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482.4K
Posts
245.7K
Following
1.2K
Account age
18 yrs
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Illinois lawmakers have introduced a bill that would decriminalize prostitution and create a sex worker’s bill of rights.
The only state in which prostitution is legal in the United States is Nevada.
(https://t.co/8oX1PWJBtI)
160.3K views
A special guest crashed Demetrius Ivory's forecast during WGN News at 9!
102K views
Chicago Bears great and legendary sports personality Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael has passed away.
He was 67.
(https://t.co/KkdGbV3GmN)
📊 Post performance
633.3K
Avg views / post
1.3×
Reach vs followers
May 2008
On X since
🔥 Top post: #BREAKING: Former Bears quarterback Jay Cutler arrested for DUI, · 1.8M views
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.04 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 3 video · 6 image · 9 text.
Follower / following
417×
Follows 1.2K back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
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A special guest crashed Demetrius Ivory's forecast during WGN News at 9!
Chicago Bears great and legendary sports personality Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael has passed away.
He was 67.
(https://t.co/KkdGbV3GmN)
Illinois lawmakers have introduced a bill that would decriminalize prostitution and create a sex worker’s bill of rights.
The only state in which prostitution is legal in the United States is Nevada.
(https://t.co/8oX1PWJBtI)
'This isn't goodbye, it's thank you and I'll see you later': Tom Skilling officially signs off after 45 years at WGN
BREAKING: Chicago’s Board of Education voted unanimously on Thursday to remove School Resource Officers from city schools.
The vote was 7-0.
Tom Skilling, a fixture of Chicago television and beloved by generations, announced Thursday he will retire next year after 45 years at WGN
With the stroke of his pen, Governor J.B. Pritzker made Illinois the first state in the nation to ban book bans.
#BREAKING: JB Pritzker reelected, wins second term as Illinois governor.
More: https://t.co/bYwg0b3rV7
#BREAKING: Man wanted in Highland Park parade shooting taken into custody: https://t.co/bMCmq8AHHx
According to a recent poll, nearly one in three Americans think Ben Affleck is the best on-screen Batman.
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Stores looted, damaged in Chicago's Goose Island neighborhood: https://t.co/XJbOYwSqlA
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined X in 2008 — 18 years ago.
👁️Averages 633.3K views per post.
📤Posts about 0× per week.
💬1.42% engagement rate.
🏅Earned the 100K Followers for passing 100K followers.
📍Based in United States.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated69/100
Good
Credibility score
85%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 85% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Engagement (~1.3× of followers engage each post) is around typical for X.
- Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
- Verified account.
- Established account (18+ years old).
- 1.42% engagement — below the ~14.4% typical for this size.
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
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