Tina Sfondeles is the Chief Political Reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times. She covers a range of topics including government and politics, with a focus on Illinois, the GOP, social issues, and the DNC. Tina's work has been featured in notable outlets such as Business Insider, NPR Illinois, and ABC 7 Chicago.
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Tina's reporting is heavily focused on local government and politics, particularly in Illinois and Chicago. She frequently covers announcements from government officials and legal policy regulations, as well as evolving political stories.
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By: Tina Sfondeles
Después de semanas de preparación por parte de las comunidades inmigrantes de Chicago y un fin de semana lleno de miedo en medio de múltiples informes de que la ciudad serviría como la primera redada importante, no hubo informes de aplicación de la ley de inmigración el martes.
By: Tina Sfondeles
La demanda del fiscal general de Illinois, Kwame Raoul, afirma que la orden ejecutiva del presidente Donald Trump es inconstitucional.
By: Jon Seidel, Tina Sfondeles
The arguments follow 11 weeks of testimony, in which jurors heard from 63 witnesses. Most notable among them was Madigan himself. He testified for nearly 12 hours over four days earlier this month. His co-defendant, Michael McClain, opted not to testify.
By: Tina Sfondeles, Dave McKinney Wbez, Jon Seidel
The arguments follow 11 weeks of testimony in which jurors heard from 63 witnesses. Most notable among them was Michael Madigan himself.
By: Jon Seidel, Tina Sfondeles, Dave McKinney Wbez, Pat Nabong
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan walks to the Everett M. Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in the Loop on Oct. 2, 2024.
By: Tina Sfondeles, Jon Seidel
The prosecutor made her comment as she continued her closing argument and began to wade into allegations involving AT&T and former state Rep. Edward “Eddie” Acevedo.
By: Tina Sfondeles
A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day executive order that would have ended birthright citizenship for the U.S.-born children of immigrants without legal status.
By: Dave McKinney Wbez, Jon Seidel, Tina Sfondeles
To convict Michael Madigan of a racketeering conspiracy, jurors will need to find that Madigan or his close ally agreed that two so-called racketeering acts would be committed — not that they were actually carried out.
By: Tina Sfondeles
El fallo marca la primera gran derrota para Trump, tres días después de tomar juramento, y el bloqueo temporal se aplica a todo el país. El juez de distrito de EE.UU. John C. Coughenour calificó la orden como “descaradamente inconstitucional”.
By: Jon Seidel, Tina Sfondeles
Madigan and McClain are on trial for a racketeering conspiracy. Prosecutors say Madigan led a criminal enterprise for nearly a decade, designed to enhance his political power and reward his allies and associates. McClain allegedly acted as his agent.
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