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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 10h

Due process. Academic freedom. An independent judiciary. A free press. A professional civil service. A protected environment. These aren't partisan talking points; they are the pillars of a healthy nation. And every single one of them is under direct assault by the Trump administration.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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H Kapp-Klote @hkappklote.bsky.social · 1h

Do this. Actually do this. This is maybe the absolute last shot at stopping this authoritarianism.

This is maybe the only thing that can be done with real teeth to resist what’s happening federally.

The window is limited.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 8h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 8h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4h

Tish James lit up the room last night — and her words echoed far beyond the walls of The United Palace. This is a fight for the future.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3h

This is real. Chicago today.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3h

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 5h

FROGS OVER FASCISTS!

🐸 > 🧊

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A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

m.youtube.com

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 3h

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Brandon @bedubble.bsky.social · 5h

I’m not Noah but this is part of my Chicago lore

Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth @leniann.bsky.social · 5h

"I want to make sure that someone like me, who left California because of skyrocketing house prices, can afford to stay in Chicago and call this place home," said Uptown resident Noah Ayoub.
👏👏👏

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Controversial plan to 'up zone' Broadway passes through key city council committee

Some say the city's plan to "up zone Broadway will lead to the creation of more affordable housing units, but others worry it will have the opposite effect.

abc7chicago.com

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Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 6h

Great interviews including @leniann.bsky.social & YIMBY Noah Ayoub of @abundanthousingil.bsky.social!!

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Controversial plan to 'up zone' Broadway passes through key city council committee

Some say the city's plan to "up zone Broadway will lead to the creation of more affordable housing units, but others worry it will have the opposite effect.

abc7chicago.com

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Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth @leniann.bsky.social · 5h

"I want to make sure that someone like me, who left California because of skyrocketing house prices, can afford to stay in Chicago and call this place home," said Uptown resident Noah Ayoub.
👏👏👏

abc7chicago.com/post/broadwa...

Controversial plan to 'up zone' Broadway passes through key city council committee

Some say the city's plan to "up zone Broadway will lead to the creation of more affordable housing units, but others worry it will have the opposite effect.

abc7chicago.com

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Chicago 🏳️‍⚧️🌱 @chicagotrans-plant.bsky.social · 13h

@leniann.bsky.social thanks the ward for coming out so much for this project. Says it has been in the works since the early 2000s and "we have the studies. They are sitting on my desk. We can finally do something with all the words from the past. We want to do something better w Broadway"

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Chicago 🏳️‍⚧️🌱 @chicagotrans-plant.bsky.social · 14h

I am at city hall for the zoning landmarks and buildings standards. Broadway upzoning day.

First speaker says the small buildings on Broadway "make Chicago chicago" and are threatened by the zoning change.

As always folks, buildings don't make places, people make places

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Steven @stevevance.net · 12h

Broadway upzoning passes the zoning committee, 15-2, with Dowell and Beale voting against

some alders did not vote (either by walking out of the room ahead of the vote or by not responding while on Zoom)

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Sierra Club Chicago @sierraclubchicago.bsky.social · 10h

Thanks @leniann.bsky.social for your leadership on this! Housing near transit is one of the best tools we have to fight climate change.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 10h

NEW: A key Chicago City Council committee advanced a package of proposals on Tuesday designed to build more housing along Broadway in Edgewater and Uptown in an effort to make it more affordable to live along the CTA’s Red Line. @wttw.bsky.social

Key City Panel OKs Plan Designed to Build More Housing in Edgewater

Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48th Ward) said the proposals will revitalize Broadway, which has not seen any new housing built on its west side for two decades, by making the commercial district more a...

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Chicago 🏳️‍⚧️🌱 @chicagotrans-plant.bsky.social · 13h

The Broadway upzoning passes the land use commission 15-2. Loud cheers break out

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Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 12h

Congrats to @leniann.bsky.social for showing a lot of courage with this ordinance!!

Chicago 🏳️‍⚧️🌱 @chicagotrans-plant.bsky.social · 13h

The Broadway upzoning passes the land use commission 15-2. Loud cheers break out

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South Side Weekly @southsideweekly.bsky.social · 17h

Chicago: Report sightings of federal agents to rapid responders and the press. Connect with your neighbors, find a community defense workshop, and post know-your-rights signs. Attend a No Kings rally on October 18.

Resist. Our democracy is at stake.

It’s Up to Us to Protect One Another

As Trump sends troops to Chicago, we will continue to investigate and report. Readers have a role to play, too.

southsideweekly.com

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Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth @leniann.bsky.social · 17h

Happy Chicago Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards Day for all those who celebrate

Abundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 7d

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.

www.eventbrite.com

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing. This was my view as I drove in and I literally thought to myself “My iPhone photo doesn’t do it justice — I hope Barry Butler is out there getting this.” Sure enough…

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economymedicine.bsky.social @economymedicine.bsky.social · 1d

Destroying the Voting Rights Act has been the life's work of John Roberts

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

Wednesday is gonna be a rough day:

The Supreme Court will be hearing oral argument in a pair of cases that threaten what little remains of the federal government’s ability to protect voters from racial gerrymandering under the Voting Rights Act

ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/louis...

Louisiana v Callais: The Republicans Justices Are Getting Ready to Finish Off the Voting Rights Act

In Louisiana v Callais, John Roberts will have the chance to finish his decades-long war on. voting rights.

ballsandstrikes.org

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Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth @leniann.bsky.social · 1d

Late afternoon bike ride to/from Edgewater to Pilsen. Thanks for shopping tips @aaroncynic.bsky.social

Books on shelves. Grace Lee Boggs quote on a poster: the only way to survive is by taking care of one another

Divvy bike in front of Carnitas Don Pedro

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

ICE is all over the city and burbs today, including Waukegan. Multiple reports on social media from people who have found empty work vans and are trying to locate family of their owners. This is a near daily occurrence now.

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago is rallying to support street vendors who have been impacted by ICE: "The backbone of our neighborhoods." blockclubchi.co/4mQPDfv

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