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Micheál Podgers
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Yassssssifying infrastructure. 📍Chicago 👨🏻‍💻Urban Planner 🗣️ EN DE FR NL GA Professional account. All opinions my own.
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It’s such an empty promise that has grown so big nobody can abandon it. Notably, it would end up being a freight focused airport, which probably also wouldn’t pan out because the freight airlines have invested their resources into ORD.
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The governor told press today they're working on it – we need to be ready!
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It’s been a long two days in Springfield. First, congrats on CRGA passing the House. Get it done tomorrow @harmonil.bsky.social! IL is a leader @govpritzker.illinois.gov Finish job! Do more than save transit tomorrow, make it thrive! IL is the alternative choice: show what’s possible.
The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act just passed the Illinois House 70/37. It’s off to the Senate now. If it passes the Senate CRGA becomes law and Illinois will double down on the clean energy transition.
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🚨 New phone banking shift just added for tomorrow at noon!

Join us tomorrow to reach neighbors, asking them to contact their reps and demand they get the job done.

Public transit cannot wait! Sign up and take action with us!
Phone Bank to Save Transit · Better Streets Chicago
## Help us reach transit riders from the comfort of home! We need legislators to pass funding to save transit this month to avoid devastating service cuts – and we need your help phone banking to urg...
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Two ICE vehicles were confirmed to have been at Leland and Damen about ten minutes ago, according to rapid responders.

White Jeep Wagoneer - MO Plate - WM8VG5
Red Jeep Wagoneer - IL FP Plate - 325975
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ICE is hitting the west burbs again this morning, including Oak Park and Bensenville, also now active in far south/SE sides after getting started a little later than usual.

SERR reports one person was taken from a McDonald's: instagram.com/p/DQURyhTjnPc
This has been increasingly common along the north lakefront the last few weeks.
Now heading south. Black helicopter with a yellow strip. No livery to mark a company or organization. Does not show on the plane finder app.
Unmarked black helicopter flying very low over Edgewater at approximately 12:30pm on 10/27. Heading north parallel with the lakefront. Not showing on air traffic monitoring apps. @the48thward.bsky.social @leniann.bsky.social
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Hot take: I can't much blame anyone for mistaking a Chicago neighborhood for a suburb, because of how Chicago gets portrayed in national media.

Also, we in Chicago have a bit too much attitude about the suburbs, and that's particularly unproductive now, as ICE is all over the suburbs.
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I haven't seen people here mention this letter from the mayor of Illinois' 2nd-largest city (Aurora, 40+% Latino)

to the Aurora Police

following egregious attacks by immigration in Aurora and related protests

So here it is!
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Call your reps right now, before you put the phone down. Savetransit.org makes it easy!
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ICE is using the empty streets around Lincoln Yards to stage their abductions. They're patrolling in individual and groups of SUVs and then moving people into passenger vans to transport to Broadview. Scream in their face and watch them scurry out of their holes like roaches.
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They just gassed Wrigleyville. Yes, Wrigleyville
Ald. Timmy Knudsen reports immigration activity throughout his ward, which is a lot of Lincoln Park, one of wealthiest neighborhoods in city and home to DePaul University
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Spotted in Lakeview on Belmont x Broadway
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Federal immigration agents have been active on Chicago's northeast side today, according to rapid response teams. They report at least four detained so far, including two outside the Laugh Factory - a well-known stand up comedy venue - on Belmont and Broadway.
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‼️ Don’t wait until it’s too late! Sign up now to phone bank and canvass to save transit at act.savetransit.org

We have 6 days for legislators to get the job done. And if they don’t, service cuts will start with a downward spiral and end with a crash💥
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UPTOWN/ EDGEWATER
RAPID RESPONSE TEAM
COMMUNITY ALERT
ICE Detentions at Broadway & Belmont 10/24 at 9:20am
Agents driving Black Ford Expedition, VFJ804, White Chevy Tahoe, VBT5243, and Grey VW
Atlas, FP 315120.
If you see ICE activity, please contact the Family Support Network at 855-435-7693.
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TODAY: virtual 101 training
Community Defense and ICE
Watch 10/24 2p CT

zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Our challenges are greater than ever — making local advocacy more important than ever.

Help us power another year of our impactful advocacy at our 3rd annual fundraiser!

🗓️ November 5th @ 7pm
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🎟️ Tickets available now!
2025 Annual Fundraiser — Better Streets Chicago
Get your tickets to Better Streets Chicago's 3rd Annual Fundraiser on November 5th and help power our work for another year!
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✂️ Metra service is under threat of 40% cuts — service we might never get back if Illinois lawmakers don’t act now!

📲 Call your reps TODAY at savetransit.org and urge them to get the job this month. We can’t keep kicking the can down the road!
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from a livestream taken in Little Village today
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border patrol have returned to terrorize chicago's little village neighborhood again this morning.

from a video posted to facebook about 10 minutes ago near 26th and pulaski. at one point, the person recording says, "he's got his fucking rifle out!"