Dan Hinkel
Chicago journalist at Injustice Watch.
- Reposted by Dan HinkelWe’re putting the finishing touches on our judicial election guide. Want to be the first to get it? Subscribe to our (free) newsletter for a first look at the guide. buff.ly/0Upa6K8
- Spare a thought for my hometown as it battles an onslaught of extremely mean turkeys.
- Amateur lawyer on a hot streak against Cook County prosecutors who keep accusing him of being a fake cop.
- Reposted by Dan HinkelA note from our editors:
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan HinkelGeorgia Fort's is chilling, and it's being overshadowed by the equally chilling arrest of Don Lemon. A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website: www.georgiafort.com/support
- Notes: The authority encouraged to do the prosecuting here - Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke - has not made clear how she views this. And here's the line from the union that represents most Chicago police, whose leaders are vocal Trump and Tom Homan supporters.
- Hearing a media executive say her extremely old company is actually a startup while also sending buyout offers gave me concussion-level deja vu from my time at the Tribune.
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Glad Defector is playing Dan McQuade's hits after his death because I love his stroll through the 90s internet and music fandom. I lived through it but didn't know what Save Ferris sounded like. I won't say I'm better off knowing, but I'm also not worse off. RIP to Dan and many things described here
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel
[Not loaded yet] - Reposted by Dan HinkelRest in peace to one of the great bloggers and the de facto mayor of Philadelphia. It was my honor and pleasure to work with him. defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan HinkelTuesday morning: New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.” Tuesday evening: CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
- Porter wrote to the Cook Co. Conviction Integrity Unit -- prosecutors tasked with freeing the innocent -- in 2013. They rejected him. 13 years later, a judge tossed his case, and he's free pending retrial. This shares similarities with many cases detailed in my @injusticewatch.org series on the CIU.
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- We're still taking applications! Let me know if you have any questions.
- Congratulations to Little Clown Pizza for winning every single one of these awards again.
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Worth noting that one reason you’re benefitting so fully from the Star-Tribune’s timely, extensive coverage of unfolding events is that it’s a metro newspaper that hasn’t been systematically starved to further enrich shareholders and executives.
- Reposted by Dan HinkelBREAKING: The Tribune confirmed on Instagram that the man shot has died, according to two sources with knowledge of the incident. ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.
- Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
- Reposted by Dan HinkelTwo women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed. www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel"In St. Paul, at least one-fourth of students from Spanish-speaking homes have missed every day of school since Dec. 12."
- Reposted by Dan HinkelThirty-one known defendants have been charged in Chicago with non-immigration crimes tied to “Operation Midway Blitz.” With today’s acquittal, 15 of them have been cleared. No one has been convicted.
- #BREAKING: Federal jury finds Chicago man NOT GUILTY of offering $10K for the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino. The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Took a federal jury about three hours to acquit.
- #BREAKING: Federal jury finds Chicago man NOT GUILTY of offering $10K for the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino. The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel#BREAKING: Federal jury finds Chicago man NOT GUILTY of offering $10K for the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino. The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
- Absolutely dying at the idea of suffering a devastating loss and being consoled by a guy in a big funny novelty hat
- Boban.
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- It has been remarkable to see the historical echoes between the Democratic response to Renee Good’s killing and the cycle of reform touched off by Laquan McDonald’s murder in Chicago. I see we are now knee-deep in the Training Discourse. abcnews.go.com/amp/US/chica...
- If you approach my desk, you’d better be ready to laugh.
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- A wonderful recent development is the wide availability of this candy in the Chicago area. They’re the answer to “how about circus peanuts, except good?”
- Reposted by Dan HinkelThe state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says they've been informed by the FBI that US DOJ has said FBI will solely lead the investigation into Renee Nicole Good's killing by a federal officer. State investigators no longer have access to "case materials, scene evidence/investigative interviews"
- I covered the Chicago Police Department for years and it's impossible to miss the similarities to shootings here over the years. The tactical chaos. The car-as-weapon official account that doesn't match the known evidence. The immediate insistence on justification by forces representing the shooter.
- Reposted by Dan HinkelAfter border patrol agents fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, agents showed up to a high school and released chemical weapons during dismissal, Minnesota Public Radio reports. Their live reporting here: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
- Reposted by Dan HinkelUpdate: As of January 7, The Trace has identified 28 incidents, including 14 shootings, in which federal agents shot someone or held them at gunpoint during an immigration enforcement action under Trump’s crackdown. At least four people have been killed and five others have been injured.
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- I had somehow not read this and it is incredible.
- Would you like to be my boss?
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- While cutting journalists and programming, the nonprofit that owns the Sun-Times and WBEZ paid outgoing CEO Matt Moog about $943,000 in 2024.
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Perhaps you would like to support quality reporting on the Cook County court system, and perhaps you also need some socks.
- Reposted by Dan HinkelOne of the best to ever do it
- Spud Webb declined to sign an autograph for me at the Phoenix airport when I was 9 because I was standing on his toes while he tried to play Game Boy.
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[This post could not be retrieved]
- No idea who this guy plays in “Sudden Death” but I’m excited to guess
- In case you missed it, down below is a story I put out early this year on the many people denied by the Cook County Conviction Integrity Unit. You can also read my follow-up on State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke further weakening her office's system to figure out who they've wrongfully convicted.
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan HinkelRead the full email Sharyn Alfonsi sent her team about CBS pulling their segment on the Trump admin’s deportations of Venezuelan migrants
- CBS News postponed a "60 Minutes" segment Sunday because it lacked a Trump admin interview, per an email we obtained from correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, who said the decision by EIC Bari Weiss gave the White House a "kill switch." with @liamjscott.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
- And classic Violets
- I feel broadly resentful of the things my electronics do but one thing my phone does that I appreciate is change my wallpaper to different pictures of my dogs. Always nice to see rare Larry shots.
- Reposted by Dan Hinkel[Not loaded yet]
