I admit today was a bad day to get a flat tire

For Chicago TIF data wonks: you might be surprised to find out that Cook County's TIF distribution calculation method changed this year!! In the past, current/frozen EAVs were aggregated at the tax code level to determine an area TIF distribution %. Now, this calc occurs at the property level.

For this year's tax bill analysis, I revamped our map dashboard! Users can view block-level AV and tax bill changes by property type in any Cook County municipality, Chicago community area, or assessment region. Works on phones, best on a computer! Link: www.cookcountytreasurer.com/taxbillanaly...

Today marks the release of the annual Cook County property tax bill analysis! It wasn't an easy year to put this together, but we hope it helps shed light on changes to your tax bills. You can read the full report and view our data dashboards here: www.cookcountytreasurer.com/taxbillanaly...

Read my Cook County property tax collections update on the CCTO website! Major topics: -Collections have rebounded after a slow start -Southland residents are struggling -many place still have very low collection rates Read and and peruse the data here: www.cookcountytreasurer.com/pappasportal...

I'm not even mad, Yamamoto was so good he deserved to finish it

Do new CTA bus stop signs not tell you the number to text 41411?

Kinda obsessed with the concept of a pedway sidewalk cafe

Bucktown, Chicago (2025)

Would be cool if they brought back a music venue here. But I don’t have much faith in this landlord

Every day is muggier than the last

Deconverting a 4 unit apartment into a single family home shouldn’t be legal in the city of Chicago

Manhattan was light work 😤

It’s beautiful 😍

I have seen the light. Chicago’s bagel/deli desert must be remedied

Coming to terms with the fact that I just look severely midwestern

What should I do in New York City

The CTA is always innovating, today I got the sauna car 🤩

Scientists believe the universe began at the intersection of Madison and State streets. After some catalyzing event, the universe expanded in all directions in a grid-like fashion, as calculated by comparing street address numbers near the intersection with those further away.

FYI - the Cook County Treasurer plans to postpone this year’s tax sale. During the delay, no extra interest will accrue on delinquent taxes subject to the sale. Here’s the press release with more info:

Join us at i.c. stars or online tonight to hear from the Cook County Treasurer’s Office about their new study, which found that the Cook Co. property tax assessment appeals system disproportionately burdened lower-income, Black and Latino homeowners. Doors open @ 6pm chihacknight.org/events/2025/...

Hi, I’m going to be doing a little presentation about the Treasurer’s Office Appeals Report at Chi Hack Night tonight! It’ll be in person and online. Follow the link for more info/RSVP: chihacknight.org/events/2025/...

Me 🤝 The Blue Line Not wanting to work on Friday

Explaining where I live to Chicago data nerds by referencing that one census tract that’s in both Logan Square and West Town

Dust storm got me in the mood to build like 2,000 post offices across the country to boost morale and create jobs

Didn’t have “get stuck in Lisle because of a freak dust storm” on today’s bingo card

Born in Chicago and Raised in Dolton? That’s a Cook County Pope

Hi everyone, The Cook County Treasurer’s Office published my report on assessment appeals this morning! There are some great articles about it, but if you have the time, I recommend reading the report and browsing the data dashboard! Read it here: www.cookcountytreasurer.com/appealsrepor...

My dad has been refilling this travel contact solution bottle for 20 years

Say you’ve been dropped off in downtown Nashville at 7:30am on a rainy Saturday with nowhere to be for 6 hours. What do you do? Where do you go?

Come to Chicago’s new hottest club

Warm brownie and ice cream >>>>

That Peterino’s to go cafe near City Hall has really good sandwiches

A little bit ago I made a fun interactive map of where Chicago street sweeping is happening on any given day. It’s updated for 2025! See it here: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...

Simply can’t trust a CTA conductor when they say there’s a direct follower

Radeberger >>>

Those mini corn cobs they put in stir fry mixed veggies are pretty great

I miss having GIS office hours lol

Check out my coworker’s new report on Cook County property tax referendums! A certain researcher named Chris made an interactive dashboard of election results for 35 referendums in 2024! Read it here: www.cookcountytreasurer.com/voterturnout...

some news: today was my last day at @techcrunch.com…which means i’m looking for a job! if you need an experienced audience editor / newsletter strategist / editorial coordinator / or someone who can do a lot of different things well, please reach out [email protected] 💌

Cool Cook County Data Alert: The Assessor’s Office made its countywide permit data publicly available. They get this data from municipalities, so it’s a bit messy, but this is one of the only public sources for permits in the Cook suburbs. Link here: datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov/Property-Tax...

I can’t be the only one who can’t tell the difference between the two colors in this NYT map

Googling “biggest Brita” while refilling my water pitcher for the fifth time in a day

Combining election data for districts that cross county borders is way harder than it should be

I’m not built for playing Overcooked

It’s 45 degrees but it feels like 65 lol

1604 West North Avenue

These were so ahead of their time

When you’re getting close to your stop on the train and do a little shimmy to let the people around you know you’re getting off