Paris Schutz
@paschutz
Fox 32 Chicago Political Correspondent [email protected] Paris on Politics - MON/WED/FRI at 9:30pm! Singer/Songwriter/Musical Improviser
PARIS ON POLITICS WEDNESDAY: Mendoza "keeping her options open on Mayor's race" -- we go one on one. PLUS: the future of PBS and NPR as congress appears poised to cut all federal funding. Why lake levels are way down this year. AND Trump and Epstein - what the... 9:30pm…

Chicago's federal judges approve appointment of Andrew Boutros as US attorney in a procedure that’s becoming more common under the Trump administration chicagotribune.com/2025/07/25/and…
#BREAKING: A federal judge in Chicago has dismissed "in its entirety" but "without prejudice" the Justice Department's lawsuit against Illinois, Chicago and Cook County over sanctuary policies. The order from U.S. District Judge Lindsay Jenkins is here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/a0/c5/a10257d8…
If the FCC Chairman believes the government should dictate what constitutes fair or objective journalism, perhaps it’s time for an effort to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine? It was repealed in 1987 and has given rise to partisan media empires. Maybe everyone should play by the…
STATEMENT: This has been an unconstitutional shakedown from start to finish. Per the First Amendment, federal law, and longstanding precedent, the FCC has no business dictating the editorial choices of media outlets or conditioning merger approval on the viewpoints a network…
My thoughts today are with the laid-off journalists at the Chicago Tribune, and the ones that remain. They do great work under nearly impossible conditions working for failed leadership at Alden Global Capital
Today, @chicagotribune laid off five guild staff members in a roughly 10% cut to our newsroom. These layoffs underscore a sad but unsurprising failure of leadership by Alden Global Capital, our hedge fund owner, and local management.
Pentagon’s inspector general has received evidence that messages from Hegseth’s Signal account previewing a bombing campaign in Yemen were derived from a classified email labeled “SECRET/NOFORN." @DanLamothe @John_Hudson washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
Trade the heat for some heated debate! Paris on Politics hits your screen tonight at 9:30pm on @fox32news

Trump's name (along with many other names) was on Epstein's plane logs, his name is in his "black book" phone directory -- and his name was on phone message pads seized by police from Epstein's Palm Beach home in 2005. All these have long been part of the federal investigation…
Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files on.wsj.com/4mcTIKV
Breaking News: President Trump was told by Pam Bondi this spring that his name appeared in the Epstein files, said people who know of the exchange. nyti.ms/3TRcN9v
Trump’s adamant requests to move on from the Epstein case put into new context here:
Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files on.wsj.com/4mcTIKV
BREAKING via Reuters A federal judge in Florida has denied a US Justice Department bid to unseal grand jury transcripts related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Beyond the obvious - Ozzy was an incredible songwriter with a fantastic sense of melody. His ballads were killer. To be revered — not just as the founding father of metal — but as a pop culture icon — is a testament to his enduring creativity. This was my favorite song of his in…
Breaking News: Speaker Mike Johnson said he would shut down the House until September to block a vote on calling for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. nyti.ms/4nZtblR
Jeffrey Epstein accuser says she asked FBI twice to look into Trump trib.al/WhmyplL
.@ChrisWhiteGU, author of "Pope Leo XIV," also spoke with @paschutz on @fox32news about his new book and #PopeLeoXIV's journey to becoming pope: bit.ly/4f36z02
A new book suggests Chicago-born Richard Prevost may have been reluctant at first to take on the weighty responsibility of becoming Pope Leo XIV. fox32chicago.com/news/new-book-…
A new book suggests Chicago-born Richard Prevost may have been reluctant at first to take on the weighty responsibility of becoming Pope Leo XIV. fox32chicago.com/news/new-book-…
Exclusive: For Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday, friends created a book of bawdy letters. One was from Donald Trump. on.wsj.com/3TL8s7C
PARIS ON POLITICS THURSDAY - 9:30pm @fox32news Chicago's chief investigator - IG Deborah Witzburg with the bombshell announcement - she will not seek another term. We ask her why. PLUS: Is it time to legalize video gaming in Chicago bars/restaurants, a new book inside the Papal…

NEW: Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg says she will not seek a second term as the city's watchdog - after getting legislation passed to strengthen investigations of the Mayor's office..
Trump 2017: "It is my pleasure and my honor to announce my nomination of Jerome Powell." Trump today: "He's a terrible Fed chair. I was surprised he was appointed. I was surprised frankly that Biden put him in and extended him." Every news story will include both clips, right?