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Abundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 6h

Today is the last day to add your support for rezoning Broadway to allow abundant housing! Can you help us reach 900 signatures? 🥺

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Tell the Zoning Committee to Support Thousands of New Homes in Uptown and Edgewater

The proposed Broadway upzoning from Montrose to Devon in the 46th, 47th, and 48th Wards is a crucial step forward for Chicago. This proactive plan addresses the urgent need for more housing by moderni...

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so proud of everyone from my old neighborhood of Rogers Park in Chicago. I see what you have been and are doing. I am so proud of how organized the community is and how much more so everyone is becoming. It is inspiring. Just one example... And this is something EVERYONE can do. Everyone.

Informational flyer about Rogers Park Whistle Protocols, explaining how to use whistles to alert neighbors of emergencies, with color-coded alerts, steps for use, and encouragement to form a crowd and stay loud for safety.

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 1d

Ludwig the coyote does a big stretch.

A coyote arches his back and closes his eyes.

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 2d

absolutely amazing news from my home state! this may let me build a duplex in my home town 🏡

Bobak Esfandiari @bobakesfandiari.com · 2d

IT IS DONE! @gavinnewsom.bsky.social signed @scottwiener.bsky.social’s SB79 into law!

California has officially taken a big step towards setting statewide zoning standards and actually meaningfully tackling the rules that get in the way of our chronic housing shortage 🙏🏽🏗️🏠

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Laur-eeeeee😱 (spooky scream) @laurie-merrell.bsky.social · Sep 6

stand for the flag / kneel for the cross

The flag of the City of Chicago with three white stripes, two light blue stripes, and four red six pointed stars in the middle

The Chicago municipal device in black and white, a shape of the letter Y inside a circle, with a wave pattern inside it

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The Onion @theonion.com · 3d

Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored https://theonion.com/bored-national-guard-goes-door-to-door-asking-if-chicagoans-have-any-order-they-need-restored/

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Steven @stevevance.net · 3d

how to build an ADU in Chicago starting April 1, 2026

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Abundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 3d

368 new homes in West Loop 🌆

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Abundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 4d

Greatest city in the world 🌇

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Steven @stevevance.net · 4d

there are two steps left in the Broadway corridor upzoning (zoning cmte. + city council)

Passing both steps isn’t guaranteed so showing up in SUPPORT on Tuesday is needed to counter those who prefer the status quo

Abundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 4d

Your attendance is requested at City Hall!

At 10am on October 14th, the Zoning Committee will vote on the Broadway Land Use Framework, allowing thousands of new homes to be built next to four brand-new Red Line stations. 🏘️🤝🚇

Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

www.eventbrite.com/e/1769724907...

Tell the Zoning Cmte. to Support 1000s of New Homes in Uptown & Edgewater

City Council's Zoning Committee will take up the Broadway upzoning ordinances on 10/14/25.

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 3d

IDOT roads are paved in blood

Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 4d

9% of roadways in Chicago are managed by @illinoisdot.bsky.social

They account for *44%* of fatalities

There needs to be a reckoning at IDOT

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are you not infotained @alopex-ii.bsky.social · 3d

Heartening to see Chicago drivers finally contributing to society

NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 4d

This is amazing.

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 4d

hugely important. looking forward to it!

Strong Towns @strongtowns.org · 4d

How do you raise children — or support future generations — in an environment where they can thrive, connect, and safely explore the world beyond the screen? Join us October 9 at 12pm CT for a Local-Motive session with Vanessa Elias!

A gold-colored graphic for the Fall 2025 Local-Motive session, “3 Ways to Build a Neighborhood Where Kids Can be Independent” with Vanessa Elias and Norm Van Eeden Petersman. Session is online on October 7 at 12pm CT.

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Jason Goes to Hell @benedictsred.bsky.social · Nov 15

My wife and I have started making videos of plates and bowls that we’re selling from home while snowed in.

Now is the winter of our dish content.

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 4d

i appreciate your answer John! i’m still befuddled because the shade studies are being asked in west loop…. one concern listed was that shade would land on an elementary school, so maybe they have a garden? or kids photosynthesize now

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 5d

i genuinely don’t understand the shadow thing. like. shadows move throughout the day? literally who cares?

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 5d

da moon! 🌕

gabriel x. michael 👻 @g-x-m.bsky.social · 5d

5:50 AM, full moon over Wacker Drive

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 6d

someone brought a painting on my flight as a carry on??

a painting is sticking out at an angle from the overhead luggage bin of an airplane

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 6d

mine does!

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 8d

Chicago is the greatest city in the world and what’s happening there is making my body physically hot and sore with rage. Every rich dentist in the Ohio exurbs with a barely touched jet ski voted for this because they led poor lives that are now nearly over. Chicago will outlast your boring anger.

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 9d

what do the numbers in parentheses next to the laborers mean? is that the number of people? or hours?

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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 9d

It's a valid lentil disorder

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 9d

sent my emails! i think its worth noting that cities like montreal and duluth clear sidewalks.

some cold cities in japan and scandinavia actually have heated sidewalks. jealous!

Better Streets Chicago @betterstreetschicago.org · 9d

🚨Urgent Action Needed!🚨

Tomorrow, a joint committee will decide whether to advance or shut down the proposed #PlowTheSidewalks pilot program — we need you to contact your alderperson NOW and urge them to support it!

Send an email now ➡️ betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks/act

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 9d

minty fresh kitchen

Eric Erins @ericerins.bsky.social · 10d

Due east if Wrigley Field you can still get a one bed on the lakefront for $149K. Still looks like it has its original 1959 kitchen and bathroom in good shspe. HOA is $802/month. Not a bad starter home if you’re willing to pay for all the amenities. www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/3...

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 10d

my partner got a weird birthday card from Melissa Conyears-Ervin, wondering if that was related