Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth
@leniann.bsky.social
She/her. Personal account. 🇵🇭🏳️🌈💃🏻💙
For official aldermanic services and response go to the48thward.org
For official aldermanic services and response go to the48thward.org
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The 48th Ward
The official website of Alderwoman Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth of Chicago's 48th ward.
the48thward.org
Good morning and hello🌞
I’m the freshman Alderwoman of the 48th ward in Chicago, Edgewater and Uptown. This is my personal account. For official response and service please head to the48thward.org
I’m the freshman Alderwoman of the 48th ward in Chicago, Edgewater and Uptown. This is my personal account. For official response and service please head to the48thward.org
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Northwestern’s Trump deal harms students and faculty by gutting research, abandoning Gaza justice, and giving $75 million to the Trump regime. Throwing your campus under the bus isn’t leadership — it’s cowardice. Hold NU accountable and demand they stand with their community over Trump.
Northwestern settles with Trump administration in $75M deal to regain federal funding
The university will pay $75 million over three years to end the Trump administration's investigations into antisemitism on its campus and to have millions of dollars in federal funding restored.
www.npr.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Northwestern’s Trump deal harms students and faculty by gutting research, abandoning Gaza justice, and giving $75 million to the Trump regime. Throwing your campus under the bus isn’t leadership — it’s cowardice. Hold NU accountable and demand they stand with their community over Trump.
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mmmmm that’s a nice coach house, right behind a two-flat converted to a three-flat
@leniann.bsky.social
@leniann.bsky.social
brand new blog post: What to know about Chicago’s permanent ADU ordinance
What to know about Chicago’s permanent ADU ordinance - Chicago Cityscape - Blog
The pilot replacement takes effect in less than six monthsThe ADU pilot program that was meant to last only three years...
buff.ly
December 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
mmmmm that’s a nice coach house, right behind a two-flat converted to a three-flat
@leniann.bsky.social
@leniann.bsky.social
“Good morning”, “thank you”- Chicagoans on the 22 greeting the CTA bus driver today
December 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“Good morning”, “thank you”- Chicagoans on the 22 greeting the CTA bus driver today
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Thousands of demonstrators including from the dominant Roman Catholic church clergy are protesting in the Philippines, calling for the swift prosecution of top legislators. n.pr/48brg8f
Thousands in Philippines protest corruption, demand return of stolen funds
Thousands of demonstrators including from the dominant Roman Catholic church clergy are protesting in the Philippines, calling for the swift prosecution of top legislators.
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Thousands of demonstrators including from the dominant Roman Catholic church clergy are protesting in the Philippines, calling for the swift prosecution of top legislators. n.pr/48brg8f
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Realtors know that, in many parts of the country, if you educate people about climate risk, the housing market will collapse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Realtors know that, in many parts of the country, if you educate people about climate risk, the housing market will collapse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
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New requirements incl 80 work hrs/mo. Reporting starts in Dec. Failure to report for 3mo=termination from SNAP & ineligibility for 3y. No longer exempt: Vets, houseless neighbors, elderly, former foster youth, TVisa recipients.
🎧Hope Pavich, Care for Friends: the48thward.zoom.us/rec/play/tJV...
🎧Hope Pavich, Care for Friends: the48thward.zoom.us/rec/play/tJV...
November 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
New requirements incl 80 work hrs/mo. Reporting starts in Dec. Failure to report for 3mo=termination from SNAP & ineligibility for 3y. No longer exempt: Vets, houseless neighbors, elderly, former foster youth, TVisa recipients.
🎧Hope Pavich, Care for Friends: the48thward.zoom.us/rec/play/tJV...
🎧Hope Pavich, Care for Friends: the48thward.zoom.us/rec/play/tJV...
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Lawfare's Litigation Tracker is currently following 233 active cases challenging actions from the Trump administration, including the attempt to suspend SNAP benefits and federalization of National Guard in Illinois.
Check it out at lawfaremedia.org/trumptracker.
Check it out at lawfaremedia.org/trumptracker.
Litigation Tracker
Find legal challenges to executive orders and actions from the Trump administration.
lawfaremedia.org
November 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Lawfare's Litigation Tracker is currently following 233 active cases challenging actions from the Trump administration, including the attempt to suspend SNAP benefits and federalization of National Guard in Illinois.
Check it out at lawfaremedia.org/trumptracker.
Check it out at lawfaremedia.org/trumptracker.
Queer Chicago shoutout. In the face of SNAP eligibility requirements: Brave Space Alliance is partnering with a network of local organizations as part of a Community Resource Day, offering free clothing, baby essentials, social services, and more. rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/11/26/f...
November 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Queer Chicago shoutout. In the face of SNAP eligibility requirements: Brave Space Alliance is partnering with a network of local organizations as part of a Community Resource Day, offering free clothing, baby essentials, social services, and more. rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/11/26/f...
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According to the GAO, more full-time Walmart employees receive SNAP benefits than any other employer in the nation. Perhaps Walmart executives should spend more time puzzling over the ethics of that. www.gao.gov/assets/gao-2...
November 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
According to the GAO, more full-time Walmart employees receive SNAP benefits than any other employer in the nation. Perhaps Walmart executives should spend more time puzzling over the ethics of that. www.gao.gov/assets/gao-2...
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🚨Chicago Judge Sarah Ellis releases a 233 page opinion in response to a review of Use of Force cams worn by agents. She concludes ICE lies to justify UOF.
🔥Truth we all know outed on ABC🔥 ~ TY Judge Ellis
🔥Truth we all know outed on ABC🔥 ~ TY Judge Ellis
November 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🚨Chicago Judge Sarah Ellis releases a 233 page opinion in response to a review of Use of Force cams worn by agents. She concludes ICE lies to justify UOF.
🔥Truth we all know outed on ABC🔥 ~ TY Judge Ellis
🔥Truth we all know outed on ABC🔥 ~ TY Judge Ellis
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A university called Northwestern should have a compass.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:27 AM
A university called Northwestern should have a compass.
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Peter Drucker, a lecturer at Frankfurt University when the Nazis took over, recalled a faculty meeting where the new Nazi boss said Jews were banned and anyone complaining would be sent to a concentration camp. A professor then asked a question: “Will there be more money for research in physiology?”
Northwestern University agrees to pay $75 million as part of deal with Trump administration that restores frozen funds | CNN
Northwestern University has reached a $75-million deal with the Trump administration which restores frozen federal funding and ends an antisemitism investigation, the Department of Justice announced F...
www.cnn.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Peter Drucker, a lecturer at Frankfurt University when the Nazis took over, recalled a faculty meeting where the new Nazi boss said Jews were banned and anyone complaining would be sent to a concentration camp. A professor then asked a question: “Will there be more money for research in physiology?”
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"The agreement places no restrictions on our transgender community."
Except whether they can play sports, where they can use the bathroom or locker room, what kind of housing they can live in, and what healthcare they can receive.
Except whether they can play sports, where they can use the bathroom or locker room, what kind of housing they can live in, and what healthcare they can receive.
November 29, 2025 at 4:32 AM
"The agreement places no restrictions on our transgender community."
Except whether they can play sports, where they can use the bathroom or locker room, what kind of housing they can live in, and what healthcare they can receive.
Except whether they can play sports, where they can use the bathroom or locker room, what kind of housing they can live in, and what healthcare they can receive.
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Columbia and Northwestern are the academic homes to the most prestigious journalism schools in the country and they are the two universities that caved to the Trump administration’s extortion demands that are directly connected to the First Amendment. Just gonna sit with that for a while.
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Columbia and Northwestern are the academic homes to the most prestigious journalism schools in the country and they are the two universities that caved to the Trump administration’s extortion demands that are directly connected to the First Amendment. Just gonna sit with that for a while.
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Wishing you and yours a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving. I appreciate all of you who follow my work on a daily basis. My hope is it brings some happiness into your day. Enjoy the holiday.
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Wishing you and yours a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving. I appreciate all of you who follow my work on a daily basis. My hope is it brings some happiness into your day. Enjoy the holiday.
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If you're looking for alternatives to big corporate stores, @chicagoreader.com's annual holiday gift guide might help. chicagoreader.com/city-life/ho...
The Reader’s 2025 Holiday Gift Guide - Chicago Reader
Locally made goods, unique experiences, and Chicago organizations to support.
chicagoreader.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
If you're looking for alternatives to big corporate stores, @chicagoreader.com's annual holiday gift guide might help. chicagoreader.com/city-life/ho...
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Such an absolute shame & embarrassment.
Fuck, Northwestern just caved. Reading the deal now. ( www.northwestern.edu/president/do... )
www.northwestern.edu
November 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Such an absolute shame & embarrassment.
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Shop Local 2025: A LGBTQ+-Owned Businesses Gift Guide 🎁
From queer literature to tickets to a drag cooking class, you’ll find something for everyone at these LGBTQ+-owned businesses while supporting a marginalized community. blockclubchi.co/3WWQpwZ
From queer literature to tickets to a drag cooking class, you’ll find something for everyone at these LGBTQ+-owned businesses while supporting a marginalized community. blockclubchi.co/3WWQpwZ
November 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Shop Local 2025: A LGBTQ+-Owned Businesses Gift Guide 🎁
From queer literature to tickets to a drag cooking class, you’ll find something for everyone at these LGBTQ+-owned businesses while supporting a marginalized community. blockclubchi.co/3WWQpwZ
From queer literature to tickets to a drag cooking class, you’ll find something for everyone at these LGBTQ+-owned businesses while supporting a marginalized community. blockclubchi.co/3WWQpwZ
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So, good news for prospective Northwestern students who value, um, mandatory training?
“The deal stipulates that NU commit to ‘clear policies and procedures’ regarding demonstrations, protests and other ‘expressive activities,’ as well as mandatory antisemitism training for students, faculty and staff.”
Northwestern strikes funding deal with Trump administration
This is a developing story and will be updated as new information becomes available. Last updated on Nov. 28 at 8:25 p.m. Northwestern reached a deal with the Trump administration to restore at least...
dailynorthwestern.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
So, good news for prospective Northwestern students who value, um, mandatory training?
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The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
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Judge Sara Ellis, mocking the goons, bc they don't know where they are.
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Judge Sara Ellis, mocking the goons, bc they don't know where they are.
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
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Chicagoans are posting signs to mark where their neighbors were taken by ICE. blockclubchi.co/44yK5Qd
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Chicagoans are posting signs to mark where their neighbors were taken by ICE. blockclubchi.co/44yK5Qd
“When Mayor Harold Washington built his famous coalition, he didn't just ask for our votes. He asked for our voice. He was the first mayor to explicitly include Asian Americans in the definition of Chicago.”
- Gerald Farinas
www.geraldfarinas.com/home/what-ha...
- Gerald Farinas
www.geraldfarinas.com/home/what-ha...
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 AM
“When Mayor Harold Washington built his famous coalition, he didn't just ask for our votes. He asked for our voice. He was the first mayor to explicitly include Asian Americans in the definition of Chicago.”
- Gerald Farinas
www.geraldfarinas.com/home/what-ha...
- Gerald Farinas
www.geraldfarinas.com/home/what-ha...
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BREAKING: 20 states are SUING Trump for illegally halting Congressionally-approved support for hundreds of thousands of homeless Americans. 👏 GOOD. Sue that cruel bastard into the ground.
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
BREAKING: 20 states are SUING Trump for illegally halting Congressionally-approved support for hundreds of thousands of homeless Americans. 👏 GOOD. Sue that cruel bastard into the ground.