of Viet Chicagoans, especially in Trump's second term.

I'm looking to talk to community members, leaders and experts. If you're interested/know someone who is, please DM or let me know ⬇️

& Please share!

[✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @chi_urbanist]

The whole world right now is watching who will be the next President of the Chicago School Board

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

PRAIA, Cape Verde (AP) — WHO says confirmed hantavirus cases from cruise ship has risen to 5, including 2 passengers evacuated Wednesday.

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

Families rallied after the feds took a Chicago daycare teacher: "We are filled with rage."
https://t.co/GAsx9QovRC

[Blue Ridge Public Radio @BlueRidgePublic]

North Carolina has joined eleven other states in a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, alleging that the agencies are withholding $17.5 million in grants over “unlawful terms.”

[✶✶Abby✶✶ 🇺🇦🇵🇸 @transit_simp]

Since the passage of this bill, the CTA’s acting president has begun laying out her ambitious plan for 2026, including 24 hour service on the Orange Line to Midway, and expanding the “fast and frequent” bus routes from 20 to 30. This is what happens when you fund transit.

[ProPublica @propublica]

Did you know? We have a database that allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid the Supreme Court justices, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.
https://t.co/YSkG35xcQV

[Hillbilly @JamesHu27192912]

WHAT A VIEW! Charlotte skyline visible from Grandfather Mountain this morning! 🌇
📸 Leslie Restivo Photography

[✨Kei$ha✨ @GlamazonJay]

TikTok is currently shadow banning a FA because she posted videos about why people should not be flying right now

[Gregory Royal Pratt @royalpratt]

Here’s a deeply tragic story: East Chicago woman with schizophrenia who opted for deportation after being held without her meds now missing in Mexico. By Meredith Colias and @katecperez_
https://t.co/IRA9GyVS2j

[🐸🖤 𒁹pallas 🖤🐸 @amazonmilkfrog]

HUGE
https://t.co/LNAR5b27km

[Layna Hong 明如 @laynanhong]

@Bojangles i miss you

[Layna Hong 明如 @laynanhong]

RT @jmayz_: Will be live reporting the 1st public safety day of the 2026 Chicago Budget meetings with @city_bureau at 1:00 pm CST so be su…

[Layna Hong 明如 @laynanhong]

As the holidays approach, sweetpotatoes are finding their way onto tables across America — but nowhere are they more rooted than in North Carolina.

My first episode as a producer and host for @Shoresides_News.

Take a listen below.

https://t.co/wEB6RrB83I

[Mike Nellis @MikeNellis]

I'm hearing ICE is getting extra aggressive in North Chicago right now — Edgewater, West Ridge, Rogers Park, especially on and around Devon.

I've seen helicopters a few times over my neighborhood today.

Everybody be careful, especially when schools let out.

[ProPublica @propublica]

Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
https://t.co/LQfCv7eOU4

[Teneika Askew | Analytics & Automation @teneikaask_you]

SNAP (food stamps) will be cut off after October due to the shutdown

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

After nearly two decades in Chicago, Silverio Villegas González returned to Michoacán in a coffin. His death at the hands of federal agents left two families divided by borders, shattered with grief, and with a lot of unanswered questions. https://t.co/5c1GFzSIKk

[Gregory Royal Pratt @royalpratt]

They were already living in one of Chicago’s worst apartment buildings. Then came the ICE raid. Our story @chicagotribune breaks down the “mind-blowing violation of the Fourth Amendment” that occurred and the propaganda from the U.S. government.
https://t.co/fRpiqyLre2

[Layna Hong 明如 @laynanhong]

In July, Pres. Trump signed a bill that included cuts to many gov. programs, including Medicaid.

In IL, 6 of 9 rural hospitals identified at risk for closing are in counties where nearly half are enrolled in state health benefits.

Data methodology: https://t.co/LnpJ8QgZtr

[Zach Griff @ZachGriff]

After years of delays, the fastest train in the U.S. is finally here.

All aboard @Amtrak’s next-gen Acela debuting Thursday across the Northeast Corridor between Boston and D.C. and stops in between.

I just rode the train from NYC to Boston. Here’s what you need to know.

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