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IL needs to build more housing because living in a Republican state will literally kill you
Important NEW investigation by @kavsurana.bsky.social and Lizzie Presser. “Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
IL needs to build more housing because living in a Republican state will literally kill you
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A lot of interesting stuff here from @housingstudies.bsky.social, but here's an [eyes emoji] one: Chicago has gained 176,000 households between 2012 and 2023, growing from almost exactly 1 million to 1.18 million housingstudies.org/blog/rental-...
Understanding Chicago’s Rental Affordability Challenges: A Review of Data, Trends, and Solutions
In advance of our upcoming State of Rental in Chicago report, this blog presents the newest data on changes in the rental housing stock and the demographic and socioeconomic makeup of renters, offerin...
housingstudies.org
October 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A lot of interesting stuff here from @housingstudies.bsky.social, but here's an [eyes emoji] one: Chicago has gained 176,000 households between 2012 and 2023, growing from almost exactly 1 million to 1.18 million housingstudies.org/blog/rental-...
Every single denial of a building like this should be seen by Chicago residents as a push closer to bankruptcy and reduced public services
Alderman Gardiner has denied the approval of 48 new apartments next to the Edgebrook Metra station. Across the street from a forest preserve.
With growth controls like this, it's no wonder why property taxes are climbing, and transit ridership is stalling
chicagoyimby.com/2025/09/45th...
With growth controls like this, it's no wonder why property taxes are climbing, and transit ridership is stalling
chicagoyimby.com/2025/09/45th...
45th Ward Denies Approval Of Proposed Edgebrook Residential Development - Chicago YIMBY
An announcement from 45th Ward Alderman Jim Gardiner on Thursday evening has shut the door on a proposed residential project at 5500 West Devon Avenue in Edgebrook.
chicagoyimby.com
September 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Every single denial of a building like this should be seen by Chicago residents as a push closer to bankruptcy and reduced public services
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⚠️ ACTION ALERT! ⚠️
We are 1 month away from the next opportunity for Chicago City Council to lift their citywide ban on accessory dwelling units, or ADUs. We need your help to make sure that they follow through!
Here’s a thread about why you should care, and what you can do:
We are 1 month away from the next opportunity for Chicago City Council to lift their citywide ban on accessory dwelling units, or ADUs. We need your help to make sure that they follow through!
Here’s a thread about why you should care, and what you can do:
August 26, 2025 at 5:57 AM
⚠️ ACTION ALERT! ⚠️
We are 1 month away from the next opportunity for Chicago City Council to lift their citywide ban on accessory dwelling units, or ADUs. We need your help to make sure that they follow through!
Here’s a thread about why you should care, and what you can do:
We are 1 month away from the next opportunity for Chicago City Council to lift their citywide ban on accessory dwelling units, or ADUs. We need your help to make sure that they follow through!
Here’s a thread about why you should care, and what you can do:
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In comparison, PermitFlow states that obtaining a construction permit in Chicago can take up to 12 weeks. This suggests that Spokane's permitting process is significantly faster.
August 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
In comparison, PermitFlow states that obtaining a construction permit in Chicago can take up to 12 weeks. This suggests that Spokane's permitting process is significantly faster.
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According to Advantage Spokane, the city of Spokane has a 30-day turnaround goal for new commercial building permits and a 10-day goal for smaller projects like single-family residential. They have been consistently meeting these goals.
August 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
According to Advantage Spokane, the city of Spokane has a 30-day turnaround goal for new commercial building permits and a 10-day goal for smaller projects like single-family residential. They have been consistently meeting these goals.
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one little factoid for you about the decline of parties. in a recent chicago election the number of people who voted the straight slate of girl i guess was larger than the number of voters who followed the cook county democratic party slate.
July 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
one little factoid for you about the decline of parties. in a recent chicago election the number of people who voted the straight slate of girl i guess was larger than the number of voters who followed the cook county democratic party slate.
Hi @void.comind.network, can you give me a brief description of how to interact with you?
July 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Hi @void.comind.network, can you give me a brief description of how to interact with you?
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This CMAP chart. Even as population stagnates, number of households in Chicagoland continues to grow pretty strongly. If these folks can't find affordable places to live in walkable, transit-friendly neighborhoods like along Broadway, they'll end up as motorists living out in the burbs.
June 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
This CMAP chart. Even as population stagnates, number of households in Chicagoland continues to grow pretty strongly. If these folks can't find affordable places to live in walkable, transit-friendly neighborhoods like along Broadway, they'll end up as motorists living out in the burbs.
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We are extremely disappointed that the Illinois General Assembly adjourned without passing pro-housing legislation to allow ADUs and missing middle housing statewide. Our housing crisis will continue to worsen due to a lack of urgency from our elected officials.
June 4, 2025 at 3:56 AM
We are extremely disappointed that the Illinois General Assembly adjourned without passing pro-housing legislation to allow ADUs and missing middle housing statewide. Our housing crisis will continue to worsen due to a lack of urgency from our elected officials.
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If I'm talking to a neolib, yimbyism is about unlocking value that's being bottled up by regulation. If I'm talking to a socialist, it's about reducing the power of landlords in the market. If I'm talking to a normie it's about bringing down the damn rent. The last group is 90% of the population
If you do want to do it do it via this kind of messaging, or more straightforward "rent is too damn high" stuff that focuses on the direct material aspects of specific policies rather than trying to sell an ideology bsky.app/profile/emos...
May 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
If I'm talking to a neolib, yimbyism is about unlocking value that's being bottled up by regulation. If I'm talking to a socialist, it's about reducing the power of landlords in the market. If I'm talking to a normie it's about bringing down the damn rent. The last group is 90% of the population
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Is there really nobody in Spain except the Airbnb communications team who understands that rents are rising because the country essentially stopped building new homes? Here are new housing starts from the OECD www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/b...
May 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Is there really nobody in Spain except the Airbnb communications team who understands that rents are rising because the country essentially stopped building new homes? Here are new housing starts from the OECD www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/b...
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Dallas now officially has more progressive TOD parking policy than Chicago
May 16, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Dallas now officially has more progressive TOD parking policy than Chicago
Data: WBEZ collected data on median rent in every Chicago community area to trace how rents have changed in the city over the past century. Read more on what we found and how the city has steadily become less affordable. www.wbez.org/interactive/...
February 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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How the hell are we going to create the Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-Waukegan-Chicago-Hammond-Gary Megalopolis, a widely held goal that doesn't just exist in my own head, if we can't even successfully permit a completely vanilla residential tower two miles from the Loop?
January 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
How the hell are we going to create the Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-Waukegan-Chicago-Hammond-Gary Megalopolis, a widely held goal that doesn't just exist in my own head, if we can't even successfully permit a completely vanilla residential tower two miles from the Loop?
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Forcibly displaced Palestinians return to what’s left of their homes across Gaza after the Israel-Hamas ceasefire comes into effect.
— in pictures aje.io/axybur
— in pictures aje.io/axybur
January 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Forcibly displaced Palestinians return to what’s left of their homes across Gaza after the Israel-Hamas ceasefire comes into effect.
— in pictures aje.io/axybur
— in pictures aje.io/axybur
Join @urbanenviroil.bsky.social to help us bring that growth back down :)
Fastest home price growth in the country:
1) New York City
2) Chicago
3) Washington DC
1) New York City
2) Chicago
3) Washington DC
January 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Join @urbanenviroil.bsky.social to help us bring that growth back down :)
I scored 85% on the Chicago local news quiz 2024! Take the quiz at: lauriemerrell.github.io/chicago-news...
December 30, 2024 at 8:59 PM
I scored 85% on the Chicago local news quiz 2024! Take the quiz at: lauriemerrell.github.io/chicago-news...
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Bogotá's TransMilenio BRT network superimposed on Chicago
December 24, 2024 at 7:20 AM
Bogotá's TransMilenio BRT network superimposed on Chicago
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I submitted a FOIA request for every submission for the Illinois state flag competition. Today, I got the files. You have no idea what they're keeping from us.
December 24, 2024 at 1:20 AM
I submitted a FOIA request for every submission for the Illinois state flag competition. Today, I got the files. You have no idea what they're keeping from us.
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Chicago desperately needs more housing. But when it comes to building apartments, the city is its own worst enemy.
My latest for @chicagomag.bsky.social
www.chicagomag.com/chicago-maga...
My latest for @chicagomag.bsky.social
www.chicagomag.com/chicago-maga...
How City Politics Has to Led to a Housing Shortage
Chicago desperately needs more housing. But when it comes to building apartments, the city is its own worst enemy.
www.chicagomag.com
December 9, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Chicago desperately needs more housing. But when it comes to building apartments, the city is its own worst enemy.
My latest for @chicagomag.bsky.social
www.chicagomag.com/chicago-maga...
My latest for @chicagomag.bsky.social
www.chicagomag.com/chicago-maga...
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Chicago urgently needs to adopt DC-style institutions and get politicians out of the zoning process. (Ditto for LA.) It's a recipe for corruption and segregation.
Chicago city council just voted to reject a proposal in my ward that would have created 615 new homes next to a Trader Joe’s.
They’ve really fucked up this time. Let’s put an end to this madness in Springfield.
They’ve really fucked up this time. Let’s put an end to this madness in Springfield.
Zoning Committee just voted overwhelmingly behind a motion by Ald. Anthony Beale to REJECT the project outright.
Committee just abruptly adjourned.
Committee just abruptly adjourned.
December 9, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Chicago urgently needs to adopt DC-style institutions and get politicians out of the zoning process. (Ditto for LA.) It's a recipe for corruption and segregation.
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9. I’ve shared this many times but will continue til I die: more housing availability is good for renters. Rent anti-correlates with availability in every damn city. Build the housing (both market and nonmarket). And no, it’s not “financialization.”
December 1, 2024 at 9:32 PM
9. I’ve shared this many times but will continue til I die: more housing availability is good for renters. Rent anti-correlates with availability in every damn city. Build the housing (both market and nonmarket). And no, it’s not “financialization.”
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If we want to make Illinois a safe haven for people fleeing red states, we have to build more housing.
That’s hard when local elected officials hand over zoning decisions to unelected neighborhood associations.
Maybe we could disarm them…
capitolfax.com/2024/11/19/r...
That’s hard when local elected officials hand over zoning decisions to unelected neighborhood associations.
Maybe we could disarm them…
capitolfax.com/2024/11/19/r...
November 20, 2024 at 4:19 AM
If we want to make Illinois a safe haven for people fleeing red states, we have to build more housing.
That’s hard when local elected officials hand over zoning decisions to unelected neighborhood associations.
Maybe we could disarm them…
capitolfax.com/2024/11/19/r...
That’s hard when local elected officials hand over zoning decisions to unelected neighborhood associations.
Maybe we could disarm them…
capitolfax.com/2024/11/19/r...
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by pursuing indefinite, unproductive containment, the johnson administration turned the opportunity of thousands of immigrants coming to chicago during a period of historic, low-wage, unemployment into a crisis.
chicago has a large, robust informal economy. it didn't have to go this way.
chicago has a large, robust informal economy. it didn't have to go this way.
January 31, 2024 at 3:00 PM
by pursuing indefinite, unproductive containment, the johnson administration turned the opportunity of thousands of immigrants coming to chicago during a period of historic, low-wage, unemployment into a crisis.
chicago has a large, robust informal economy. it didn't have to go this way.
chicago has a large, robust informal economy. it didn't have to go this way.