Chicago Critical Mass
@chicritmass.bsky.social
A Free bicycle ride the last Friday of every month 6PM leaving from Daley plaza. Come out & ride.
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🎁CHICAGO'S ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SHOPPING LOCAL🎁
Block Club highlighted 100+ shops across Chicago where you can get a perfect gift for everyone on your list — while supporting small businesses. Check out our neighborhood gift guides:
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Block Club highlighted 100+ shops across Chicago where you can get a perfect gift for everyone on your list — while supporting small businesses. Check out our neighborhood gift guides:
blockclubchi.co/4r3hEnd
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🎁CHICAGO'S ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SHOPPING LOCAL🎁
Block Club highlighted 100+ shops across Chicago where you can get a perfect gift for everyone on your list — while supporting small businesses. Check out our neighborhood gift guides:
blockclubchi.co/4r3hEnd
Block Club highlighted 100+ shops across Chicago where you can get a perfect gift for everyone on your list — while supporting small businesses. Check out our neighborhood gift guides:
blockclubchi.co/4r3hEnd
Accurate
When the right tool for the job meets the obsolete one.
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Accurate
A fun MONDAYNIGHTRIDECHICAGO last night ending with Vienna beef hotdogs.
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A fun MONDAYNIGHTRIDECHICAGO last night ending with Vienna beef hotdogs.
WTF 🤬
No more bike rack at the Jewel, 1220 S. Ashland Ave. It’s gone. We have to use a sign pole now. 🙁🚲🚲🚲 #BikeChi @bikegridnow.org @chicagobikesox.com @chicritmass.bsky.social @betterstreetschicago.org
November 22, 2025 at 5:56 AM
WTF 🤬
Next Friday Chicago
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Next Friday Chicago
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Check your Gmail & Google Workspace settings - I was opted in to all of this by default. No clankers!
Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Check your Gmail & Google Workspace settings - I was opted in to all of this by default. No clankers!
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I'm by no means a property tax expert, but I compiled 8 reasons why your Chicago property tax bill (that you received last week) might have gone up
www.stevencanplan.com/2025/11/reas...
www.stevencanplan.com/2025/11/reas...
Reasons why your (a Chicagoan) 2024 property tax bill went up
The second and final installment property tax bill for 2024 was mailed to Cook County property owners on Friday, November 14. Social media was abuzz as many people opened their mail (or checked the…
www.stevencanplan.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I'm by no means a property tax expert, but I compiled 8 reasons why your Chicago property tax bill (that you received last week) might have gone up
www.stevencanplan.com/2025/11/reas...
www.stevencanplan.com/2025/11/reas...
Dang! Been a rough year for everybody
November 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Dang! Been a rough year for everybody
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November 20, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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This urban legend feature is very much real
Sure there are safety benefits from @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social reflective windbreaker, but if you struggle getting infrared sensors to work when you walk up to the sink they help with that too. The second you walk into any bathroom w/ automatic faucets every sink/toilet start going off like crazy
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This urban legend feature is very much real
Chicago rules. Reduce Reuse recycle. Happy Holidays.
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Chicago rules. Reduce Reuse recycle. Happy Holidays.
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come hang at a (BI)cy(Cle)cross event Sat at Big Marsh Park! A thing to do w/ bikes on maybe a fine fall day! sort of sporty? probably wacky! shorturl.at/D0tuD
@femnthembikechi.bsky.social @chicritmass.bsky.social @chicagobikesox.com @chiwho.bike @westtownbikes.bsky.social @atalliance.bsky.social
@femnthembikechi.bsky.social @chicritmass.bsky.social @chicagobikesox.com @chiwho.bike @westtownbikes.bsky.social @atalliance.bsky.social
Cyclocross 4 Everyone #1
The Cyclocross 4 Everyone #1 is on Saturday November 22, 2025. It includes the following events: Advanced (A): Men/Open 60 Minutes, Advanced (A): Women/Open 60 Minutes, U23 Youth 2 Laps/30 Minutes, In...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
come hang at a (BI)cy(Cle)cross event Sat at Big Marsh Park! A thing to do w/ bikes on maybe a fine fall day! sort of sporty? probably wacky! shorturl.at/D0tuD
@femnthembikechi.bsky.social @chicritmass.bsky.social @chicagobikesox.com @chiwho.bike @westtownbikes.bsky.social @atalliance.bsky.social
@femnthembikechi.bsky.social @chicritmass.bsky.social @chicagobikesox.com @chiwho.bike @westtownbikes.bsky.social @atalliance.bsky.social
So sad ☹️ #Chicago
Tragic: A hit-and-run SUV driver killed a pedestrian, 45, Monday around 4:45 PM in a shopping plaza near 117th/Marshfield in the Morgan Park neighborhood.
Hit-and-run driver kills pedestrian at Morgan Park shopping plaza, police say
A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run at a South Side shopping plaza on Monday afternoon, Chicago police said.
abc7chicago.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
So sad ☹️ #Chicago
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Trains to Moline. This is still gonna take a while, but at least it's coming.
www.hsrail.org/blog/illinoi...
www.hsrail.org/blog/illinoi...
Illinois commits funding to bring trains to Quad Cities | High Speed Rail Alliance
www.hsrail.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Trains to Moline. This is still gonna take a while, but at least it's coming.
www.hsrail.org/blog/illinoi...
www.hsrail.org/blog/illinoi...
Here is your chance Chicagoans 👍🏻
the @chicagogrowthproj.bsky.social is hosting a candidates forum on Wednesday night, 11/19/25, at Beermiscuous, 6-8 PM
confirmed to attend:
Jessica Vasquez (running for Cook County 8th District)
Rev. John Harrell (IL House, 8th)
Ridge Knapp (IL House, 13th)
Sunjay Kumar (ibid)
Demi Palecek (ibid)
confirmed to attend:
Jessica Vasquez (running for Cook County 8th District)
Rev. John Harrell (IL House, 8th)
Ridge Knapp (IL House, 13th)
Sunjay Kumar (ibid)
Demi Palecek (ibid)
November 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Here is your chance Chicagoans 👍🏻
Hell Yeah!
Dogs need protection too.
Today I learned that there are bike helmets for dogs.
November 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Hell Yeah!
Such a fun night. #Chicago
Black-led sustainable transportation groups SouthSide Critical Mass and Equiticity converged for the Chicago Bike Collective Ride.
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/17/b...
@equiticity.bsky.social @atalliance.bsky.social @chicritmass.bsky.social
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/17/b...
@equiticity.bsky.social @atalliance.bsky.social @chicritmass.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Such a fun night. #Chicago
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Anyone have good book recommendations for municipal finance? Doesn't have to be Chicago oriented
November 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Anyone have good book recommendations for municipal finance? Doesn't have to be Chicago oriented
Thanks 👍
I can assure you that the Cortland Street Bridge is still traversable by bicycle 🚲🚲🚲, via the north sidewalk, despite ROAD CLOSED and BRIDGE OUT signs.
#BikeChi @bikegridnow.org @chicritmass.bsky.social @chicagobikesox.com
#BikeChi @bikegridnow.org @chicritmass.bsky.social @chicagobikesox.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Thanks 👍
Get outside Chicago!!!
November 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Get outside Chicago!!!