Chicago Critical Mass
chicritmass.bsky.social
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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November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Yep!
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Accurate
When the right tool for the job meets the obsolete one.
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
A fun MONDAYNIGHTRIDECHICAGO last night ending with Vienna beef hotdogs.
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A great Chicago street vendor bike tour today thru the Little Village neighborhood. #Chicago
November 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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
Lots of Holiday Chicago traffic downtown tonight. #Chicago
November 22, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Next Friday Chicago
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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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...
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
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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...
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
Dang! Been a rough year for everybody
Anyway please enjoy this pumpkin I saw yesterday
November 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Mike D, founding member of the Beastie Boys

Happy #BicycleBirthday, Mike D!
Born November 20, 1965
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
Chicago rules. Reduce Reuse recycle. Happy Holidays.
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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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
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...
shorturl.at
November 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
So sad ☹️ #Chicago
November 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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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...
Illinois commits funding to bring trains to Quad Cities | High Speed Rail Alliance
www.hsrail.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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)
November 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Hell Yeah!
Dogs need protection too.
Today I learned that there are bike helmets for dogs.
November 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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
November 17, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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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
Chicago Street vendor buyout bicycle tour today with @cyclingxsolidarity #Chicago
November 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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
November 17, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Get outside Chicago!!!
November 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM