Chasimir Pulaski
@aguynamedchas.bsky.social
Vernacular architecture enthusiast. Personal account—all opinions mine alone.
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In September someone who lives across the street told me about the potential demolition. It will be a side yard for the brand-new home next door. The irony is that 2219 was owned by Ray Capitanini (who died in April), a longtime supporter of Preservation Chicago. His parents started Italian Village.
November 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
In September someone who lives across the street told me about the potential demolition. It will be a side yard for the brand-new home next door. The irony is that 2219 was owned by Ray Capitanini (who died in April), a longtime supporter of Preservation Chicago. His parents started Italian Village.
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Today for @wbez.org, @estheryjkang.bsky.social and @amyqin.bsky.social cover worsening conditions at Indian Trails Apartments - a large affordable complex at 121st Pl & Indiana whose current owners are engaging in classic distant slumlord practices, and are profiting handsomely from it.
What happened when Sausage King of Chicago bought a South Side housing complex?
The landlord has gotten millions in federal rent subsidies even as tenants complain about years of poor maintenance and deplorable conditions.
www.wbez.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Today for @wbez.org, @estheryjkang.bsky.social and @amyqin.bsky.social cover worsening conditions at Indian Trails Apartments - a large affordable complex at 121st Pl & Indiana whose current owners are engaging in classic distant slumlord practices, and are profiting handsomely from it.
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20 states sue the Trump administration over cuts to homeless permanent housing funding
20 states sue the Trump administration over cuts to homeless permanent housing funding
A coalition of attorneys general and governors filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration's new conditions and cuts to a Department of Housing and Urban Development permanent housing program.
dlvr.it
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
20 states sue the Trump administration over cuts to homeless permanent housing funding
CTA workers playing Curtis Mayfield on the platform that’s some Chicago shit
November 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
CTA workers playing Curtis Mayfield on the platform that’s some Chicago shit
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Mid-century Modern houses, Pill Hill, Chicago
November 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Mid-century Modern houses, Pill Hill, Chicago
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1300 block of S. Claremont, Chicago. These are not part of the Claremont Cottage Historic District, which is a few blocks north, even though they were built at roughly the same time--mid-1880s--
November 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
1300 block of S. Claremont, Chicago. These are not part of the Claremont Cottage Historic District, which is a few blocks north, even though they were built at roughly the same time--mid-1880s--
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New affordable/fair housing report by @impactforequity.bsky.social
Many Chicago suburbs are ignoring or violating Illinois' fair share housing law.
(NELG = nonexempt local government)
impactforequity.org/report/many-...
Second pic below is from: chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...
Many Chicago suburbs are ignoring or violating Illinois' fair share housing law.
(NELG = nonexempt local government)
impactforequity.org/report/many-...
Second pic below is from: chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...
November 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
New affordable/fair housing report by @impactforequity.bsky.social
Many Chicago suburbs are ignoring or violating Illinois' fair share housing law.
(NELG = nonexempt local government)
impactforequity.org/report/many-...
Second pic below is from: chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...
Many Chicago suburbs are ignoring or violating Illinois' fair share housing law.
(NELG = nonexempt local government)
impactforequity.org/report/many-...
Second pic below is from: chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...
Anybody have a contact at Lego I can talk to about them making a lego model of the old mid century modern Malcolm X College campus?
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Anybody have a contact at Lego I can talk to about them making a lego model of the old mid century modern Malcolm X College campus?
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The County moving from electing Kim Foxx to Eileen Burke has got to be one of the worst developments in Cook County.
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The County moving from electing Kim Foxx to Eileen Burke has got to be one of the worst developments in Cook County.
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So it’s worse than we thought
ICE’s Detention Center outside Chicago was sued on October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees. One day later, a "system crash" lost all video footage that could have shown how detainees were being treated. trib.al/QwT3aqI
November 21, 2025 at 12:32 AM
So it’s worse than we thought
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Ald. David Moore has been lobbying for a new Ogden Park fieldhouse since he took office 10 years ago, but funding was a significant obstacle.
Last week, City Council helped partially clear that hurdle. https://to.wttw.com/3JKyUNt
Last week, City Council helped partially clear that hurdle. https://to.wttw.com/3JKyUNt
$25M Announced for New Ogden Park Fieldhouse in Englewood, a Long-Awaited Dream Fulfilled
Officials announced Wednesday that $25 million in funding had been secured to demolish Ogden Park’s existing fieldhouse and replace it with a new building.
to.wttw.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Ald. David Moore has been lobbying for a new Ogden Park fieldhouse since he took office 10 years ago, but funding was a significant obstacle.
Last week, City Council helped partially clear that hurdle. https://to.wttw.com/3JKyUNt
Last week, City Council helped partially clear that hurdle. https://to.wttw.com/3JKyUNt
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The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since the pandemic—year-on-year job losses have hit 59k as manufacturing industries lose jobs at a rapid pace while growth in construction & transportation has nearly zeroed out
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since the pandemic—year-on-year job losses have hit 59k as manufacturing industries lose jobs at a rapid pace while growth in construction & transportation has nearly zeroed out
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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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Several Chicago newsrooms spent two months collecting and analyzing evidence of ICE & Border Patrol's use of tear gas and pepper spray in Chicago.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
Feds Used Chemical Agents Dozens of Times in Chicago
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during Operation Midway Blitz.
southsideweekly.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Several Chicago newsrooms spent two months collecting and analyzing evidence of ICE & Border Patrol's use of tear gas and pepper spray in Chicago.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
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1870s Chicago worker's cottage on S. Bell Avenue
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
1870s Chicago worker's cottage on S. Bell Avenue
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A small thread starring the glorious ceilings of St. Louis Public Library’s main branch
November 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
A small thread starring the glorious ceilings of St. Louis Public Library’s main branch
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NEWS: Internal Homeland Security documents on 600+ detainees to be released prove that the vast majority of immigrants detained in Chicago area are "low" public safety risk, even by the government's loose standards. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Only 2.5% on list of 614 ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show
Meanwhile, the other 598 people on the list had no listed criminal history at all.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
NEWS: Internal Homeland Security documents on 600+ detainees to be released prove that the vast majority of immigrants detained in Chicago area are "low" public safety risk, even by the government's loose standards. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
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4925 West Rice Street
November 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
4925 West Rice Street
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“By cutting aid for permanent housing by 2/3 next year, the plan risks a sudden end of support… beginning as soon as January. All are disabled — a condition of the aid — and many are 50 or older. The document does not explain how they would find housing.”
This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:05 AM
“By cutting aid for permanent housing by 2/3 next year, the plan risks a sudden end of support… beginning as soon as January. All are disabled — a condition of the aid — and many are 50 or older. The document does not explain how they would find housing.”
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This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
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Thursday morning, if you can make it downtown to the Chicago Federal courthouse, is a rally to demand the release of the daycare worker seized by ICE last week.
www.instagram.com/p/DQzJDBJDqEm/
www.instagram.com/p/DQzJDBJDqEm/
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Thursday morning, if you can make it downtown to the Chicago Federal courthouse, is a rally to demand the release of the daycare worker seized by ICE last week.
www.instagram.com/p/DQzJDBJDqEm/
www.instagram.com/p/DQzJDBJDqEm/
Meanwhile ICE raids are devastating local neighborhood businesses
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Meanwhile ICE raids are devastating local neighborhood businesses
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November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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About an hour after Ellis entered this injunction, a group of agents, including Bovino, drove away from a Southwest Side gas station where they were confronted by protestors, and fired a round of pepper balls at a sedan that pulled up alongside their vehicle, reports @chicagotribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
About an hour after Ellis entered this injunction, a group of agents, including Bovino, drove away from a Southwest Side gas station where they were confronted by protestors, and fired a round of pepper balls at a sedan that pulled up alongside their vehicle, reports @chicagotribune.com