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31 July

Replying to @lucaisharsh.bsky.social

We need a mayor who doesn't just wing it. Hatched and raised right here in Chicago, Imani is raising his chicks in the same neighborhood he grew up in. He knows what it means to build a home in the city. Vote Imani.

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I feel like there might be something they're not telling us.

Oren Ben-Joseph@orenbj.bsky.social

Wow... LAX People Mover flashover was caught on video

chicagotribune.comEditorial: Building a livable Chicago downtown with a ‘Cultural Stadium’ at its coreA livable Loop will take scores of small projects. Enter the Cultural Stadium.

“Experiences are now the nexus of community for young people. We need a radically livable, radically walkable downtown. That is what will attract and retain talent,” Donna Lasinski, former Democratic minority leader in the Michigan House of Representatives, told us.

Evanston's Councilmember Davis just tried to nominate Councilmember Harris for acting mayor. Harris turned it down. Councilmember Davis continued to ask for Harris to be acting mayor, saying "She's gotta be here anyway".

Councilmember Harris: "Can the newspaper put 'I was almost mayor'?"

We are now repeating the acting mayor appointment motion and roll call vote because it wasn't properly recorded or something. Acting Mayor Nieuwsma: "Motion passes 5-4, which is good, because I already signed the papers."

To swear in Acting Mayor Nieuwsma, a man walks forward in a judge's robe, saying "It's Halloween, so someone has to wear a costume."

Judge, following the swearing in: "So are you guys done for the night?" Acting Mayor Nieuwsma: "Noooooo, we got another hour."

Councilmember Nieuwsma: "I want to be clear, I don't want to be mayor either. Which is why I'm not running for mayor."

Passed 5-4: Evanston's Acting Mayor Jonathan Nieuwsma

Councilmember Harris: "You're not gonna force me to be mayor. Unless I go to jail. Then I'll do it."

Councilmember Burns on Councilmember Nieuwsma: "He has a powerpoint at those meeting. Very organized."

Councilmember Geracaris: "I don't want to be mayor, so please don't nominate me."

Councilmember Geracaris: "Don't nominate anyone who doesn't want to be mayor." Councilmember Suffredin: "Why don't we just ask who wants to be mayor?"

Councilmember Harris: "I'mma sleep tonight, and it won't be as mayor."

Councilmember Kelly suggests that instead of a 2/3rds vote, they should just choose the ranking member "or some systematic way". The most senior member of the council opposes this idea.

@mrscottroberts.bsky.social recommends that the City of Evanston save their budget by installing elements of the city's bike plan when they resurface streets, rather than, like, not doing that.

It's bridge-raising season in Chicago, not bridge-razing season!

Robert Loerzel@robertloerzel.bsky.social

The bridge to Daniel Burnham’s island grave at Graceland Cemetery is closed! The cemetery says the bridge “is temporarily being removed to accommodate construction.” It’s expected to be back open by mid-November.

evanstonroundtable.comKelly uses temporary mayoral powers to change council agenda - Evanston RoundTableCouncilmember Clare Kelly (1st Ward) has used her week as the city’s placeholder mayor to alter Monday’s City Council agenda, allowing her to chair the

If you're wondering whether you should pay attention to municipal politics, just think about tonight, when a city council member, empowered by sheer luck of the alphabetical order, is attempting a small coup to appoint her donors to the city's decision-making bodies.

Alex Harrison@alexhairysun.bsky.social

anyway- evanstonroundtable.com/2026/10/25/c...

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Chicago 🏳️‍⚧️🌱

@chicagotrans-plant.bsky.social

Replying to @wegerje.bsky.social

Accurately pricing parking in Chicago would go absolutely nuts as a solution to so many things

Lake Shore Drive seems unsafe.

Is this traffic calming?

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Michael McLean

@michaelmclean.me

Lily Bean’s Greenway 🤍 @lilybeansdad.bsky.social

hope was in his eyes

youtu.be1st I-490 interchange to open this weekend near O'Hare airportYouTube video by ABC 7 Chicago

"It may be two years behind schedule and nearly a billion dollars over the original budget, but officials are celebrating."

@jgrantglover.bsky.social

Don’t drive in the Loop, kids.

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Jeremy Glover

Bro

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Joe Mitchell: "Thank God you're building the ballroom. Thank God you're getting rid of those awful bike lanes. We don't ride bicycles in Iowa."

At an undisclosed @beermiscuous.bsky.social with @bikegridnow.org

different poster same shot

Brown Line trying to get all its loops in before the weekend shutdown.

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Paul Esling

@paulesling.bsky.social

Early Voting and Ballot Drop-off Locations are on the Chicago Bike Routes app. Pedal to the polls! apps.cnt.org/bikechi/ #bikechi #bikesky #vote

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Michael McLean

@michaelmclean.me

46% of fatal crashes in Chicago happen on a @illinoisdot.bsky.social road. Killers.

David Powe@davidpowe.bsky.social

Chicago launched its annual crash report last week. In summary, the City is moving in the right direction on reducing crashes of all modes. Read more here: api.chicago.gov/filenet5/ser...

danielkayhertz.comBuildleBuildle — a daily game: guess a Chicago building's neighborhood and the year it was built.

Feeling good about this one. 🏙️ Buildle — 2026-10-18 7,647 / 10,000 · 🔥0 🗺️ 🟩🟩🟨⬜🟨 📅 🟩🟩🟨🟩🟨 danielkayhertz.com/buildings

@danielkayhertz.bsky.social do you have the precise address for this one? There's a DOB vehicle in front on streetview!

redfin.com7727 S Colfax Ave, Chicago, IL 60649 - 14 beds/11 baths(MRED as Distributed by MLS Grid) For Sale: 14 beds, 11 baths ∙ 7727 S Colfax Ave, Chicago, IL 60649 ∙ $484,900 ∙ MLS# 12450507 ∙ Pleased to present 11-unit multifamily building located in the south s...

Found it, for sale since August 2025, price decreasing each month: www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/7...

pixelframe.designSpirit Halloween Logo and Font GeneratorRecreate the Spirit Halloween logo with your own words. Bouncing serif letters in yellow, black, and red, the four-pointed stars, an optional reaper and moon behind the text, and a condensed second line, ready to download in high resolution.

This looks about accurate

pixelframe.design@pixelframe.bsky.social

Spirit Halloween took over and forced us to make this generator - please use it so this doesn't escalate, their skeleton leader is terrifying. Enjoy the Spirit Halloween Logo & Font Generator!

Open House Chicago: Narrow Bridge Arts Club

I loved seeing the living room here. The former synagogue, for years a church, is now a workshop, but also someone's living quarters.

Our tour guide, workshop leader, and homeowner Amanda was very passionate about the sustainability aspects of the work, an interesting and inspiring take on what preservation means.

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Abby Klionsky

@abionsky.bsky.social

Bikes as far as the eye can see in@workingbikes.bsky.social basement

go to your camera and search "boat" & post one that you like St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church Terra cotta by Alfonso Iannelli (1924)

Lady Topham Catt@ladytophamcatt.bsky.social

go to your camera and search "boat" & post one that you like Old Chicago Main Post Office Building Architects: Graham, Anderson, Probst & White (1921/1934)

Open House Chicago: First Church of Deliverance

More deliverance:

Pizza Pigeon should be a Chicago icon.

Soren Spicknall@sorenspicknall.bsky.social

Somebody's having a great day