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Chicago Tribune reporter, 2026 Pulitzer team, author "The City is Up for Grabs." Little Village raised. I'm just trying to make my city a better place
@royalpratt.bsky.socialI actually do like these Dodgers. They’re fun and play the game right, too. But I can’t in good conscience root for them to win three in a row.
@royalpratt.bsky.socialA North Side race tests competing visions for Chicago’s new elected school board and marks one of five contests where CTU and SEIU are directly fighting one another. KateArmanini with great coverage @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/11/c...
@royalpratt.bsky.socialAyoub Sayeg, the plastic surgeon whose 8 patient deaths we covered, is suing the state of Illinois to get his license back. He has been suspended for months and is seeking a downstate court order to return to his SW Side clinic. Latest w Christy Gutowski
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/11/p...
@royalpratt.bsky.socialThank you White Sox for an amazing season.
@royalpratt.bsky.socialRIP Mike Ditka, a true Chicago legend.
@royalpratt.bsky.socialImportant @chicagoreader.com story on Silverio Villegas González: Portage Park restaurant owner remembers the quiet, hardworking cook who was killed by an ICE agent. chicagoreader.com/food/a-year-...
@royalpratt.bsky.socialHilario Dominguez held a presser but took no questions as he sought to defend himself and discredit accusations of misconduct against him. But there’s important context he left out. Read @aliceyin.bsky.social and KateArmanini the reporters who broke it
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/07/b...
@royalpratt.bsky.socialNEWS: A plastic surgeon whose Illinois license was suspended following a @chicagotribune.com investigation finding eight patient deaths connected to his Chicago clinic is now suspended from practicing medicine in his home state of Michigan. W Christy Gutowski
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/06/p...
@royalpratt.bsky.socialMeanwhile, State Rep. Theresa Mah defended Hilario Dominguez: “Given what was reported, I don’t doubt there may have been feelings of discomfort; what was described sounds like horseplay, and that does not automatically equate to predatory behavior." www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/06/s...
@royalpratt.bsky.socialNEWS: Woman slams CPS watchdog’s handling of probe into Hilario Dominguez alleged misconduct. The IG allegedly tried to contact her via an Instagram DM she says she didn’t see. More great reporting @aliceyin.bsky.social Kate Armanini @chicagotribune.com
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/06/s...
@royalpratt.bsky.socialA fantastic slice of life from @tesskenny.bsky.social ‘Our lofty perch’: Balloonist shares decades in spellbinding hobby www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/05/b...
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@royalpratt.bsky.socialMidwestern town, haven’t won a World Series, doing things the right way
@royalpratt.bsky.socialWhen you get a moment, read this remarkable story: Watercolors by Peace Prophet hang in homes across Chicago. But the artist has no home of her own. chicago.suntimes.com/art/2026/10/...
@royalpratt.bsky.socialOutside Mother of the Americas church in Little Village, crosses commemorating immigrants have died in immigration custody or during enforcement actions in the United States
@royalpratt.bsky.socialFor the World Series, rooting for Sox, Brewers, Rays, Padres, Guardians, Braves, Yankees, Dodgers in that order.
@royalpratt.bsky.socialTrump plan would remove protections for national forests like Shawnee: “We stand to lose our solitude.” www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/04/r...
@royalpratt.bsky.socialIn other news, I saw Digger last night and it’s spectacular. The critics panning it are way over the top — no idea what they’re on about. Really great performances by Tom Cruise and Riz Ahmed in particular.
@royalpratt.bsky.socialThe woman said she was a teen when Dominguez wrapped his arms around her waist and swung her body around back and forth, her feet dangling above the ground. “My breasts, my legs, everything was pressed against his body.” www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/02/c...
@royalpratt.bsky.socialNEWS: CPS watchdog has reopened an investigation into allegations school board president candidate Hilario Dominguez had ‘inappropriate interactions’ with minor, who told her story to @chicagotribune.com @aliceyin.bsky.social Kate Armanini
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/02/c...
