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For-Sale housing inventory in Illinois is insanely low.
Left: Active listings by month (Illinois)
Right: Active listings by month (US National Aggregate)
We need to pass the BUILD Plan to help solve this.
www.datawrapper.de/_/SBHS2/?v=6
Left: Active listings by month (Illinois)
Right: Active listings by month (US National Aggregate)
We need to pass the BUILD Plan to help solve this.
www.datawrapper.de/_/SBHS2/?v=6
October 5, 2026 at 3:37 PM
For-Sale housing inventory in Illinois is insanely low.
Left: Active listings by month (Illinois)
Right: Active listings by month (US National Aggregate)
We need to pass the BUILD Plan to help solve this.
www.datawrapper.de/_/SBHS2/?v=6
Left: Active listings by month (Illinois)
Right: Active listings by month (US National Aggregate)
We need to pass the BUILD Plan to help solve this.
www.datawrapper.de/_/SBHS2/?v=6
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give me liberty or bibberty me death
October 5, 2026 at 4:07 PM
give me liberty or bibberty me death
yeah its almost like food and shelter don't become free just because the vibes are off
October 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM
yeah its almost like food and shelter don't become free just because the vibes are off
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WB-PARAMOUNT BOUGHT MY PITCH! IT’S AN 8-QUADRANT LOW-BUDGET HIGH-IP VERTICAL REALITY SLOP ABOUT AN ALL AMERICAN GIRL (20s, white, Christian, male) WHO USES AI TO DISPROVE CLIMATE CHANGE!!!
September 23, 2026 at 5:06 PM
WB-PARAMOUNT BOUGHT MY PITCH! IT’S AN 8-QUADRANT LOW-BUDGET HIGH-IP VERTICAL REALITY SLOP ABOUT AN ALL AMERICAN GIRL (20s, white, Christian, male) WHO USES AI TO DISPROVE CLIMATE CHANGE!!!
*puts something snarky into a company meeting chat*
says to self: yes...I am still punk rock
says to self: yes...I am still punk rock
September 17, 2026 at 3:12 PM
*puts something snarky into a company meeting chat*
says to self: yes...I am still punk rock
says to self: yes...I am still punk rock
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CTA has mostly recovered their headcount losses from the first half of this year. Rail is nearly back above the 2019 benchmark!
September 15, 2026 at 5:13 PM
CTA has mostly recovered their headcount losses from the first half of this year. Rail is nearly back above the 2019 benchmark!
one of my favorite things I read - I cry just thinking about it.
Well deserved!
Well deserved!
so my story “The Lord God Bird” was selected for the @mysteriousbookshop.com 2026 Best Mystery Stories of the Year by @tessgerritsen.bsky.social. it comes out next week, and here’s me unboxing my copies. I am extremely proud of this. go get it because it’s got a lot of other amazing stories in it!!
September 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
one of my favorite things I read - I cry just thinking about it.
Well deserved!
Well deserved!
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so my story “The Lord God Bird” was selected for the @mysteriousbookshop.com 2026 Best Mystery Stories of the Year by @tessgerritsen.bsky.social. it comes out next week, and here’s me unboxing my copies. I am extremely proud of this. go get it because it’s got a lot of other amazing stories in it!!
September 15, 2026 at 2:17 PM
so my story “The Lord God Bird” was selected for the @mysteriousbookshop.com 2026 Best Mystery Stories of the Year by @tessgerritsen.bsky.social. it comes out next week, and here’s me unboxing my copies. I am extremely proud of this. go get it because it’s got a lot of other amazing stories in it!!
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Rep. Buckner at first NITA board meeting: "This is not a new acronym on top of the same old problems. This has to be a reset. People will support public transportation when they believe public transportation supports them."
activetransportation.org/blog/transit...
activetransportation.org/blog/transit...
Transit in the Chicago region kicks off a new chapter | Active Transportation Alliance
A newly created Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) board convened this week for its inaugural meeting, marking a major milestone […]
activetransportation.org
September 11, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Rep. Buckner at first NITA board meeting: "This is not a new acronym on top of the same old problems. This has to be a reset. People will support public transportation when they believe public transportation supports them."
activetransportation.org/blog/transit...
activetransportation.org/blog/transit...
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We underestimate how much 9/11 changed how we view crime and how much more fearful it made us. Before 9/11, people’s crime sentiments actually tracked with national crime statistics. After 9/11, crime rates and crime fears do not track at all.
September 11, 2026 at 3:54 PM
We underestimate how much 9/11 changed how we view crime and how much more fearful it made us. Before 9/11, people’s crime sentiments actually tracked with national crime statistics. After 9/11, crime rates and crime fears do not track at all.
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alrighty i am my living room watching the NITA board meeting and they have just figured out audio. Recapping the coalition and process that resulted in the reforms NITA is supposed bring, and the funding it came with
September 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
alrighty i am my living room watching the NITA board meeting and they have just figured out audio. Recapping the coalition and process that resulted in the reforms NITA is supposed bring, and the funding it came with
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Is this the new thing? To have opinions about facts? If so, I have some thoughts on why I am against gravity.
As murder rates plummet to a 20-year low, why are so many American cities still grappling with disorder?
In @themimsshow.bsky.social, Carine Hajjar sits down with Heather Mac Donald to explore “teen takeovers,” pushback against progressive prosecutors and more.
In @themimsshow.bsky.social, Carine Hajjar sits down with Heather Mac Donald to explore “teen takeovers,” pushback against progressive prosecutors and more.
Opinion | Is crime really down?
The latest from “Make It Make Sense” on the justice system and policing.
wapo.st
September 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Is this the new thing? To have opinions about facts? If so, I have some thoughts on why I am against gravity.
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We used to make things (3-night television event based on the novel by Stephen King)
September 8, 2026 at 11:26 PM
We used to make things (3-night television event based on the novel by Stephen King)
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Did your life or mine get any better after this country & our poisonous politics destroyed this young man's life? Has it gotten any better the more innocent people we hunt down, terrorize, & lock up in concentration camps? Or do you just feel better knowing other people's lives have gotten worse?
September 3, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Did your life or mine get any better after this country & our poisonous politics destroyed this young man's life? Has it gotten any better the more innocent people we hunt down, terrorize, & lock up in concentration camps? Or do you just feel better knowing other people's lives have gotten worse?
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A have a piece up today in A City That Works, introducing a series on where the Chicago building code is ripe for reform with an eye towards improving housing affordability.
A plan to cut construction costs
Four changes to boost construction across Chicago
substack.com
August 11, 2026 at 11:02 PM
A have a piece up today in A City That Works, introducing a series on where the Chicago building code is ripe for reform with an eye towards improving housing affordability.
You guys need to read this story from my boy @andymboyle.bsky.social
www.thebloominonion.com/longform-sto...
www.thebloominonion.com/longform-sto...
They Came Back Wrong — The Bloomin' Onion
The hole gets what it wants.
www.thebloominonion.com
August 12, 2026 at 4:24 PM
You guys need to read this story from my boy @andymboyle.bsky.social
www.thebloominonion.com/longform-sto...
www.thebloominonion.com/longform-sto...
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Abundant Housing Illinois endorses Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth @voteleni.bsky.social for 48th Ward alderperson.
Leni is a first-time alderperson who took a powerful stance in favor of proactive upzoning to legalize thousands more homes. She's proven herself to be a housing champion through and through.
Leni is a first-time alderperson who took a powerful stance in favor of proactive upzoning to legalize thousands more homes. She's proven herself to be a housing champion through and through.
August 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Abundant Housing Illinois endorses Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth @voteleni.bsky.social for 48th Ward alderperson.
Leni is a first-time alderperson who took a powerful stance in favor of proactive upzoning to legalize thousands more homes. She's proven herself to be a housing champion through and through.
Leni is a first-time alderperson who took a powerful stance in favor of proactive upzoning to legalize thousands more homes. She's proven herself to be a housing champion through and through.
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Illinois is first in the nation for year-over-year rent increases.
August 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Illinois is first in the nation for year-over-year rent increases.
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I think I've seen at least three mayoral candidates now say that we need to A) balance the budget, B) reduce property taxes, and C) hire more cops
does math work differently where they are from than it does here
does math work differently where they are from than it does here
Alexi Giannoulias says: one thousand more Chicago cops, and bring back ShotSpotter
www.reddit.com/r/chicago/co...
www.reddit.com/r/chicago/co...
From the chicago community on Reddit: Key points from Alexi Giannoulias' interview on NBC Chicago
Explore this post and more from the chicago community
www.reddit.com
August 2, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I think I've seen at least three mayoral candidates now say that we need to A) balance the budget, B) reduce property taxes, and C) hire more cops
does math work differently where they are from than it does here
does math work differently where they are from than it does here
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here’s a really long discussion in which I try to explain city code jargon like dual stair mandate and binding constraints
Single Stair Hearing Recap with Steven Vance
YouTube video by Strong Towns Chicago
youtu.be
July 27, 2026 at 3:39 AM
here’s a really long discussion in which I try to explain city code jargon like dual stair mandate and binding constraints
Great work right here
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@templeofsociology.bsky.social
Full paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@templeofsociology.bsky.social
Full paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Rap as a social reflection: a quantitative analysis of social conditions and lyrical expressions - EPJ Data Science
Rap music, often scrutinized for its portrayal of violence, misogyny, materialism, and drug use, can serve as a compelling case study for empirically exploring how art reflects its time. While existin...
link.springer.com
July 23, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Great work right here
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@templeofsociology.bsky.social
Full paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@templeofsociology.bsky.social
Full paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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this is so cool, at no point in A Christmas Carol do we see anything about Scrooge's past
First poster for ‘EBENEZER’, a new film based on ‘A Christmas Carol’ starring Johnny Depp.
“Before he was Scrooge, he was Ebenezer”
“Before he was Scrooge, he was Ebenezer”
July 23, 2026 at 5:34 PM
this is so cool, at no point in A Christmas Carol do we see anything about Scrooge's past
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"Before you were a fascist; you were a bully and an asshole."
July 19, 2026 at 8:19 PM
"Before you were a fascist; you were a bully and an asshole."
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On Friday, CPD officials sat before Chicago’s Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights and assured alders that they didn’t need to investigate Border Patrol agent Charles Exum’s shooting of Marimar Martinez because the FBI was on it.
BREAKING NYT:
Federal agents around the country were told in recent days that the FBI would no longer investigate confrontations with immigration agents — cases that sometimes yield evidence that could be used to prosecute DHS agents implicated in violent encounters.
Federal agents around the country were told in recent days that the FBI would no longer investigate confrontations with immigration agents — cases that sometimes yield evidence that could be used to prosecute DHS agents implicated in violent encounters.
Federal Agents Were Told FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations
Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days.
www.nytimes.com
July 19, 2026 at 4:14 PM
On Friday, CPD officials sat before Chicago’s Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights and assured alders that they didn’t need to investigate Border Patrol agent Charles Exum’s shooting of Marimar Martinez because the FBI was on it.