Liz Gibbons
@readery.bsky.social
Chicago, books, maps & meandering
Pic is from my grandfather's bar on W Madison c1962
Pic is from my grandfather's bar on W Madison c1962
A few blocks north of the Brachs factory, A hella lot of sugar went thru there.
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A few blocks north of the Brachs factory, A hella lot of sugar went thru there.
Lysistrata Marriage Counseling
Medea Day Care
Pandora's Gift Wrapping Service
Medea Day Care
Pandora's Gift Wrapping Service
November 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Lysistrata Marriage Counseling
Medea Day Care
Pandora's Gift Wrapping Service
Medea Day Care
Pandora's Gift Wrapping Service
This is my guess too, but there's lots of $ coming in to a pretty big field. I had hoped that Kina Collins had a chance but Ford might be hard to beat. He's very popular in Oak Park and if Proviso backs him...
November 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This is my guess too, but there's lots of $ coming in to a pretty big field. I had hoped that Kina Collins had a chance but Ford might be hard to beat. He's very popular in Oak Park and if Proviso backs him...
But has Welch appeared with any of the congressional candidates? It's early yet but he has a Lot of pull.
November 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
But has Welch appeared with any of the congressional candidates? It's early yet but he has a Lot of pull.
Danny Davis has backed Ford, do we know who Chris Welch is backing?
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Danny Davis has backed Ford, do we know who Chris Welch is backing?
C-section with no anesthesia...mother 'doing fine'
October 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
C-section with no anesthesia...mother 'doing fine'
My grandfather's bar in 1962 with Blatz, Schlitz or Meister Brau.
There's a record book where he tracked how many beers and how many shots sold each day.
There's a record book where he tracked how many beers and how many shots sold each day.
October 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
My grandfather's bar in 1962 with Blatz, Schlitz or Meister Brau.
There's a record book where he tracked how many beers and how many shots sold each day.
There's a record book where he tracked how many beers and how many shots sold each day.
Forest Park had more people than I'd imagined. I had grandkids in tow so we stayed local. It was great and LOTS of positive response from people driving by.
October 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Forest Park had more people than I'd imagined. I had grandkids in tow so we stayed local. It was great and LOTS of positive response from people driving by.
I'm going with my grandchildren. They're thrilled to be included.
October 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I'm going with my grandchildren. They're thrilled to be included.
My grandkids are helping with our signs, we'll be out on Saturday.
October 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
My grandkids are helping with our signs, we'll be out on Saturday.
It's a very good book. Buettner and Craig did an amazing job of researching the bullshit that is Trump family finances.
October 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
It's a very good book. Buettner and Craig did an amazing job of researching the bullshit that is Trump family finances.
I walked down and it doesn't look like ICE is at the candy factor.
October 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I walked down and it doesn't look like ICE is at the candy factor.
I am wondering if there is something going on at Ferrera Pan.
October 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I am wondering if there is something going on at Ferrera Pan.
Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
October 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
I just listened to as much of it as I could stand. ,"other people can't fix their own motorcycles” & various ramblings about my kid is mad at me/bored after sitting on the back of a motorcycle all day.
Dudes used to carry that book around like the Bible.
Dudes used to carry that book around like the Bible.
September 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I just listened to as much of it as I could stand. ,"other people can't fix their own motorcycles” & various ramblings about my kid is mad at me/bored after sitting on the back of a motorcycle all day.
Dudes used to carry that book around like the Bible.
Dudes used to carry that book around like the Bible.
I think the GOTV surge brought out the 'low information ' voters who knew Trump from TV and thought he was funny.
If someone has to be told when and where to vote in a year like 2024 they don't take civic engagement seriously.
If someone has to be told when and where to vote in a year like 2024 they don't take civic engagement seriously.
September 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I think the GOTV surge brought out the 'low information ' voters who knew Trump from TV and thought he was funny.
If someone has to be told when and where to vote in a year like 2024 they don't take civic engagement seriously.
If someone has to be told when and where to vote in a year like 2024 they don't take civic engagement seriously.
I think that was when he was dating Ann Coulter.
September 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I think that was when he was dating Ann Coulter.
6337 Roosevelt Rd. It's in Berwyn, but this multi-unit building has a pretty typical front facade and then a post-modern rear facing "atrium". I've always wanted to know how this came about.
September 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM