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Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
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Sure sounds like current board members are actively trying to sabotage the hard-fought #RevenuesAndReform of SB2111 through an amendatory veto.
We're not done yet: call @govpritzker.illinois.gov's office and tell him to sign SB2111 **as-is**!
gov.illinois.gov/contact-us/c...
We're not done yet: call @govpritzker.illinois.gov's office and tell him to sign SB2111 **as-is**!
gov.illinois.gov/contact-us/c...
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Sure sounds like current board members are actively trying to sabotage the hard-fought #RevenuesAndReform of SB2111 through an amendatory veto.
We're not done yet: call @govpritzker.illinois.gov's office and tell him to sign SB2111 **as-is**!
gov.illinois.gov/contact-us/c...
We're not done yet: call @govpritzker.illinois.gov's office and tell him to sign SB2111 **as-is**!
gov.illinois.gov/contact-us/c...
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The alderperson provided an update today: many of the already installed protections will be removed and planned protections will not be installed
the bike lane construction in question
it goes from 18th/Clark to 18th/Michigan, with a protected intersection at 18th/Wabash
it goes from 18th/Clark to 18th/Michigan, with a protected intersection at 18th/Wabash
November 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The alderperson provided an update today: many of the already installed protections will be removed and planned protections will not be installed
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Cook County has an active infill rail station study underway. Put dots on the map where you want a new train station. cook-rail-survey-hntbcorp.hub.arcgis.com
Cook County Rail Survey
Take the Cook County Rail Infill Station Study Survey for where you'd like to see rail stations.
cook-rail-survey-hntbcorp.hub.arcgis.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Cook County has an active infill rail station study underway. Put dots on the map where you want a new train station. cook-rail-survey-hntbcorp.hub.arcgis.com
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A vision of subterranean sunlight & shadows, Lower Wacker Place
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A vision of subterranean sunlight & shadows, Lower Wacker Place
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Yet another variety of cop has arrived—NIPAS/assorted suburban Illinois cops from various departments recruited for riot control.
Dogs barking.
ISP just gave another warning, ordering protesters to disperse or potentially face chemical weapons or "pain compliance techniques."
Dogs barking.
ISP just gave another warning, ordering protesters to disperse or potentially face chemical weapons or "pain compliance techniques."
November 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Yet another variety of cop has arrived—NIPAS/assorted suburban Illinois cops from various departments recruited for riot control.
Dogs barking.
ISP just gave another warning, ordering protesters to disperse or potentially face chemical weapons or "pain compliance techniques."
Dogs barking.
ISP just gave another warning, ordering protesters to disperse or potentially face chemical weapons or "pain compliance techniques."
ICE helicopter currently hovering over the North Ave Home Depot. Spotted from Cortland Bridge.
October 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
ICE helicopter currently hovering over the North Ave Home Depot. Spotted from Cortland Bridge.
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Also contains parking reform! This is a preliminary map of Chicagoland based on the People Over Parking Act provision.
It would also apply downstate though!
It would also apply downstate though!
October 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Also contains parking reform! This is a preliminary map of Chicagoland based on the People Over Parking Act provision.
It would also apply downstate though!
It would also apply downstate though!
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So not only does the massive transit package passed last night fill the funding gap, it *boosts* ops funding by roughly the size of the gap, eliminates parking minimums within a half mile of rail stations, and gives the new regional transit board sweeping powers to do public development
Crain’s is good about revenue sources and splits
www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/tra...
I believe the parts not discussed above (parking reform, land development authority, etc.) are largely retained from May
www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/tra...
I believe the parts not discussed above (parking reform, land development authority, etc.) are largely retained from May
Last-minute, $1.5B transit compromise being debated in Springfield
The transit revenue package relies on increasing the transit sales tax in the six-county region and transportation related sources. It also includes a steep tollway hike.
www.chicagobusiness.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
So not only does the massive transit package passed last night fill the funding gap, it *boosts* ops funding by roughly the size of the gap, eliminates parking minimums within a half mile of rail stations, and gives the new regional transit board sweeping powers to do public development
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Just got this action alert, I think from @betterstreetschicago.org
Sign a witness slip immediately for the transit funding bill. Info in alt text
mbl.ms/mKgZnW7m-BQ
Sign a witness slip immediately for the transit funding bill. Info in alt text
mbl.ms/mKgZnW7m-BQ
October 30, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Just got this action alert, I think from @betterstreetschicago.org
Sign a witness slip immediately for the transit funding bill. Info in alt text
mbl.ms/mKgZnW7m-BQ
Sign a witness slip immediately for the transit funding bill. Info in alt text
mbl.ms/mKgZnW7m-BQ
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Witness Slip Warriors: You are a PROPONENT of SB2111 if you love trains and buses! Get to it. (Previously shared an outdated link, this is current.)
Sorry, this is an old link. Please use this one from today if you have any issues navigating to the new place to submit the witness slip.
mbl.ms/mKso5XZhOHV
mbl.ms/mKso5XZhOHV
Official government website of the Illinois General Assembly
Welcome to the Official government website of the Illinois General Assembly
mbl.ms
October 30, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Witness Slip Warriors: You are a PROPONENT of SB2111 if you love trains and buses! Get to it. (Previously shared an outdated link, this is current.)
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Ellis describes this incident:
As the agents drove away from a confrontation in Little Village on Thursday, “they pointed a pepper ball gun and then a real gun at … Chris Gentry, a combat veteran who was lawfully standing on the side of the road ‘bang, bang,’ and ‘you’re dead liberal.'”
As the agents drove away from a confrontation in Little Village on Thursday, “they pointed a pepper ball gun and then a real gun at … Chris Gentry, a combat veteran who was lawfully standing on the side of the road ‘bang, bang,’ and ‘you’re dead liberal.'”
October 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Ellis describes this incident:
As the agents drove away from a confrontation in Little Village on Thursday, “they pointed a pepper ball gun and then a real gun at … Chris Gentry, a combat veteran who was lawfully standing on the side of the road ‘bang, bang,’ and ‘you’re dead liberal.'”
As the agents drove away from a confrontation in Little Village on Thursday, “they pointed a pepper ball gun and then a real gun at … Chris Gentry, a combat veteran who was lawfully standing on the side of the road ‘bang, bang,’ and ‘you’re dead liberal.'”
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As ICE continues to terrorize our communities, kidnapping our neighbors, 9 cyclists came together this morning at 6am to buyout 5 vendors and donate the food to a local shelter. They went home safe, hungry ppl were fed, this is #BikeChi ✊🏽
October 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
As ICE continues to terrorize our communities, kidnapping our neighbors, 9 cyclists came together this morning at 6am to buyout 5 vendors and donate the food to a local shelter. They went home safe, hungry ppl were fed, this is #BikeChi ✊🏽
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CTA fare hikes going the wrong way, penalizing multi-ride ticket holders more than single-trip fares:
🚍 Bus fare: $2.50 (+$0.25, +11%)
🚇 ‘L’ fare: $2.75 (+$0.25, +10%)
📅 1-Day Pass: $6.00 (+$1.00, +20%)
📆 7-Day Pass: $25.00 (+$5.00, +20%)
🗓️ Regional Connect: $45.00 (+$15.00, +50% (!!))
🚍 Bus fare: $2.50 (+$0.25, +11%)
🚇 ‘L’ fare: $2.75 (+$0.25, +10%)
📅 1-Day Pass: $6.00 (+$1.00, +20%)
📆 7-Day Pass: $25.00 (+$5.00, +20%)
🗓️ Regional Connect: $45.00 (+$15.00, +50% (!!))
October 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
CTA fare hikes going the wrong way, penalizing multi-ride ticket holders more than single-trip fares:
🚍 Bus fare: $2.50 (+$0.25, +11%)
🚇 ‘L’ fare: $2.75 (+$0.25, +10%)
📅 1-Day Pass: $6.00 (+$1.00, +20%)
📆 7-Day Pass: $25.00 (+$5.00, +20%)
🗓️ Regional Connect: $45.00 (+$15.00, +50% (!!))
🚍 Bus fare: $2.50 (+$0.25, +11%)
🚇 ‘L’ fare: $2.75 (+$0.25, +10%)
📅 1-Day Pass: $6.00 (+$1.00, +20%)
📆 7-Day Pass: $25.00 (+$5.00, +20%)
🗓️ Regional Connect: $45.00 (+$15.00, +50% (!!))
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Foreign student enrollment:
IIT 51%
UChicago 31%
Art Institute of Chicago 31%
U of I 22%
Northwestern 21%
IIT 51%
UChicago 31%
Art Institute of Chicago 31%
U of I 22%
Northwestern 21%
Trump caps international student enrollment at top US universities, limits set at 15%
www.businesstoday.in/nri/study/st...
www.businesstoday.in/nri/study/st...
Trump caps international student enrollment at top US universities, limits set at 15% - BusinessToday
This move is part of a broader policy aimed at regulating academic admissions and funding, and it is set to have significant repercussions for colleges and universities across the United States.
www.businesstoday.in
October 14, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Foreign student enrollment:
IIT 51%
UChicago 31%
Art Institute of Chicago 31%
U of I 22%
Northwestern 21%
IIT 51%
UChicago 31%
Art Institute of Chicago 31%
U of I 22%
Northwestern 21%
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ICE agents arrest Alderperson Jessie L. Fuentes (26th Ward of Chicago city council) after she questions them on whether they have a signed judicial warrant to arrest a person at Humboldt Park Hospital.
“He has Constitutional rights.”
“No.”
ICE’s exact mindset: no one is allowed any rights now.
“He has Constitutional rights.”
“No.”
ICE’s exact mindset: no one is allowed any rights now.
October 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
ICE agents arrest Alderperson Jessie L. Fuentes (26th Ward of Chicago city council) after she questions them on whether they have a signed judicial warrant to arrest a person at Humboldt Park Hospital.
“He has Constitutional rights.”
“No.”
ICE’s exact mindset: no one is allowed any rights now.
“He has Constitutional rights.”
“No.”
ICE’s exact mindset: no one is allowed any rights now.
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ICE just killed an immigrant at a traffic stop outside Chicago while simultaneously tear gassing protesters ALL IN ONE DAY and the entire timeline is still massive accounts talking about the Kirk shooting and Pritzker scaring Trump off
Literally what the fuck is wrong with all of you
Literally what the fuck is wrong with all of you
September 13, 2025 at 3:58 AM
ICE just killed an immigrant at a traffic stop outside Chicago while simultaneously tear gassing protesters ALL IN ONE DAY and the entire timeline is still massive accounts talking about the Kirk shooting and Pritzker scaring Trump off
Literally what the fuck is wrong with all of you
Literally what the fuck is wrong with all of you
Living in Chicago is cool because our public transit system ranks as an excitement level "Medium" in Chris Sawyer Rollercoaster Tycoon.
Lol pretty sure my Brown line train operator triggered an over speed automatic emergency brake application doing down the Belmont flyover.
September 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Living in Chicago is cool because our public transit system ranks as an excitement level "Medium" in Chris Sawyer Rollercoaster Tycoon.
Lol pretty sure my Brown line train operator triggered an over speed automatic emergency brake application doing down the Belmont flyover.
September 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Lol pretty sure my Brown line train operator triggered an over speed automatic emergency brake application doing down the Belmont flyover.
Conrail takes over operatoin of CTA blue line.
September 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Conrail takes over operatoin of CTA blue line.
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This detour significanly defreases my saftey on my new commute.
Please write to Ald. Scott Waguespack and CDOT encouraging them to phase the construction of the bridge so that half can remain open to pedestrains and cyclists and/or to add a temporary protected bike lane on North and Fulerton.
Please write to Ald. Scott Waguespack and CDOT encouraging them to phase the construction of the bridge so that half can remain open to pedestrains and cyclists and/or to add a temporary protected bike lane on North and Fulerton.
September 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This detour significanly defreases my saftey on my new commute.
Please write to Ald. Scott Waguespack and CDOT encouraging them to phase the construction of the bridge so that half can remain open to pedestrains and cyclists and/or to add a temporary protected bike lane on North and Fulerton.
Please write to Ald. Scott Waguespack and CDOT encouraging them to phase the construction of the bridge so that half can remain open to pedestrains and cyclists and/or to add a temporary protected bike lane on North and Fulerton.
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Turns out it’s a thing
August 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Turns out it’s a thing
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Thank you IG girlies for providing a timelapse that exactly shows why we need dedicated bus lanes and enforcement on DLSD.
Those two busses have probably 80-100 people on them
Those two busses have probably 80-100 people on them
August 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Thank you IG girlies for providing a timelapse that exactly shows why we need dedicated bus lanes and enforcement on DLSD.
Those two busses have probably 80-100 people on them
Those two busses have probably 80-100 people on them
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If a University of Chicago student can do an economic analysis that says bridging the fiscal cliff has a benefit-cost ratio of 168%, should be a real no-brainer for our state legislators to get behind a robust revenue package.
Chicago transit fiscal cliff cost-benefit analysis @dtkoslovsky.bsky.social. "Public transportation projects regularly pencil out in cost-benefit analyses, and do so especially easily in large metropolitan areas."
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/08/26/a...
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/08/26/a...
August 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
If a University of Chicago student can do an economic analysis that says bridging the fiscal cliff has a benefit-cost ratio of 168%, should be a real no-brainer for our state legislators to get behind a robust revenue package.