Investigative Reporter at WBEZ - Chicago Public Mediahttps://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mnsijr4xec2tFormer Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel defends his 2018 decision to keep the city out of the joint US/Canada/Mexico bid for this summer's World Cup finals [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jun 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsijr4xec2thttps://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mmzgb5rqa22wWBEZ racks up EIGHT Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards - out of 11 categories - including best "news documentary" for our "Becoming Bovino" podcast in partnership with the Sun-Times! https://www.rtdna.org/2026-regional-edward-r-murrow-award-winners#region729 May 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzgb5rqa22whttps://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mlvwcq26yk2kΚαλό παράδεισο, Mister Sam https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2026/05/15/sam-cheezborger-sianis-legendary-owner-of-the-billy-goat-tavern-dies-at-9115 May 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvwcq26yk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3ml52nitdh22dSamantha Steele ran for reelection as a Cook County elected official while facing a DUI case in Cook County court. She lost in the Democratic primary in March. But she won in court today https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/05/05/samantha-steele-chicago-cook-county-board-of-review-crime-dui-drunk05 May 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml52nitdh22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3ml2csuqyok2mThe DUI trial of lame-duck Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele began today. The prosecution is making their case, but they have adjourned for the day and will resume at 9 AM tomorrow, with a couple more witnesses…04 May 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2csuqyok2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mky7hvidpk2eMake sure to click listen to hear this moving storytelling from @wbez.org’s @chipmitchell1.bsky.social https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/05/01/chicago-immigration-midway-blitz-trump-children03 May 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mky7hvidpk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mky7ejp3qc2eToday is World Press Freedom Day. Respect first to independent Russian colleagues I’ve met over the years — none of whom still live in Russia. Our solidarity with all who are exiled from homelands where journalism is seen as a crime…03 May 2026 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mky7ejp3qc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mky76p3mt22eThe shooting death in the line of duty of CPD officer John Bartholomew is big news also in Greece, as he was of Greek heritage. Αιωνία η μνήμη του https://epolitical.gr/sikago-nekros-38chronos-omogenis-astynomikos-apo-pyra-kakopoiou/03 May 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mky76p3mt22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mknzgd3c5s22Honored to be among the reporters/writers/podcasters on a story that won a couple of the many National Headliners Awards for @chicago.suntimes.com and @wbez.org in this year’s competition29 Apr 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknzgd3c5s22https://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mkne5w6uns2j“In my 25 years as a federal judge, I’ve never seen the type of brutality shown by the agents involved in Midway Blitz” https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/illinois-accountability-commission-pritzker-federal-immigration-agents-ice-midway-blitz29 Apr 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkne5w6uns2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mkjjsrdn5s2mBeen reporting in Chicago long enough to have covered every City Hall IG - and more than long enough to remember when the new IG brought a federal civil fraud case vs a key Rahm Emanuel ally [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 02:25 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjjsrdn5s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mkixao2lh22aBig news for anti-corruption efforts in Illinois https://chicago.suntimes.com/madigan-trial-news/2026/04/27/illinois-madigan-comed-corruption-speaker-house27 Apr 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkixao2lh22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mki7earylc22Gerontocracy https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/gerontocracy-wealth-power/686585/27 Apr 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mki7earylc22https://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mki76asjr222Four-year sentence in Oct 23. Paroled in January. In court today to face charges in murder of a CPD officer https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/04/27/suspect-charged-in-swedish-hospital-shooting-that-left-1-cop-dead-and-another-fighting-for-his-life-source27 Apr 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mki76asjr222https://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mki6mk5rpk2wSo many questions about this horrible tragedy. Deepest condolences to the family of Officer John Bartholomew, the young man slain in the line of duty. May his memory be eternal. Prayers for the officer “fighting for his life” https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/04/27/suspect-charged-in-swedish-hospital-shooting-that-left-1-cop-dead-and-another-fighting-for-his-life-source27 Apr 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mki6mk5rpk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mkdipgczcc22Annual Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl is today. This story comes with an interactive map so you can easily find the closest of the 84 participating bookstores to you https://www.wbez.org/books/2026/04/24/chicago-area-bookstores-are-set-to-host-their-biggest-celebration-yet-for-independent-bookstore-day25 Apr 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdipgczcc22https://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mkarww7jgk27Unprecedented number of investigations and indictments that go nowhere in the Trump DOJ [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkarww7jgk27https://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mkaru4mm7s27As if Dr Google was not bad enough. We all know non-doctors who think they are smarter than MDs. AI is having a deadly impact on them… https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/well/ai-chatbots-cancer.html24 Apr 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaru4mm7s27https://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mk7fnxh64s2nWBEZ supporters enjoy live jazz in the performance studio at Navy Pier tonight. Journalist Rob Wildeboer on the piano while engineer Dave Miska works the sound board24 Apr 2026 01:44 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7fnxh64s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mk4enmzr4c2m#JournalismIsNotACrime And federal law-enforcement is not a weapon for those in power to intimidate their perceived critics https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/us/politics/fbi-times-reporter.html?unlocked_article_code=1.c1A.geEW.dnCfwRdzUXKx&smid=url-share22 Apr 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4enmzr4c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mjp37a7fjc2qAlden Loury crunched the numbers and found Black economic mobility in Chicago is dead last among 50 major cities https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/04/11/black-segregation-racism-economic-mobility-chicago-opportunity-insights-alden-loury17 Apr 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp37a7fjc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mjp2xw4x6k2qThey love to say they are for LEGAL immigration. But this [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp2xw4x6k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mjp2sawldc2qTrade unions and the rich alike betting heavily on another change on the 5th floor https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/04/16/brandon-johnson-alexi-giannoulias-susana-mendoza-potential-mayoral-bids-campaign-fundraising17 Apr 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp2sawldc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dmihalopoulos.bsky.social/post/3mjp2gdueic2qHaving an unpopular ICE detention in town drains hundreds of thousands of dollars from an inner-ring suburb of Chicago https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/04/17/burdened-by-costs-of-an-ice-facility-in-town-broadview-reckons-with-a-spotlight-it-never-wanted17 Apr 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:vbttuiis47dt7emnk3lev2km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp2gdueic2q