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Candace Avalos @candaceavalos.bsky.social · 22h

in my villain era but it's literally just me using the word "no" 🥲

a woman is making a funny face with the word no on her face .

ALT: a woman is making a funny face with the word no on her face .

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Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 3h

Oak Park’s Zoning Board of Appeals approved a drive-through for the new Dutch Bros coffee shop at 316 Madison (yep- more coffee!), an acupuncture clinic 107 N. Oak Park, and sign variances for the ongoing Holiday Inn Express development at 1140 Lake St. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILO...

Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 3h

Oak Park’s alternative police reponse (ECHO) dashboard is now available. Per the Village Manager, ECHO provides “compassionate and effective care through a team of care coordinators and a program manager who follow up with residents after 911 calls.” app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrI...

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Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 3h

Oak Park Public Health Department’s quarterly epidemiology report. (I still
don’t know why we are one of the few suburbs that have our own health department, rather than using the county’s like almost everyone else.) www.oak-park.us/files/assets...

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Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 3h

Oak Park traffic crash dashboard available. Per the Village Manager, it “illustrates traffic crash data collected by the Oak Park Police Department through an interactive map and includes charts highlighting crash type, cause and severity.” Dashboard here: app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrI...

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Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 3h

“Play Streets” in Oak Park! The Village recently teamed up with a neighborhood group to host a pilot Play Streets event. Play Streets creates safe, car-free spaces where kids can get outside and enjoy unstructured, kid-led play. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ILO...

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Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 3h

“…the helicopter was not one being used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Border Patrol for federal immigration enforcement operations. The village said that there has been little communication from those federal agencies regarding local enforcement…” www.oakpark.com/2025/10/09/l...

Law enforcement helicopter over the ‘Ike’ is for traffic cops, not ICE - Wednesday Journal

Oak Park officials said a law enforcement helicopter recently seen flying over the Eisenhower Expressway was not for immigration enforcement

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Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 3h

“Their flagship corner unit is already rented out to Three-Fold bakery, which will offer coffee and croissants. The Scholtens are in talks with potential other businesses, and hope to turn the second-floor apartments into Airbnb units...” www.oakpark.com/2025/10/09/f...

Historic preservation breathes new life into former Pieritz Bros. building - Wednesday Journal Historic preservation breathes new life into former Pieritz Bros. building %

If you travel down Ridgeland Avenue in Oak Park, it’s unlikely you’ve missed the transformation of the corner of Ridgeland and South Boulevard

www.oakpark.com

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Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 20h

Appellate Court order:

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Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 20h

Just happened: “National Guard troops sent to Illinois by President Donald Trump can stay in the state and under federal control, but can’t be deployed to protect federal property or go on patrol for now, an appeals court ruled Saturday.” apnews.com/article/nati...

Court: National Guard troops sent to Illinois by Trump can stay but can’t be deployed for now

National Guard troops sent to Illinois by President Donald Trump can stay in the state and under federal control, but can’t be deployed to protect federal property or go on patrol for now, an appeals ...

apnews.com

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Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 1d

Names that initially came up included “the liberal-donation processor ActBlue; megadonor George Soros; the anti-Trump organizing group Indivisible; a variety of pro-immigration and Know Your Rights organizations; and the anti-war group CodePink.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

'They Need to Suffer': Inside Trump's War on Dissent

Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and the rest of the administration are waging a furious crackdown on dissent following Charlie Kirk's assassination.

www.rollingstone.com

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Kriszta Satori @fulelo.bsky.social · 1d

#BBCNews - Qatar to build air force facility in Idaho, US says
www.bbc.com/news/article...

US says Qatar to build air force facility in Idaho

The facility in Idaho will be used to train Qatari pilots to fly F-15 fighter jets, the US defence secretary says.

www.bbc.com

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Derek Eder @derekeder.com · 3d

On Oct 3, I went to the Broadview ICE facility and saw unprovoked violence by Federal agents

ICE is a violent, untrained, unidentified and unaccountable agency sent by a tyrannical administration to terrorize and silence us

Tell them to leave and never come back

derekeder.com/blog/ice-in-...

The presence of ICE in Illinois destroys our peace

On October 3rd, I attended the protest outside the Broadview ICE facility, and witnessed firsthand unprovoked violence by Federal agents. It was at this time that Oak Park Township Trustee Juan Muñoz,...

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Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s Emergency Motion for Stay of order preventing deployment of National Guard in Illinois, brought in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. Includes record on appeal and transcript of 10/9 hearing (p. 303 or A273). cst.brightspotcdn.com/0d/8f/b5ed60...

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Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 1d

Judge Perry’s full opinion in Illinois v. Trump, prohibiting the National Guard from coming to IL. “And yet, not even the Founding Father most ardently in favor of a strong federal government believed that one state’s militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution…”

Big Cases Bot @bigcases.bots.law · 1d

New filing: "Illinois v. Trump (national guard deployment)"
Doc #70: memorandum opinion and order

Download PDF | View Full Case

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Chicago News @chicago.thesocial.news · 1d

Durbin, Duckworth denied access to Broadview ICE facility amid legal disputes

#fox32

Durbin, Duckworth denied access to Broadview ICE facility amid legal disputes

On Friday, Illinois Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth visited the area outside the Broadview facility.

www.fox32chicago.com

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Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 1d

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/10/w...

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

www.chicagotribune.com

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West Cook Connected @wcookconnected.bsky.social · 2d

Oak Park native accused of assaulting Border Patrol Chief Bovino appears in court

Oak Park native accused of assaulting Border Patrol Chief Bovino appears in court - Wednesday Journal

An Oak Park native accused of assaulting U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino appeared in federal court for a hearing Thursday.

www.oakpark.com

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 2d

Average Household Spending on Wine in Chicago, IL (2022)

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Buck Quivas @buckquivas.bsky.social · 2d

Hmm… love the map but feel the River Forest & Oak Park crowds should all be higher.

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Elizabeth @lexnonquaeritquem.bsky.social · 2d

Oak Park, IL (bordering the west side of Chicago).

#showmeyourhellhole #chicago #oakpark

House decorated with floating lanterns for Halloween.

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B.J. L-R @westtowns-urbanist.bsky.social · 2d

It’s still there, rare Oak Park sunrise edition

Downtown Chicago skyline including Sears Tower within a vibrant orange sunrise beneath red clouds with Metra tracks converging on the skyline and an approaching Green Line train at right

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Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 2d

Except for minor things like the Constitution…

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Mike Johnson: "This hate America rally that they have coming up for October 18? The antifa crowd, the pro-Hamas crowd, and the Marxists, they're all gonna gather on the Mall. It is an outrageous gathering for outrageous purposes ... all this has gotta come to an end."

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d

Read the indictment returned against New York AG Letitia James, via @lawfaremedia.org:

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 2d

A Republican gets it! “Mr. Stitt on Thursday said, ‘We believe in the federalist system — that’s states’ rights,’ adding, ‘Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

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