Periodic reminder that the Bears are worth $8.9 billion and already fully own and control 320 freeway-adjacent acres of land next to a train station. If they want to build a new stadium, there is quite literally nothing stopping them from doing so. Illinois does not need to "act fast".

Bye!!! Indiana is full of suckers

The Bears basically want $1.4 billion dollars over 40 years from taxpayers. Move to Indiana, please! wgntv.com/news/wgn-inv...

The city is doing it right by separating the bikes from the cars

Yikes the @chicagocta.bsky.social brown line is on fire at Belmont www.threads.com/@kevinmcpict...

I don’t understand the idea that gentrification is going to happen after bike lanes are installed. In the gentrified area I live in, we just got significant improvements on par with these proposed changes. Also the guy that killed BRT is back for bike lanes now…

This mega projects bill for the Bears is still a giveaway to the very rich. Let em go to Indiana. @govpritzker.illinois.gov chicago.suntimes.com/bears-stadiu...

The people who cancelled and had their hands in cancelling Colbert will never feel a thousandth of the joy that the people who worked on that show had.

That’s the truth

The mayor spent more time on worrying about the Bears than the CTA. Now he’s trying to end run the new NITA in choosing a new CTA President.

The most disappointing part of the Illinois response is that they never genuinely tell the Bears to figure out their own financing because, you know, they are rich. Let them build on a toxic waste dump, instead, sure.

Does Metra actually collect the $5 for buying the tickets on the train if there are vending machines? Doesn’t seem like they do it out of OTC, ever. Wastes everyone’s time that actually already paid because we keep our phones on.

I’d love it if someone did either of these things: - fined Fox News - fined people who don’t belong in the bike lane, including motorcycles

Yes

Reports of our demise are greatly exaggerated

This is complete garbage, just like the Bears. If this is an “economically depressed area” it is because the Bulls owners refused to sell their land to someone who would develop it. The white hot West Loop is within walking distance and the city built a new CTA station already.

Palos Hills Man fined $214,000

Get out there today! It’s great

Chicago Parks District: side-by-side biking is super dangerous, we could never widen a path, multi-lane travel is only for cars! SF & NYC:

If they hadn’t spent so much time developing ever bigger SUVs, they wouldn’t be in this position.

The mayor and his hired leaders need to stop worrying about what others are doing or saying about them, and solve problems that exist in the city

This is a great idea that your theatre ticket is a free Metra ticket. One of the biggest reasons suburbanites drive is they don’t want to buy their entire family a ticket because it’s “cheaper” to drive.

From the drivers that brought you “red light cameras are unfair” and “bikes break too many laws”…

Ashland BRT was partially the way, until some rich moron killed it

This is actually great

This project is probably the worst use of the city’s transit money. RTA could have implemented a CTA frequency service on the Metra Electric and added supporting bus service, well before this will be done. Not to mention this is 5-6x more expensive at a time when the city is broke…

Republicans want to bring back smog

This tracks because Republicans intend to fund DHS without any Democratic support. All Republicans need to be voted out of power now

The Bears can seriously take a hike. Disappointed that Buckner is sponsoring this bill, as is a good supporter of better streets. Stadiums don’t make enough money to deserve public funds. Period. theweek.com/sports/taxpa...

Illinois law doesn’t allow these yet. But given that Waymo is training their cars here, they must think they have the votes to change that.

Support local media!

The brown line has not been running outbound from Belmont for about 30 minutes and this is the alert they send?

One day, this can be us

Really great stuff!

Less not in my backyard, more rules that allow more housing is good

I don't think you should get to expand your parking lot/deny housing so you can do this

It’s great that office to residential conversions are going, even without the city’s financing. Further proof of the demand for housing in Chicago. Market rate housing keeps prices down for affordable units! It keeps the market rate people out of affordable units chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...

Urge your senators and representative to return to DC, reconvene Congress, and end Trump’s illegal war.

“.. Strip away the shock value for a moment .. This is not a stray remark at a rally. Nor was it a misstatement quickly corrected by staff. This is a public declaration, .. during an active and escalating international crisis.” @thehill.com thehill.com/opinion/whit...

Thankfully, the gun ban remains in place on transit. chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/04...

Our mayor is too busy starting fights to bike

And the Bears can’t buy their own stadium. Give me a break

blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/03/f... "Federal immigration agents have directly violated Illinois law at least five times by entering or waiting outside county court buildings in Chicago to make arrests."

Look, it’s @wired.com doing amazing reporting on the violent DHS Chicago South Shore raids. www.wired.com/story/border...

People a century ago knew exactly what car dependency would cost us in taxes, congestion, and lost public space. The auto lobby just threw enough money at politicians to make us forget we ever had a choice.

The fact that Rahm still admits to supporting the stupidest Chicago transportation proposal — and STILL THINKS it’s a good idea — should be disqualifying for any future elected positions.

Every time gas prices go up, people complain. But not enough to want to lessen their driving. Mainly because, even in the most bike friendly parts of the city, getting around by bike is often dangerous.

Lies lies and lies from this admin

Can @ilattygeneral.bsky.social look into this, or does it have to be Cook County? @govpritzker.illinois.gov

Great points