Gregory Royal Pratt

Raised in Little Village, Gregory Royal Pratt is an investigative reporter. He has been a finalist for the Livingston and earned recognition from the National Headliner Awards, the Lisagors, and Scripps Howard. He is the author of “The City is Up for Grabs: How Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Led and Lost a City in Crisis.”

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton celebrates with supporters after her win in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on March 17, 2026, at CineCity Studios Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton wins Democratic nomination for US Senate

March 18, 2026 at 10:02 a.m.

Two-term Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton of Chicago defeated a pair of experienced members of Congress in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, winning the party’s nomination to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin.

Victor Jardon-Reyes, a DACA recipient, sits in his home in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on March 4, 2026. Jardon-Reyes' application for DACA renewal has been so delayed that he lost his job. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

DACA delays lead to lost jobs, less stability and anxiety over potential deportation under Donald Trump

March 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Without the renewal, DACA recipients are in danger of being placed in deportation proceedings.

Detainees put items into clear plastic bags given to them by masked federal agents near an exterior door at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview on Oct. 13, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

Feds violated immigration court order, wrongly deported hundreds, court filing alleges

March 9, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Attorneys say hundreds, if not thousands, of people arrested in the Chicago area could have ultimately been found eligible for release.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrives for a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Homeland Security Department on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 4, 2026. (Salwan Georges/The New York Times)

‘Don’t let the door hit you on the way out’: Illinois officials cheer Kristi Noem’s ouster at Homeland Security

March 6, 2026 at 11:47 a.m.

The DHS secretary's firing was celebrated by local officials and activists, who said good riddance to the woman who oversaw unprecedented immigration raids in the Chicago area.

Alejandro Barranco, left, a Marine veteran and son of Narciso Barranco, speaks as Antonio Romanucci, center, an attorney for Renee Good's family, listens at a hearing before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 12, 2026, in Washington. The committee held a hearing on "Holding ICE Accountable for Brutality and Killing." (Alex Wong/Getty)

Renee Good’s lawyer is fighting ICE. He learned civil rights law litigating against Chicago police.

March 1, 2026 at 9:29 a.m.

"Litigating against the city of Chicago is probably one of the greatest schools of learning you could go to," Antonio Romanucci said.

Lewis University classes at Oak Brook campus moved online due to nearby ICE office through mid-March

February 20, 2026 at 5:36 p.m.

Lewis University will stop holding in-person classes at its Oak Brook campus through March 14 due to Immigration and Customs Enforcement's presence.

Lewis University moves in-person classes online at Oak Brook campus due to nearby ICE office

February 18, 2026 at 2:18 p.m.

Lewis University moved in-person classes online at its Oak Brook campus this week after learning Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are leasing space in the building where the school rents.

DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin, flanked by Deputy Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Madison Sheahan, left, and Acting Director of ICE Todd Lyons, speaks during a news conference at ICE headquarters, in Washington on May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin is leaving the agency

February 18, 2026 at 6:32 p.m.

DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin was the controversial voice of the Trump administration during Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. She's leaving the agency.

Ofelia Torres, 16, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer, and her mother, Sandibell Hidalgo, sit in their Chicago home on Oct. 20, 2025. Torres' father and Hidalgo's husband, Ruben Torres Maldonado, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at a Home Depot in Niles, Illinois. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago teen whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer dies

February 16, 2026 at 7:36 a.m.

The Torres family story came to public attention after the teen's father was detained at a Home Depot in Niles.

Former Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez speaks with members of the press at CPS headquarters on March 31, 2025, in Chicago. An outside firm hired to find a permanent replacement for Martinez is withdrawing from the process. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

CPS board members accuse Mayor Brandon Johnson of ‘sabotage’ in CEO search

February 12, 2026 at 6:50 p.m.

A group of six Chicago Public Schools board members blasted Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday, accusing City Hall of sabotaging a professional search for a new head of the school...

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