On Friday, the Tribune Editorial Board raised concerns about Ald. Quinn's decoy ADU ordinance, which includes a provision requiring contractors building ADUs to participate in apprenticeship programs. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/19/e...

Going forward there is no fashion. There is only hard pants and soft pants now.

It's a beautiful day to be out on the Chicago river, seeing history get made. The third photo was the first finisher!

become ungovernable

i grew up in a similar situation and i was SOOOOOO BORED

The Northern Pacific Ocean is currently smashing temperature records. And it is reaching these levels far earlier than the current generation of climate models had expected. A short thread 🧵

support weird nephews everywhere and call your alder to support Lawsons ADU ordinance before September 25th!!

join up with some housing or environmental groups in chicago and you could have the immense privilege of meeting me

Ald. Quinn is fighting ADUs tooth and nail. His latest strategy? A decoy ordinance 🦆 which would allow individual alders to completely ban ADUs in their ward. 😱 Please CALL ☎️ your alder and express your strong support for Ald. Lawson's ADU ordinance. 🏘️ www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/uni...

seriously, Quinn’s troll ADU ordinance is a distraction and super corrosive to actually tackling the massive housing shortage in Chicago. follow the meme and call your alder!

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Grab some 🍿 and read this ERRD live thread, y’all!

very fun to see legal drama unfold first hand. especially when it’s someone else’s legal drama 🎭

Would you like to add a small shop or restaurant to the front of your home, which is on a commercial corridor? Cities for 5,000 years: Sure, whatever. Why are you asking me? It's your house. Cities for the last 100 years: Are you crazy? Have you lost your mind? Absolutely not.

is nothing sacred? www.popsci.com/science/ston...

My biggest criticism of parks and rec is that it actually didn’t go far enough in showing how unhinged the average public commenter can be

Did you know? 805 people of only 4 precincts voted in 2006 to downzone the west side of Broadway to BLOCK any buildings more than 4 stories. 805 out of ~60K 48th ward residents. A whopping 1.3%. Now they're back as "ERRD." Don't fall for it! Upzone Broadway in #Edgewater #Uptown #Chicago.

bedtime has too many steps nowadays

my jaw hit the floor at this chart showing over 400 people in chicago that have individually wracked up 100+ tickets.

We're over 3,100 signatures now! Only one week left to reach 3,500! Can you help us hit our goal? 🥺

oh my god THEY'RE EXPLODING

hot take. billionaires should not exist. AND companies worth over a trillion dollars should not exist.

. a moment of zen .

interesting combo

I'm sure some of it would have happened anyway but it is *striking* how Dorval Carter left and pretty much immediate the CTA began to improve

We all know ‘tragedy’ comes from Greek. ‘tragos’ = goat ‘aeidein’ = to sing So ‘tragedy’ originally meant “goat song.” Not to be confused with the GOAT song, which is probably “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman.

you’re telling me this west is mid?

none of the gotcha examples of "out-of-control scientific spending" bother me in the slightest. isn't science about finding shit out? "they spent a million dollars of taxpayer money to see if they could make mice sexier" okay, well, what was the answer? I want to know too

gm,

I got to visit one of my favorite works of art this week. John Bannon's dual forced-perspective masterpiece, Transit (2004-2005), which hangs permanently in CTA headquarters.

it’s wild that eggs at the farmers market pretty much cost the same as whole foods eggs now

chicago should do this in the loop at a minimum

This isn’t about the bears specifically, I could have said lakeview taco fest or standup comedy downtown. It’s about people being bored and disconnected makes them more likely to be fringe, radicalized weirdos. Not the only factor but an important one.

Honestly it seems to me that one of the most important tasks for modern parents is raising their kids to be mostly offline normies

the great khan of the plains is undefeated. he spreads his protection and his bounty across the land

why does waiting inside a train station feel so much better than an airport?

cursed chicago fact: because of the north shore and cal-sag channels, most of the city is technically on two islands that meet at the main branch of the river in downtown

This should be physically impossible. A street with as much pedestrian and transit activity as this *cannot* be designed in a way that allows a speed that can lead to this horrific mess.

After completing their training, seventy-three graduates are now ready to hit the ground running in their new roles in the Rail Operations, Rail Maintenance, Bus Operations and Bus Maintenance departments! Join us in giving a hand to this month's graduates 👏🎓

While lost in the suburbs (default suburban mode), stumbled upon the otherworldly St. John Brebeuf, designed by Gaul & Voosen, opened in 1966.

Life after cars

Not one, but FOUR letters to the editor by AHIL members in support of rezoning Broadway for abundant housing. 🏙️ Our members continue to go above and beyond to fight for a more sustainable, affordable, inclusive Chicago. 😌 www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/10/l...

So many fire letters to the editor today in the trib!!! Amazing! 👏 @bryanevansduff.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/10/l...

Important survey for people on the northwest side of Chicago This survey will be used to tell IDOT how to design their roadways Please share with your people there www.surveymonkey.com/r/9HJCPML

All in this one photo: - raised crossing / continuous sidewalk - completely separated, smooth bike path - steep entry curb to slow cars - bus stop with high curb for level boarding - bus stops in lane, doesn't have to re-merge - underground communal garbage collection

I finished painting my house today

I love accessory ice cream units

genuinely, how did a handful of people make Silksong in less than 10 years??

That’s 18.6 mph, which sounds like bliss to me (a humble walker)