John Lillig
@jclillig2.bsky.social
English Teacher, Loyola Academy
Advisory Board, Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
A.B., English (Georgetown), M.A., English (DePaul), J.D. (DePaul Law)
Visiting Student (University of East Anglia)
Sport & Athletics Bluesky: @jclillig.bsky.social
Advisory Board, Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
A.B., English (Georgetown), M.A., English (DePaul), J.D. (DePaul Law)
Visiting Student (University of East Anglia)
Sport & Athletics Bluesky: @jclillig.bsky.social
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John Lillig
@jclillig2.bsky.social
· Feb 4
Other men will overcome this dark and bitter moment when treason seeks to prevail. Go forward knowing that, sooner rather than later, the great avenues will open again where free men will walk to build a better society.
- Salvador Allende (1908-1973), final radio address, 9/11/73
- Salvador Allende (1908-1973), final radio address, 9/11/73
I love the current station, as it reminds me of going downtown on the El when I was a child. When I took my own children downtown on the El when they were young I always pointed out that the station was one of this oldest in the system.
🚨 "CTA State/Lake Station Will Be Demolished in January, Gleaming Replacement to Open in 2029."
Suburban transit Yoda @starlinechicago.bsky.social will likely opine on this development, if he hasn't already...
Suburban transit Yoda @starlinechicago.bsky.social will likely opine on this development, if he hasn't already...
CTA State/Lake Station Will Be Demolished in January, Gleaming Replacement to Open in 2029
At 130 years old, the Chicago Transit Authority's State/Lake Loop elevated station has had a good run, but that run is ending in January.
news.wttw.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I love the current station, as it reminds me of going downtown on the El when I was a child. When I took my own children downtown on the El when they were young I always pointed out that the station was one of this oldest in the system.
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Fuller, Logan, and Blaine are more than just fields, neighborhoods, and schools. Here are the stories of the forgotten men who've lent their names to Chicago locations.
The Men That Time (But Not Your Local Park) Forgot
Fuller, Logan, and Blaine are more than just fields, neighborhoods, and schools.
buff.ly
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Fuller, Logan, and Blaine are more than just fields, neighborhoods, and schools. Here are the stories of the forgotten men who've lent their names to Chicago locations.
R.I.P. Steve "The Colonel" Cropper.
(@millerscave.bsky.social's photo of his Stax poster made me think to post this).
(@millerscave.bsky.social's photo of his Stax poster made me think to post this).
December 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
R.I.P. Steve "The Colonel" Cropper.
(@millerscave.bsky.social's photo of his Stax poster made me think to post this).
(@millerscave.bsky.social's photo of his Stax poster made me think to post this).
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The countdown of the 885 Greatest Cover Songs begins tomorrow at 8am on XPN. We'll start at 885 and go until we hit #1. #XPNCountdown
December 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The countdown of the 885 Greatest Cover Songs begins tomorrow at 8am on XPN. We'll start at 885 and go until we hit #1. #XPNCountdown
R.I.P. Steve "The Colonel" Cropper
Sam & Dave - Soul Man (Official Audio)
YouTube video by RHINO
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
R.I.P. Steve "The Colonel" Cropper
R.I.P. Steve "The Colonel" Cropper
[Sittin' On] the Dock of the Bay
YouTube video by Otis Redding - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
R.I.P. Steve "The Colonel" Cropper
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📢 MINNESOTA/ST PAUL:
ICE and Border Patrol are here. Please share these resources (in Somali, Spanish, and English) widely!
(Thread) #minnesota #msp #stpaul #minneapolis #twincities
ICE and Border Patrol are here. Please share these resources (in Somali, Spanish, and English) widely!
(Thread) #minnesota #msp #stpaul #minneapolis #twincities
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
📢 MINNESOTA/ST PAUL:
ICE and Border Patrol are here. Please share these resources (in Somali, Spanish, and English) widely!
(Thread) #minnesota #msp #stpaul #minneapolis #twincities
ICE and Border Patrol are here. Please share these resources (in Somali, Spanish, and English) widely!
(Thread) #minnesota #msp #stpaul #minneapolis #twincities
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Thanks to Penn Today for their coverage of the #XPNCountdown penntoday.upenn.edu/news/greates...
The greatest cover songs, from Whitney Houston to Metallica | Penn Today
Through Dec. 11, WXPN counts down the 885 greatest covers, as voted by listeners.
penntoday.upenn.edu
December 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Thanks to Penn Today for their coverage of the #XPNCountdown penntoday.upenn.edu/news/greates...
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There are many songs about this city, but Tom Waits wrote one of the best, simply titled "Chicago." Out today, Mavis Staples' new album kicks off with her fantastic version of the song. I'm so glad to hear this quintessential Chicago singer putting her own stamp on it.
Chicago
YouTube video by Mavis Staples - Topic
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
There are many songs about this city, but Tom Waits wrote one of the best, simply titled "Chicago." Out today, Mavis Staples' new album kicks off with her fantastic version of the song. I'm so glad to hear this quintessential Chicago singer putting her own stamp on it.
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A new book by @adamm0rgan.bsky.social explores how early 20th-century editor Margaret C. Anderson outraged the literary establishment. Here’s what we learned. buff.ly/43eP6Zr
How an Early 20th-Century Editor Outraged the Establishment
A new book explores how Margaret C. Anderson went against the literary grain. Here’s what we learned.
www.chicagomag.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A new book by @adamm0rgan.bsky.social explores how early 20th-century editor Margaret C. Anderson outraged the literary establishment. Here’s what we learned. buff.ly/43eP6Zr
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Abolitionist John Brown was executed by the state of Virginia on December 2, 1859.
December 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Abolitionist John Brown was executed by the state of Virginia on December 2, 1859.
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Shriver Center is shutting down:
Shriver Center on Poverty Law to close at the end of the year
The Chicago-based organization cited financial challenges for its closure. It has worked for more than 50 years litigating, shaping policy and training lawyers and anti-poverty advocates working towar...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Shriver Center is shutting down:
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wrote about the old german church being torn down in logan square, to be replaced with four single family homes;
flizikowski & kaiser, 1896, built after their second church on the site burned down
www.postcard-past.com/evangelical-...
flizikowski & kaiser, 1896, built after their second church on the site burned down
www.postcard-past.com/evangelical-...
Evangelical Lutheran Christus Kirche, Chicago
Chicago will still have hundreds of underused former churches once the former Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church of Logan Square is completely demolished, but this outcome is a letdown through whichev...
www.postcard-past.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
wrote about the old german church being torn down in logan square, to be replaced with four single family homes;
flizikowski & kaiser, 1896, built after their second church on the site burned down
www.postcard-past.com/evangelical-...
flizikowski & kaiser, 1896, built after their second church on the site burned down
www.postcard-past.com/evangelical-...
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Eric Foner, "What the Fugitive Slave Act Teaches Us About How States Can Resist Oppressive Federal Power," The Nation -- February 27, 2017
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
What the Fugitive Slave Act Teaches Us About How States Can Resist Oppressive Federal Power
The actions of attorneys general in California and other states have their antecedents in the fight against that draconian law.
www.thenation.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Eric Foner, "What the Fugitive Slave Act Teaches Us About How States Can Resist Oppressive Federal Power," The Nation -- February 27, 2017
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
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Are the days of winter sunshine just as sad for you, too? When it is misty, in the evenings, and I am out walking by myself, it seems to me that the rain is falling through my heart and causing it to crumble into ruins.
-Gustave Flaubert, 'November' (trans. Andrew Brown)
#everynightapoem
-Gustave Flaubert, 'November' (trans. Andrew Brown)
#everynightapoem
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Are the days of winter sunshine just as sad for you, too? When it is misty, in the evenings, and I am out walking by myself, it seems to me that the rain is falling through my heart and causing it to crumble into ruins.
-Gustave Flaubert, 'November' (trans. Andrew Brown)
#everynightapoem
-Gustave Flaubert, 'November' (trans. Andrew Brown)
#everynightapoem
"Instead of ringing his bell, I stood on the tennis court and tried to make out the song, but the words were indistinct. I formed a snowball out of fresh snow— snow too feathery to be good packing—and lobbed it at the window."
- Stuart Dybek, "Farwell"
- Stuart Dybek, "Farwell"
November 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"Instead of ringing his bell, I stood on the tennis court and tried to make out the song, but the words were indistinct. I formed a snowball out of fresh snow— snow too feathery to be good packing—and lobbed it at the window."
- Stuart Dybek, "Farwell"
- Stuart Dybek, "Farwell"
"Snow had obliterated the outlines of sidewalks and curbs and that night the pier looked as if it was a continuation of the street, as if Farwell lengthened out into the lake."
- Stuart Dybek, "Farwell"
- Stuart Dybek, "Farwell"
November 30, 2025 at 3:58 AM
"Snow had obliterated the outlines of sidewalks and curbs and that night the pier looked as if it was a continuation of the street, as if Farwell lengthened out into the lake."
- Stuart Dybek, "Farwell"
- Stuart Dybek, "Farwell"
"It had never seemed as quiet - no traffic, or stalled cars groaning, or snow shovels scraping for blocks around. We came out on the boulevard and left two rows of footprints across it. Our shadows passed through the shadows of trees etched in the snow by the moonlight."
November 30, 2025 at 3:54 AM
"It had never seemed as quiet - no traffic, or stalled cars groaning, or snow shovels scraping for blocks around. We came out on the boulevard and left two rows of footprints across it. Our shadows passed through the shadows of trees etched in the snow by the moonlight."
"We turned down 26th St. walking past the boulevard, the stoplights looking pink behind the blowing snow. It was a business street and there were occasional cars passing slowly with fuzzy headlights." - Stuart Dybek, "The Long Thoughts"
November 30, 2025 at 3:51 AM
"We turned down 26th St. walking past the boulevard, the stoplights looking pink behind the blowing snow. It was a business street and there were occasional cars passing slowly with fuzzy headlights." - Stuart Dybek, "The Long Thoughts"
"We walked along past the button factory and then down the
dark block past the church and grammar school we had both attended. The spire of the church threw a shadow over the street. The neighborhood didn't look so bad at night under the snow." - Stuart Dybek, "The Long Thoughts"
dark block past the church and grammar school we had both attended. The spire of the church threw a shadow over the street. The neighborhood didn't look so bad at night under the snow." - Stuart Dybek, "The Long Thoughts"
November 30, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"We walked along past the button factory and then down the
dark block past the church and grammar school we had both attended. The spire of the church threw a shadow over the street. The neighborhood didn't look so bad at night under the snow." - Stuart Dybek, "The Long Thoughts"
dark block past the church and grammar school we had both attended. The spire of the church threw a shadow over the street. The neighborhood didn't look so bad at night under the snow." - Stuart Dybek, "The Long Thoughts"
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‘Superior Donuts’ gets a superior revival at The Artistic Home
The Chicago classic, first produced in 2008, comes back to the Chicago stage after garnering national acclaim.
The Chicago classic, first produced in 2008, comes back to the Chicago stage after garnering national acclaim.
‘Superior Donuts’ gets a superior revival at The Artistic Home
The Chicago classic, first produced in 2008, comes back to the Chicago stage after garnering national acclaim.
depauliaonline.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
‘Superior Donuts’ gets a superior revival at The Artistic Home
The Chicago classic, first produced in 2008, comes back to the Chicago stage after garnering national acclaim.
The Chicago classic, first produced in 2008, comes back to the Chicago stage after garnering national acclaim.
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Rogers Park, and implications from what has been done here, in international news. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What Chicago's fight against ICE can teach us all about how to resist oppression | Zoe Williams
A harrowing US podcast documents a community’s struggle against immigration raids – and warns us about herd mentality, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Rogers Park, and implications from what has been done here, in international news. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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