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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · 4h

To be fair to the Johnson admin, I think the Housing and Economic Development Bond was a clear signal that they do not want to have TIFs anymore

jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · 10d

UP-N ➡️ BNSF ➡️ Salt Creek Trail ➡️ BNSF ➡️ Potsticker House ➡️ UP-N

$7 with a Metra Saturday/Sunday Day Pass (dinner sold separately)

Six bikes stacked together on a Metra train

Four people shot from behind riding bikes on a shady, woodsy bike trail

Two people walking bikes on the platform at Ogilvie Transportation Center, flanked by two Metra trains on either side

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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · 13d

I’ve thought about it more and I think you’re right, gonna delete the original since it feels unhelpful in this moment

jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · 13d

What do you mean by empty occurrence?

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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · 13d

If you get a chance in the future, can you ask him specifically how the Broadview security perimeter does not constitute “establishing a security or traffic perimeter surrounding [immigration enforcement] operations”? bsky.app/profile/lumb...

lumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · 14d

In addition to being morally repugnant, this is so blatantly, ridiculously against Illinois state law.

And it's an understatement to say it's a massive disappointment that @govpritzker.illinois.gov is allowing ISP to participate in protecting ICE's concentration camp.

5 ILCS 805/15(h)

(h) Unless presented with a federal criminal warrant, or otherwise required by federal law, a law enforcement agency or official may not:
(1) participate, support, or assist in any capacity with an immigration agent's enforcement operations, including any collateral assistance such as coordinating an arrest in a courthouse or other public facility, providing use of any equipment, transporting any individuals, or establishing a security or traffic perimeter surrounding such operations, or any other on-site support;
(2) give any immigration agent access, including by telephone, to any individual who is in that agency's custody;
(3) transfer any person into an immigration agent's custody;
(4) permit immigration agents use of agency
facilities or equipment, including any agency electronic databases not available to the public, for investigative interviews or other investigative or immigration enforcement purpose;
(5) enter into or maintain any agreement regarding direct access to any electronic database or other data-sharing platform maintained by any law enforcement agency, or otherwise provide such direct access to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States Customs and Border Protection or any other federal entity enforcing civil immigration violations;
(6) provide information in response to any immigration agent's inquiry or request for information regarding any individual in the agency's custody; or
(7) provide to any immigration agent information not otherwise available to the public relating to an individual's release or contact information, or otherwise facilitate for an immigration agent to apprehend or question an individual for immigration enforcement.

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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · 13d

I’m confused why crowd control is a loophole since the statute explicitly names “establishing a security and traffic perimeter surrounding […] operations” as a disallowed activity bsky.app/profile/lumb...

lumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · 14d

In addition to being morally repugnant, this is so blatantly, ridiculously against Illinois state law.

And it's an understatement to say it's a massive disappointment that @govpritzker.illinois.gov is allowing ISP to participate in protecting ICE's concentration camp.

5 ILCS 805/15(h)

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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · 19d

I would be very interested to read about this history if you can dig anything up!

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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · 21d

The irony is that many if not most Chicagoans do indeed live their lives this way

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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · 25d

3 years is still a very short span of time for a property’s value to double, but as the article mentions, the market has been incredibly hot on the South and West Sides since Covid. IHS’ SFH index has seen a 97% increase in Englewood/Grand Crossing, for ex. housingstudies.org/releases/coo...

Text from the IHS home price index that reads: “Areas with the largest increases include much of suburban Cook County as well as City of Chicago submarkets where single-family homes sell for prices below the citywide median. These areas include south suburban Calumet City/Harvey and Chicago Heights/Park Forest where single-family house prices increased by 86.4 and 80.9 percent, respectively. In Chicago, gains were highest in Englewood/Greater Grand Crossing (97.0 percent), Chatham/West Pullman (78.9 percent), South Chicago/Hegewisch (71.2 percent), and Austin/North Lawndale (71.1 percent).”

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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · 25d

Each property in Cook County gets reassessed once every three years, so the last year the City of Chicago was reassessed was 2021, just as the Covid housing market was heating up. These increases are still large, but it’s more accurate to think of them as 3-year increases rather than 1-year

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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · 26d

I’m interested!

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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · 27d

Gotcha! In that case my final plug would be for Lou Mitchell’s, which is a rare Sunday option

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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · 27d

Monk’s is also fun though the beer menu is the highlight, so that would only be my first choice if I was with an enthusiastic lunch drinker

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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · 27d

Oasis is always a good bet though they’re closed on Sundays, Maharaj is also solid and has good lunch specials

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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · 27d

In these dark times, we have to stay focused on the important stuff (meeting KPIs and delivering shareholder value)

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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · Sep 12

My partner and I have taken to buying a bag of egg and cheese hand pies from Middle East Market and keeping them in the freezer so that we can pop a couple in the microwave for a minute or two when we’re desperate for a quick breakfast

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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · Sep 5

The ones I hear are usually katydids!

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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · Sep 3

I’m curious how this would differ in scope from Hugo?

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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · Aug 30

Where’s this from?

jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thank you, I love the work you've done using the data we publish!

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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · Aug 28

The West Loop location of Xi’an Cuisine rules

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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thank you for your leadership on these critical issues!

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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · Aug 26

The veggie lunch combos at Maharaj on Van Buren hold a special place in my heart

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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · Aug 23

I think WMATA suffers from similar problems which might explain why it’s in the same tier despite being in a healthier place than CTA? Versus say LA, whose metro network is much smaller but is focused on the core

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jean @jennyhozier.bsky.social · Aug 23

Terrible land use outside the core (Howard branch red line notwithstanding) + an aggressively radial system mostly designed to take office workers to/from downtown during rush periods would be my guess — but 2019 stats would definitely be interesting evidence for or against

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