Attend an Irving Park Road Study open house on May 20 to hear the latest on the planning process and share input to help shape the final recommendations for the Northwest Side study area. Register to attend at Chicago.gov/IrvingPark.

The full Chicago Appleseed report is available here. @domguan.bsky.social contributed to the reporting for this story.

New: The Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts released a report today analyzing Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke's first 500 days in office. For a sense of how they feel Burke has performed, they titled it "500 Days Forward... 10 Years Back." My latest for @unraveledpress.com:

Goblin was watching the sled puppies. He smacked em, so they went into the hut.

It's 11pm and none of these Cubs fans know how to board a bus

Get you good friends. If you want to survive, get you good people.

CLOSE CLARK TO CARS DIVERSEY TO CULLOM FOR THE ENTIRE BASEBALL SEASON. (PUBLIC Buses & accessibility transit excepted)

I've been busy at work, so less time to remind you that Chicago Abortion Fund has facilitating live saving abortion care for folks for over 40 years. Maybe you can donate $40 to support that ongoing work in thanks? fund.nnaf.org/alw26

I wrote a short piece about Juniper's memory and the duty all of us have in her passing to build a world where this can't happen anymore. [free to read/no paywall] www.patreon.com/posts/158697...

I still think it's nuts that you can sit one test and get a driver's license at 18, and never have to prove that you have kept up with changing road rules for the rest of your life. Not even a "hey, now that you're renewing your license, here are the laws that changed in the last ten years".

My new hobby is hate reading pattern reviews: the fit was bad & sizing wrong. Instruction were unclear & the darts poorly drafted. Can't wait to make my 4th version to see if I can get it right cause the design is pretty! 4 1/2 stars. 1/2 star off cause the print at home file was borked.

NEW PLAN: any time I'm on a Clark bus, going north of Leland, I'll jump off the bus, do a jello shot at Carol's and catch the next bus

I LOVE this museum's collection, and the curation, and the events. But after inviting #Rahm to headline their fundraiser and #UnionBusting (really? #Chicago History & you're anti-union). it's hard to justify supporting them.

There is a fly in the house and the boys are on the hunt. Gremlin was faster catching the wool moth.

When I send you detailed information about how to change the agency contact information with an organizational body which emphasizes that the organizational body will accept only a single point of contact for the agency, don't tell me to list all three senior managers and ask why I have not done it

examine yourself about this semi regularly

THIS IS HUGE: Colorado Supreme Court orders Colorado children's hospital to resume gender affirming care for trans youth. www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/05/18/c...

Checking the "yes. I'll pay $5 for you to mail me a physical ski pass because I don't want to use your app" because, yes, I'm an Old.

Boy howdy am I cranky this morning FOR NO GOOD REASON. I had a great weekend. I have a light, pleasant work day. I'm still in the catbird seat. And my kitten is plush.

learning to loaf #Cat #Caturday

but fr rideshare is a mess these days? they are so unreliable now, unpredictable wait times and I got straight up ghosted. airport rides at bad times was like my main use case but now I don't really trust them for high stakes situations. a host of social ills for like 5 years of cheaper taxi rides.

He just got back on the mic to announce that the cafe car is open. “I would normally suggest you try the margaritas, but it’s a little early to start drinking. Just kidding! You can drink alcohol at any time on an Amtrak, it’s one of the best parts about taking a train instead of driving.”

A fucking hour to get from Irving Park and Cicero to the Red Line. Chicago city council hates bus riders.

Kars4Kids ads make it sound like your car donations helped children in need. A California judge just BANNED the ads across the state because that’s a lie. Donations actually fund Orthodox Jewish indoctrination programs and matchmaking services. open.substack.com/pub/friendly...

The steady sound revving engines drag racing through residential neighborhoods in Minneapolis makes me feel embarrassed for men.

all of the young ones are so precious, i am so angry

My romantic companion was wearing a Sleater Kinney sweater and the guy at the store was like “is that your law firm”

And the Office of the Chief Judge, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, and the Clerk of the Circuit Court all remain ENTIRELY EXEMPT from #FOIA or public information requests of any kind.

Could not figure out why my PBS queue had a show thumbnail with big American flag in it and turns out, it's Lucy Worsley Investigates the American Revolution which absolutely makes sense.

"weird Chicago animal" is second only to "big ship stuck" for news I like to see pervading the timeline

QotD: I've known many brilliant people, people I would consider genius, K.W. was one of them. Smart is just smart. But when you couple that with the compassion that he had & his integrity & his feeling for humanity as a whole, that singular, that's the difference. thisiscriminal.com/episode-354-...

I slept unusually well last night. I have theories.

"flock is a criminal enterprise that must be destroyed"

Man on this bus, earnestly explaining to this kid how little he, grown man, gets out of taking this kid to hockey practice, hockey games, and traveling to and from them

The real answer--as adopted by progressive advocates around the country, and electeds from Pritzker to Johnson to Mamdani--is that getting rid of regulations that require million-dollar mansions and investing in affordable housing are complementary policies, not at odds with each other.

If you haven't taken one of the Amtrak lines between Minneapolis and Chicago, you're missing out on front-row views of the Mississippi. Today I saw a heron and dozens of bald eagles. 🚆🦅

court filings and romance novels for dowagers are the only publications still using the term "paramour"

Saw them once. At the Park West, I think. If they were coming to Chicago, I'd surely buy a ticket and then bail at the last minute!

This is Lily. She’s been accused of drinking her mom’s slushie. Will not be taking any questions at this time. 14/10 (IG: iceedoglilly)

Johnson has done some downright baffling shit and we should be mad about that but Ws during his admin barely get covered at all and you gotta think about why that is.

🎵🎶 on on-time buuuus when the lift's on the waaayay 🎶🎵

did i just put on a full face to day drink with my buddies? YOU KNOW I DID

my preferred local flower shop won't do a single boutonnière (multiples for weddings only!) This is a thing I am entirely capable of doing on my own but really don't want to do ever for any reason. so i'm calling around flower shops today

if they are not going to give us universal health care, insurance companies should just let us build our own groups to negotiate group policy rates.

#Craftivism #KnittingAsResistance www.teenvogue.com/story/how-kn...

the fingernail i smashed in a car door at Christmas finally fell off today. Still looks gross, though

Who else remembers Anna to the Infinite Power?

a lot of other people have already touched the most important ones so i will say: cheap rent

Mom never celebrates Mother's Day.

Suddenly remembering my sister driving my dad's old Oldsmobile and calling it "The Booger"