Thank you #TSA and #ATC for continuing to keep us safe in the air despite the government shutdown. Your work without pay is so very much appreciated. You are truly the unsung heroes right now!

Convergence Station Denver transports you instantly to a whole different headspace. #meowwolf #denver #colorado #art @meowwolf.com

Now that my favorite festival season of the year, #Oktoberfest has come to a close, I’m very much looking forward to ski season.

I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot

The murder of Charlie Kirk was criminal, wrong, and should be condemned. And Charlie Kirk was a horrible, hateful man who spent his life radicalizing young people to embrace their worst demons by targeting women, people of color, immigrants, and the marginalized. I refuse to sanitize him.

A Cub for life and a world champion. Congratulations on your retirement, Anthony Rizzo.

Happy Labor Day, Illinois!

Journey to Atlantis remains one of my favorite water rides after 24 years of riding it

The Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia. #gbt #greenbank #greenbanktelescope #westvirginia #nikonz6iii

#usa #lol #sigh

You gotta just love those summer nights

When Donald Trump repeatedly calls you out, that means he’s scared of you. And he can’t seem to keep my name out of his mouth. jbpritzker.com youtu.be/3-XkS-w01HE?...

Abolish ICE.

Trump is using the protests in LA to try to seize more power. As a former history teacher, I know that this is what autocrats do. This needs to be a wake up call for all of us.

Always remember that “straight pride” is just car traffic

It’s almost like Gun Laws work…? Gun Deaths of Children Rose in States That Loosened Gun Laws, Study Finds www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...

Da Pope, Chicago’s very own beer. Make sure to stop by and grab one for yourself while you can at Burning Bush Brewery.

It will never cease to amaze me how long it takes to board and disembark a plane.

Is Sixt like a real rental car company or…?

For the second year in a row, Chicago's population is on the rise. It's no surprise that the best big city in the nation is recovering from the past. All part of making Illinois the premier destination to live, work, raise a family, and do business.

Have you really flown United to or from O’Hare if you don’t take a photo of the pedestrian tunnel? Artistic vision is that of Michael Hayden. #ord #united #chicago

Illinois is proud to recognize the cultural significance, history, and traditions of all of our communities. Through our State-Designated Cultural Districts, we're promoting economic development and empowering their reach and share with Illinoisans and visitors alike.

🎶 Imagine 🎼 🎶🎶

Spring is one of my favorite times of the year to photograph Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, IL.

I wish hotel booking sites would let you filter the # of beds you need when sorting rates from lowest to highest.

Skeletá does not disappoint. Another excellent record, Tobias! music.apple.com/us/album/ske...

#newmusic Friday … Ghost - Skeletá music.apple.com/us/album/ske...

My iPhone is now #meta free.

Despite Musk’s “DOGE” Government spending is UP. Source: WSJ

New Ghost! youtu.be/DLG9oTH-ZbQ?...

Watching the aurora in Denali National Park, Alaska

what a visual

And like that we’re back to winter with snow flurries today. #midwestwx

#repost #notmyart #artistunknown

Thanks to generating more nuclear power than any other state, Illinois ranks third nationally in producing carbon-free electricity, according to analysis by Inside Climate News of data from the Energy Information Administration.

The #HandsOff rally in Chicago is packed!

Absolutely incredible turn out at MN State Capitol! #HandsOff

Kraftwerk was incredible.

Honestly, people that wear Shokz all the time in public are just as cringey as the people that wore the original Bluetooth headsets everywhere back in the 2000s.

“Passenger volume is down” - ORD on a Monday around Spring Break time would like to disagree.

It's warm-ish outside so you know what that means. Too windy to be outside. 😖

Finally made it to the 2025 Orchid show at Chicago Botanic Garden today. Photos are on my flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/alexs...

The Canadian flag flies out front of the Colorado State Capitol today alongside the American and Colorado flag as ordered by the Governor of Colorado @govofco.bsky.social for Colorado/Canada Friendship Day. Colorado loves our neighbors in Canada!

Now that Ski Season is over I’m ready for Board Short summer.

Today will be known as the day Southwest Airlines died.