Managing editor-News at Chicago Sun-Times; former Bay Area journalist. Occasional posts about Chicago Cubs (esp. from the bleachers).https://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3myd7wfvo3c2iHere are three Illinois species now threatened. https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/2026/10/20/trump-endangered-species-act-illinois-species-at-risk20 Oct 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3myd7wfvo3c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3my6aqlz3m226It's halftime of Da Bears game. Spend it reading this in-depth profile of Michael Sacks. https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/10/16/michael-sacks-profile-chicago-billionaire-mayoral-race-brandon-johnson-alexi-giannoulias-rahm-emanuel18 Oct 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3my6aqlz3m226https://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3my3u373ykk24Blocklong line on Michigan Avenue to get into the Cliff Dwellers Club during Open House Chicago today.17 Oct 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3my3u373ykk24https://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3mxhoheduqk2wHere are photos of Mike Ditka as a player, coach and Chicago legend. https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/10/09/mike-ditka-chicago-bears-photos-history09 Oct 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxhoheduqk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3mxheua3ttk25He adopted Chicago and the city revered him. https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/10/09/da-coach-mike-ditka-embodied-chicago-city-he-adopted09 Oct 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxheua3ttk25https://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3mxf7a3c7dc2fPut your name on your shirt and listen to the crowd cheer for you. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Oct 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxf7a3c7dc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3mwtczuw7vs2vHow you feeling today, Chicago baseball fans? If your mood is 🔥, click through and post a video. 🎥 [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtczuw7vs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3mwearkryk22kWhat a crazy end of the season. https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/09/25/chicago-cubs-boston-red-sox-game-sunday-tropicana-field-st-petersburg-florida-noreaster25 Sep 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwearkryk22khttps://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3mwcddjczw22yIt’s the first time the Cubs and Sox have won postseason berths on the same day, but not the first year they’ve both made it. https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/2026/09/24/what-do-i-need-to-know-chicago-cubs-white-sox-both-mlb-playoffs-postseason24 Sep 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwcddjczw22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3mvq6z3jhc22aIllinois' new medical aid in dying law went into effect this month. Here's how it works. https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/09/17/illinois-residents-who-are-terminally-ill-can-now-end-their-lives-medical-aid-in-dying17 Sep 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvq6z3jhc22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3mvkmr6pj222zWhat are the chances the city lets these stay? https://chicago.suntimes.com/transportation/2026/09/14/cta-bus-stop-bench-ukrainian-village15 Sep 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkmr6pj222zhttps://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3mviid4znic2rThis proposal for a new White Sox ballpark would be privately financed, one source says. If true, it may have a better chance than previous proposals. Here’s an explanation from @vimiller.bsky.social on what’s known so far. https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/what-to-know-chicago-white-sox-stadium-proposal-justin-ishbia14 Sep 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviid4znic2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3mvi77wp3r22dCan’t keep track of who’s running for mayor in Chicago? Here’s who’s in so far. https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/09/13/who-is-running-for-chicago-mayor-2027-election14 Sep 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvi77wp3r22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3mvghwu4ifs2zThe Reynolds Wrap giveaway came in handy when the rain hit Wrigley Field this afternoon.13 Sep 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvghwu4ifs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3mv3y6f2b622sCubs' losing streak continues. https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/09/09/cubs-white-sox-baseball-arrest-crime09 Sep 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3y6f2b622shttps://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3mv223pzgts2wVisually, Chicago is different since President Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz. Chicago Sun-Times photographers show how. https://chicago.suntimes.com/bearing-the-blitz/2026/09/08/photos-what-operation-midway-blitz-left-behind08 Sep 2026 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv223pzgts2whttps://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3muz2t3ijec2uPresident Trump brought Operation Midway Blitz to Chicago a year ago. Here’s an accounting of what happened. https://chicago.suntimes.com/graphics/immigration/2026/midway-blitz-by-the-numbers/08 Sep 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz2t3ijec2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3murlbaqow22fWe may have “these guys causing celebrations for a generation of Chicago sports fans,” writes the @chicago.suntimes.com ‘s Vinnie Duber. https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/09/04/cubs-bears-bulls-chicago-sports-pete-crow-armstrong-caleb-williams-caleb-wilson-matas-buzelis05 Sep 2026 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3murlbaqow22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3muoytjhv4c22Chicago’s bridges are listed in poor condition at a rate more than twice as high as the national average. And that may have been a factor in Wednesday’s heat related problems. https://chicago.suntimes.com/transportation/2026/09/04/why-chicago-bridges-get-stuck-heat04 Sep 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muoytjhv4c22https://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3munnjuvyos2fYes! https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/cicadas-louder-mating-brood-decibels-coping-mechanisms-dog-days-summer-heat-trees03 Sep 2026 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3munnjuvyos2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3mu633odwgc2hBereaved families are struggling to figure out whether they have the right remains. And their doubts even extend to whether they’ve been given human ashes. https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/08/28/sisters-mothers-cremated-remains-south-chicago-chapel-funeral-home28 Aug 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu633odwgc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3mu3mem2tr226So, now it’s HAMES to remember the Great Lakes? https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/08/27/trump-signs-order-renaming-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-in-the-united-states27 Aug 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3mem2tr226https://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3mttca6rzwc26In any other circumstance if Melissa Dixon couldn’t provide food and power for her children, the government would question her fitness as a mother and remove them from her care, she says. https://chicago.suntimes.com/graphics/weather/powerless/12-nights-without-power-in-Gary-Indiana24 Aug 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttca6rzwc26https://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3mtbszop4lk26Where’s Obama’s tan suit? We’re on it! https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/08/17/hunt-for-barack-obamas-tan-suit-help-us-find-it17 Aug 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbszop4lk26https://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3mt2bvwknps2cGet to know South Deering thanks to reporter @brettchase.bsky.social spending some time with its residents, who have seen a lot — even before last week’s funeral home fiasco. https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/2026/08/14/south-chicago-chapel-funeral-home-smell-pollution-pullman-innovations-odor-southeast-side-south-deering-steel-mills14 Aug 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2bvwknps2chttps://bsky.app/profile/arisoglin.bsky.social/post/3msyyapvvxk26Two dozen photos from the Apollo 11 crew's Chicago parade. I've got a couple favorites — the building with people crowded onto fire escapes and the kids playing in knee-deep confetti. https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-history/2026/08/13/apollo-11-moon-landing-parade-chicago-1969-aldrin-armstrong-collins14 Aug 2026 01:15 +0000at://did:plc:hfecz5v73b6cfyzfhttar3mn/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyyapvvxk26