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Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 9m

Kam spiking the football over on the hellsite

This morning’s passage of the transit bill (the most comprehensive and consequential state legislative policy on public transit in the history of this country) marks the culmination of years of deliberate, sustained work to build the transit system Illinoisans deserve.

When I first came to the General Assembly in 2019, we fought to put dedicated transit funding in the budget for the first time in a generation. In 2020, as COVID upended ridership and revenue, we acted quickly to stabilize the system and protect its workers. In 2021, we directed CMAP to produce the PART Report — a comprehensive roadmap for governance, funding, and coordination across our transit agencies. In 2023, we passed legislation to strengthen safety and security protocols for riders and operators. And in 2024, Speaker Welch convened the House Working Group on Public Transit to weave together all of that progress into one generational framework.

Today, that work has come full circle.

Many tried to derail this effort along the way. They performed premature autopsies on it, declaring it dead before its time. But we stayed the course, because that’s what Illinois riders, workers, and taxpayers deserved.

This victory belongs not only to legislators, but to the advocates, labor partners, and business leaders who fought alongside us. Transit is not just a Chicago issue; it’s a statewide economic engine. It connects downstate manufacturers to urban markets, suburban workers to opportunity, and every community in between to the promise of growth and mobility.

I’m proud to have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado, Senator Ram Villivalam, Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, President Don Harmon, and Governor JB Pritzker and grateful to the countless partners who never gave up.

Illinois is growing up and choosing reliability, equity, and connection over complacency. This is what progress looks like.

-@RepKamBuckner, 11:08am 10/31/25

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Scott @shen80.bsky.social · 5m

A supposedly "religious" man is ok with constantly lying and refusal to help the poor.

What would Jesus think Mike?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Mike Johnson immediately tries to clean up for Brooke Rollins: "When she says 'we have failed you,' she means 'we, the Democrats,' okay?"

Scott @shen80.bsky.social · 23m

New arrival at LP Zoo.

Scott @shen80.bsky.social · 37m

Great blue heron at South Pond

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Mike Simmons for Congress @mikesimmonsil.bsky.social · 1h

Here at the Illinois State Capitol where we adjourned a few hours ago at 4:30am after passing a monumental bill that FULLY FUNDS TRANSIT to the tune of $1.5 Billion, civil rights bills to counter ICE at our schools, courthouses, and hospitals, and my bill that bans 11 junk fees on renters, and more!

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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 5h

Thread. It looks like the transit bill that passed wasn't just half-assed or bad, which I feared.

I still want to know why the hell the Democratic-controlled legislature waited until the last minute. This is no way to run a state.

Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 6h

Good morning!

Last night, Illinois’ legislature passed a law, SB2111, which will fund a major expansion of service for the Chicago region’s transit systems, thanks to new revenue sources.

The law also takes a major step forward in coordination between agencies.

RTA Chicago @rtachicago.bsky.social · 8h

Statement from the RTA: "The passage of SB2111 is a landmark moment for public transit in Illinois."

Read the full statement here or below. www.rtachicago.org/about-rta/pr...

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Scott @shen80.bsky.social · 8h

A family trip to Paris in August opened my eyes to what could be.

Ryan M. Allen @politicsanded.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, happened to me when I got to study abroad in Northern Italy. Changes your entire perspective on not just urbanism but life.

We should send more students to study abroad.

My story: www.collegetowns.org/p/what-study...

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Capitol Fax @capitolfax.bsky.social · 8h

Transit reform/funding bill approved in the Senate. This is final passage

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Scott @shen80.bsky.social · 18h

Needed this ❤️🥲

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 18h

Ruben Torres reunites with his wife in Indiana after being detained by ICE for nearly two weeks. He is headed back to his daughter Ofelia

Scott @shen80.bsky.social · 19h

Done!! 🚆 🚌

Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 19h

Just got this action alert, I think from @betterstreetschicago.org

Sign a witness slip immediately for the transit funding bill. Info in alt text

mbl.ms/mKgZnW7m-BQ

🚨 Transit funding bill SB2111 has been assigned to committee and we need folks to file witness slips as PROPONENT immediately!

How to submit a witness slip:
1. Follow the link and fill out your contact information
3. Under "firm/business" put "self" (or your workplace if authorized)
4. Under "representation" put "self" again
5. Under "position" choose subject matter "SB2111" and "proponent"
6. Under "testimony" choose "record of appearance only"
7. Then agree to the terms and click "Submit"

https://mbl.ms/mKgZnW7m-BQ

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beautiful women updates @aoife.bsky.social · 1d

people who are new to the city or young don't realize this but when uber & lyft started taking off traffic just got astronomically worse in a period of like 3 years, all those burrito taxis and unregulated cabs really get in the way of everything

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Bill Savage @rogersparkman.bsky.social · 1d

They're moving onto military bases because they intend to use the US military against its own citizens, and they need to be insulated from the results of that action.

Adrienne LaFrance @adriennelaf.bsky.social · 1d

And actually astonishing when you think about it: The Trump administration's top officials are choosing to separate themselves from the public—more to the point: separate themselves from any visible protest—and live on military bases.

Gift link here: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases

Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.

www.theatlantic.com

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Harebrained @harebrained.bsky.social · 1d

¡Chinga La Migra!

Chicago street vendors are being targeted by ICE & Border Patrol agents. As a result, many are staying home and not able to work. Preorder and $8 per shirt will go towards the Street Vendors Association of Chicago who offer financial assistance to vendors who stay home.

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Scott @shen80.bsky.social · 1d

Gorgeous morning along the lake, as long as you stay out of the splash zone

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Scott @shen80.bsky.social · 1d

Drove without stopping from at least Belmont to North Ave

Scott @shen80.bsky.social · 1d

Why is a pick up with Indiana plates on the LFT?

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Scott @shen80.bsky.social · 1d

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Leslie's Campaign Sign | Parks and Recreation

YouTube video by Parks and Recreation

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Scott @shen80.bsky.social · 2d

I've already started. With gambling and the emphasis on entertainment.

I'm done

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Scott @shen80.bsky.social · 2d

These people sound miserable

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Scott @shen80.bsky.social · 2d

Starting to see a lot more in LP and Lakeview

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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 3d

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Jeremy DeHart @jeremydehartwx.bsky.social · 4d

From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 4d

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.

Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:

* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled

* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

Marc Lobliner post on X: "Why the hell are we giving food stamps to 40 million people?

Does anyone work anymore?"

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 4d

Food insecurity is ALWAYS a political choice. Famine is ALWAYS manmade. People go hungry because of other people’s decisions. We have more than enough food for everyone, and enormous amounts of it are wasted—literally thrown in the garbage—on purpose.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 5d

who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.

I tweet: "people who see 50% of their monthly paycheck go to rent don't care if a candidate eats with their hands. they want to hear what your candidate is going to do about housing."

John Galt 2025 replies: "Move if the cost of living is too high."

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