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Abundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 1d

Greatest city in the world 🌇

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Steven @stevevance.net · 1d

there are two steps left in the Broadway corridor upzoning (zoning cmte. + city council)

Passing both steps isn’t guaranteed so showing up in SUPPORT on Tuesday is needed to counter those who prefer the status quo

Abundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 1d

Your attendance is requested at City Hall!

At 10am on October 14th, the Zoning Committee will vote on the Broadway Land Use Framework, allowing thousands of new homes to be built next to four brand-new Red Line stations. 🏘️🤝🚇

Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

www.eventbrite.com/e/1769724907...

Tell the Zoning Cmte. to Support 1000s of New Homes in Uptown & Edgewater

City Council's Zoning Committee will take up the Broadway upzoning ordinances on 10/14/25.

www.eventbrite.com

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 4h

IDOT roads are paved in blood

Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 14h

9% of roadways in Chicago are managed by @illinoisdot.bsky.social

They account for *44%* of fatalities

There needs to be a reckoning at IDOT

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are you not infotained @alopex-ii.bsky.social · 8h

Heartening to see Chicago drivers finally contributing to society

NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 11h

This is amazing.

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 14h

hugely important. looking forward to it!

Strong Towns @strongtowns.org · 15h

How do you raise children — or support future generations — in an environment where they can thrive, connect, and safely explore the world beyond the screen? Join us October 9 at 12pm CT for a Local-Motive session with Vanessa Elias!

A gold-colored graphic for the Fall 2025 Local-Motive session, “3 Ways to Build a Neighborhood Where Kids Can be Independent” with Vanessa Elias and Norm Van Eeden Petersman. Session is online on October 7 at 12pm CT.

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Jason Goes to Hell @benedictsred.bsky.social · Nov 15

My wife and I have started making videos of plates and bowls that we’re selling from home while snowed in.

Now is the winter of our dish content.

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 1d

i appreciate your answer John! i’m still befuddled because the shade studies are being asked in west loop…. one concern listed was that shade would land on an elementary school, so maybe they have a garden? or kids photosynthesize now

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 2d

i genuinely don’t understand the shadow thing. like. shadows move throughout the day? literally who cares?

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 2d

da moon! 🌕

gabriel x. michael 👻 @g-x-m.bsky.social · 2d

5:50 AM, full moon over Wacker Drive

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 3d

someone brought a painting on my flight as a carry on??

a painting is sticking out at an angle from the overhead luggage bin of an airplane

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 3d

mine does!

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 4d

Chicago is the greatest city in the world and what’s happening there is making my body physically hot and sore with rage. Every rich dentist in the Ohio exurbs with a barely touched jet ski voted for this because they led poor lives that are now nearly over. Chicago will outlast your boring anger.

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 5d

what do the numbers in parentheses next to the laborers mean? is that the number of people? or hours?

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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 6d

It's a valid lentil disorder

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 5d

sent my emails! i think its worth noting that cities like montreal and duluth clear sidewalks.

some cold cities in japan and scandinavia actually have heated sidewalks. jealous!

Better Streets Chicago @betterstreetschicago.org · 6d

🚨Urgent Action Needed!🚨

Tomorrow, a joint committee will decide whether to advance or shut down the proposed #PlowTheSidewalks pilot program — we need you to contact your alderperson NOW and urge them to support it!

Send an email now ➡️ betterstreetschicago.org/plow-the-sidewalks/act

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 6d

minty fresh kitchen

Eric Erins @ericerins.bsky.social · 6d

Due east if Wrigley Field you can still get a one bed on the lakefront for $149K. Still looks like it has its original 1959 kitchen and bathroom in good shspe. HOA is $802/month. Not a bad starter home if you’re willing to pay for all the amenities. www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/3...

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 6d

my partner got a weird birthday card from Melissa Conyears-Ervin, wondering if that was related

chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 6d

oh wow its literally anywhere, USA

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 7d

Chicagoans: your alderman can now choose to “opt-in” for more new housing (accessory dwelling units) in their entire ward, like Ald. Fuentes did.

Want more housing in your neighborhood? Call your alderman and tell them to opt in the entire ward ASAP or they’ll lose your vote.

Abundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 7d

Ald. Fuentes plans to "opt in" the entire 26th Ward to allow accessory dwelling units! 🎉

Without opt-in: 31% of 26th Ward allows ADUs
With opt-in: 💯

Thanks to Ald. Fuentes, thousands of additional homeowners in Humboldt Park, Logan Square, and Hermosa will be able to build an ADU as-of-right. 🏘️

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 7d

i feel like im going crazy bc housing prices are crushing me and every day i wake up and see the political convo being "is cantaloupe is woke?" "did TGIF change its logo?" "are we renaming new mexico to new america?"

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chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social · 6d

to the moon in an ADU 🚀 🏠

Chicago Cityscape @chicagocityscape.com · 6d

Time for the quarterly ADU permits report...the last quarter had the most ADU permits issued since the program began over four years ago! buff.ly/qFQ267M