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Oak Park Nerd
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· Nov 23
Our political motto should be: “Oak Park: Where You Are Always Doing It Wrong.” Interesting clash of liberals, progressives, and ultra progressives. But, we try.
Bonds! Up on the 12/2 Oak Park Village Board Consent Agenda— issuing $75M in bonds for streetscape and infrastructure improvements and “refunding” some outstanding bonds. Looks like it is $55M in “refunding” (like refinancing) bonds, and $20M in new bonds. oak-park.legistar.com/LegislationD...
December 2, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Bonds! Up on the 12/2 Oak Park Village Board Consent Agenda— issuing $75M in bonds for streetscape and infrastructure improvements and “refunding” some outstanding bonds. Looks like it is $55M in “refunding” (like refinancing) bonds, and $20M in new bonds. oak-park.legistar.com/LegislationD...
On the 12/2 Oak Park Village Board Consent Agenda: $628K for “Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons” (RRFB) for cyclists and pedestrians. Map below shows planned locations. Agenda item: oak-park.legistar.com/LegislationD...
December 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
On the 12/2 Oak Park Village Board Consent Agenda: $628K for “Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons” (RRFB) for cyclists and pedestrians. Map below shows planned locations. Agenda item: oak-park.legistar.com/LegislationD...
Continued public hearing on the Oak Park Village Budget will be on 12/2. Note the change in levy from up 5% to now only up 3.24%. Trustee Wesley wants you to come by and make a public comment on the annual budget, because he is sad that no one ever does! 🙂
oak-park.legistar.com/LegislationD...
oak-park.legistar.com/LegislationD...
December 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Continued public hearing on the Oak Park Village Budget will be on 12/2. Note the change in levy from up 5% to now only up 3.24%. Trustee Wesley wants you to come by and make a public comment on the annual budget, because he is sad that no one ever does! 🙂
oak-park.legistar.com/LegislationD...
oak-park.legistar.com/LegislationD...
On the Consent Agenda at the Oak Park Village Board meeting on 12/2: applying for an $8K county grant so residents can create water usage alerts, set a water budget, and view their own consumption data 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. oak-park.legistar.com/LegislationD...
December 2, 2025 at 3:52 AM
On the Consent Agenda at the Oak Park Village Board meeting on 12/2: applying for an $8K county grant so residents can create water usage alerts, set a water budget, and view their own consumption data 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. oak-park.legistar.com/LegislationD...
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Oak Park has very posh pigeons that can't be bothered with city garbage. They are waiting for a turn at my bird feeder. 😱
November 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Oak Park has very posh pigeons that can't be bothered with city garbage. They are waiting for a turn at my bird feeder. 😱
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"Such a service expansion would help connect commuters coming from major suburban hubs like Oak Park, Forest Park, Oak Brook and Schaumburg to Chicago"
www.fox32chicago.com/news/pace-bu...
www.fox32chicago.com/news/pace-bu...
Pace Bus express service could expand to Chicago’s western suburbs
Pace Suburban Bus is asking for public input on potentially expanding its express bus service to the western suburbs.
www.fox32chicago.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"Such a service expansion would help connect commuters coming from major suburban hubs like Oak Park, Forest Park, Oak Brook and Schaumburg to Chicago"
www.fox32chicago.com/news/pace-bu...
www.fox32chicago.com/news/pace-bu...
“There’s also the fact that the self-representing shaman claims he is the rightful president of a new nation. He calls it the ‘New Constitutional Republic of the United States,’ with Phoenix as its capital.” www.vice.com/en/article/q...
QAnon Shaman Says He’s the ‘True’ President, Sues Trump for $40 Trillion
Jacob Chansley, better known as the shirtless, bison-horned "QAnon Shaman," is, unfortunately, back in the news.
www.vice.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
“There’s also the fact that the self-representing shaman claims he is the rightful president of a new nation. He calls it the ‘New Constitutional Republic of the United States,’ with Phoenix as its capital.” www.vice.com/en/article/q...
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Snow or no, it's a go! I'll be at Dandelion Bookshop in Oak Park, IL, tomorrow (11/29) at 2:00 pm. I'll be sharing the picture book PICK A PINE TREE and leading crafts and other activities.
Support a wonderful indie bookstore on Small Business Saturday! @dandelionbookshop.bsky.social
Support a wonderful indie bookstore on Small Business Saturday! @dandelionbookshop.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Snow or no, it's a go! I'll be at Dandelion Bookshop in Oak Park, IL, tomorrow (11/29) at 2:00 pm. I'll be sharing the picture book PICK A PINE TREE and leading crafts and other activities.
Support a wonderful indie bookstore on Small Business Saturday! @dandelionbookshop.bsky.social
Support a wonderful indie bookstore on Small Business Saturday! @dandelionbookshop.bsky.social
“Northwestern’s $75 million settlement, to be paid over three years, is the second-highest amount agreed to by a university. In August, Columbia University pledged to pay $200 million in a similar deal.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/n...
Northwestern agrees to $75 million fine to settle Trump dispute
Northwestern’s $75 million settlement, to be paid over three years, is the second-highest amount agreed to by a university.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
“Northwestern’s $75 million settlement, to be paid over three years, is the second-highest amount agreed to by a university. In August, Columbia University pledged to pay $200 million in a similar deal.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/n...
Free “Pick Oak Park”
shopping bags are available at Village Hall, the Economic Vitality Office at 1010 Lake St., the OP Public Library at 834 Lake St., and the OP Township office at 105 S. Oak Park Ave. Pick Oak Park shopping directory: www.pickoakpark.com/directory?ut...
shopping bags are available at Village Hall, the Economic Vitality Office at 1010 Lake St., the OP Public Library at 834 Lake St., and the OP Township office at 105 S. Oak Park Ave. Pick Oak Park shopping directory: www.pickoakpark.com/directory?ut...
November 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Free “Pick Oak Park”
shopping bags are available at Village Hall, the Economic Vitality Office at 1010 Lake St., the OP Public Library at 834 Lake St., and the OP Township office at 105 S. Oak Park Ave. Pick Oak Park shopping directory: www.pickoakpark.com/directory?ut...
shopping bags are available at Village Hall, the Economic Vitality Office at 1010 Lake St., the OP Public Library at 834 Lake St., and the OP Township office at 105 S. Oak Park Ave. Pick Oak Park shopping directory: www.pickoakpark.com/directory?ut...
One of many great ways to help locally over the holidays. Oak Park-based “New Moms” gathers toys, books, and holiday gifts that help young moms “create magical, joy-filled holidays for their children.” Donate gifts by 12/1 through their Amazon Wish List: www.amazon.com/baby-reg/new...
November 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
One of many great ways to help locally over the holidays. Oak Park-based “New Moms” gathers toys, books, and holiday gifts that help young moms “create magical, joy-filled holidays for their children.” Donate gifts by 12/1 through their Amazon Wish List: www.amazon.com/baby-reg/new...
Helpful column from Nicole Chavas of “Bike Walk Oak Park” about the new Illinois transportation bill. “It’s a national model for how to prioritize pedestrians, cyclists and transit riders over cars.” www.oakpark.com/2025/11/25/c...
Celebrate the Transit Act - Wednesday Journal
Halloween was actually Christmas morning for us planning nerds, as we woke up to discover that in the wee hours of the morning, the Illinois legislature passed a transformative transportation bill. Yo...
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November 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Helpful column from Nicole Chavas of “Bike Walk Oak Park” about the new Illinois transportation bill. “It’s a national model for how to prioritize pedestrians, cyclists and transit riders over cars.” www.oakpark.com/2025/11/25/c...
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Des Moines just put two Chicago suburbs together to name a neighborhood.
November 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Des Moines just put two Chicago suburbs together to name a neighborhood.
Candidate for the 7th! www.advocate.com/politics/ree...
Illinois Democratic candidate glitter bombs anti-LGBTQ+ Christian group
Reed Showalter, who is straight, had a hilarious response to an anti-trans candidate survey from the Illinois Family Institute.
www.advocate.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Candidate for the 7th! www.advocate.com/politics/ree...
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Oak Park apartment building sold for nearly $89 million
Oak Park apartment building sold for nearly $89 million
Draper & Kramer is wagering the soaring demand for Chicago-area apartments won't subside anytime soon.
www.chicagobusiness.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Oak Park apartment building sold for nearly $89 million
FitzGerald’s Silent Auction! Bidding opens 12/6. givebutter.com/c/nO4M51/auc...
Go FITZGERALDS Mural '26!
Live Music and PUBLIC ART in Berwyn!
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November 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
FitzGerald’s Silent Auction! Bidding opens 12/6. givebutter.com/c/nO4M51/auc...
The appellate court’s temporary stay of the order is still in effect, but Judge Ellis released her 233 page full opinion. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/25/f...
Feds Repeatedly Lied And Misled The Public During Chicago Immigration Crackdown, Federal Judge Rules
In a scathing opinion, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis highlighted lies and distortions by Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino and immigration agents in press releases, social media posts and their own inte...
blockclubchicago.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The appellate court’s temporary stay of the order is still in effect, but Judge Ellis released her 233 page full opinion. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/25/f...
DOJ attorney tried “to hijack the proceedings with his almost constant objections and accusations.” including calling Plaintiffs’ attorney a “petulant old man.” This behavior is a bad attorney’s last resort to prevent bad information from getting out. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/d...
Deposition of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino went off the rails at hello, transcript shows
A full transcript of Cmdr. Gregory Bovino’s deposition has been made part of the court record as attorneys in an ongoing lawsuit accuse immigration agents with Border Patrol and U.S. Immigrat…
www.chicagotribune.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
DOJ attorney tried “to hijack the proceedings with his almost constant objections and accusations.” including calling Plaintiffs’ attorney a “petulant old man.” This behavior is a bad attorney’s last resort to prevent bad information from getting out. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/d...
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Rep. Lauren Underwood visits Broadview ICE facility: 'Unacceptable'
Rep. Lauren Underwood visits Broadview ICE facility: 'Unacceptable' | FOX 32 Chicago
After several months, ICE let a sitting member of Congress visit the inside of its processing facility in suburban Broadview.
www.fox32chicago.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Rep. Lauren Underwood visits Broadview ICE facility: 'Unacceptable'