Considering @durbin.senate.gov won't allow voicemails and hasn't since the last time he folded during a shutdown, #Chicago #Illinois send him a message here. www.durbin.senate.gov/contact/email I couldn't be more disappointed. He's turned into Illinois Fetterman. #governmentshutdown

#ChicagoSky #ChicagoBlackSky #HomeownersSky #HomeSky #ChicagoHomeowners #scamalert #scammer #identitytheft #deedtheftalert #blacksky Holidays are here, and scammers are too. Never get too casual with unfamiliar numbers about ANYTHING related to your mortgage, your home, real estate listings, etc.

Hey Chicago! ❄️☃️ We want to see your snow photos! Send us photos or videos of the snowfall and they may be featured in a Block Club story. Send us a DM with your pics, name and what neighborhood you're in.

This deal fails working families. Congress chose to reopen the government without fixing the healthcare crisis staring us in the face. Marketplace premiums in IL doubled and 45K Illinoisans stand to lose coverage if subsidies lapse. We can’t call it progress if people can’t afford to see a doctor.

WTF?! @durbin.senate.gov Why would you fold to an administration that does this. You are becoming Illinois Fetterman! USDA informed grocery stores they can't offer discounts to SNAP recipients amid the government shutdown. thehill.com/business/558... #blacksky #chicagosky #politicssky #illinoissky

Really fucking sucks for everyone who stood strong through the shutdown, even as they and their families suffer, to watch Senate dems cave just because... what? They don't want to inconvenience their own holiday plans?

They’re caving again. After Tuesday. There is NO excuse for this.NONE.🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

He is quitting because he knew we were going to primary him. Sad to see him finish his career not fighting for his constituents.

I am beyond tired of Dick Durbin folding to Republicans. Can't wait until he is replaced. @durbin.senate.gov Dem Sens. Dick Durbin, Jacky Rosen, John Fetterman, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, Tim Kaine, and Sen. Angus King vote to end shutdown. www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

This is not a deal — it's an empty promise. Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families. Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Ahead of Veteran’s Day, I'm highlighting updates to the Illinois Service Member Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, which safeguards Illinois service member’s military service and minimizes its impact on their civilian careers: tinyurl.com/3wv24y5j

Read more: tinyurl.com/msb6ed9w

If you're arrested in Illinois for the means by which you acquire food for your family because of the government shutdown or loss of SNAP benefits, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at [email protected]. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.

U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia confirmed Thursday that he won’t seek a fifth term, days after the Illinois Democrat backed a quiet effort to get his chief of staff to replace him on the March primary ballot. apnews.com/article/cong...

Nearly 2.2 million people in Illinois might see eligible criminal records sealed following passage of the ‘Clean Slate’ Act during last week’s veto session. The bill would require law enforcement agencies to automatically seal eligible criminal records every six months. www.bnd.com/news/politic...

States that have announced aid to cover SNAP benefits during the shutdown www.axios.com/local/chicag...

ICE tear-gassed 27 Chicago police officers youtube.com/shorts/onCvj... This is what happens when you hire Joe Racist Blow off the street with bare minimum training and give him power.

Families ‘horrified’ after daycare teacher pulled out of preschool by armed federal agents: parents www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025...

Say "I've never been to Chicago" without saying it.

#RogersPark residents aged 14 and older (regardless of citizenship status) can vote in the 49th Ward's participatory budgeting process from October 11 to November 16, 2025. Vote online for how to spend $1 million. Online registration form at bit.ly/PB49Cycle15. Or vote at Morse. #blackskychicago

Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...

Voting on the 2026 People's Budget is now open! From now until December 31, 2025, 40th Ward residents ages 14 and up can vote on how to spend $1 million dollars in public funds to make infrastructure improvements in our neighborhoods. Learn more and cast your vote at www.40thward.org/PB

Rogers Park, participatory voting is open until November 16th. The alderwoman did a TERRIBLE job spreading the word! 🤦‍♀️ 49th Ward Participatory Budgeting Cycle #15 Online Voting / Registro de Votación en Línea de Presupuesto Participativo Ciclo #15 en el Distrito 49 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Thank you Gov Pritzker for standing up for your people.

Trump, with the assistance of Republicans, is trying to destroy our education system, from Head Start to college. Why? Because they know, from experience, that poorly educated children are easier to manipulate and control when they grow up.

Realistically, what can he do other than sue? Sic the police on ICE? Sic the National Guard on ICE? Sic the National Guard on the police? Trump wants justification for a civil war and any of those scenarios would be it.

I heard FOX News was upset about what Governor Pritzker said about Trump. That's all the ammunition I need to share it. Same energy over here since November 4, 2016. 😤

Tell them why you haven’t voted yet or why you are not voting on Election Day. They sacrificed and marched so you could vote. It’s not too late. No excuses. Vote!

"They were brutalizing people who were yelling at them, it’s legal to yell in America," Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss said. Biss said Evanston police are investigating the use of force by federal agents during the ICE operation on Halloween. www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/l...

I thought Rogers Park was the most diverse in Chicago, but it's interesting hearing Godfrey's experience in Uptown. I go to the restaurants but don't know it outside of that.

Open enrollment starts this week—and millions of Americans are finding out just how much their premiums have skyrocketed after Republicans let ACA tax credits expire. Make no mistake: the GOP owns this crisis. They had every opportunity to prevent this fallout and are still choosing not to.

We’re doing everything we can to alleviate the pain of this shutdown, but Trump and Congressional Republicans want to make your life harder. We demand better.

Illinois lawmakers sent Gov. JB Pritzker legislation prohibiting federal authorities from making immigration arrests near courthouses. The proposal also allows lawsuits when people believe their constitutional rights were violated during civil immigration arrests. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Illinois lawmakers passed a compromise bill to fund public transit in an overnight session, delivering $1.5 billion in new funding for mass transit systems across the state, and creating a new governing body to oversee the CTA, Metra, and Pace in the Chicago area. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

I was wondering how long it would take before I started seeing yard signs for anybody but one candidate. I remembered @danielbiss.bsky.social website for bringing up passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the For the People Act. #chicagoblacksky #blacksky #midterms2026

Jury finds former downstate sheriff’s deputy guilty of second-degree murder in killing of Sonya Massey www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/29/g...

Trick-or-treating with your family this weekend? I encourage you to check the Illinois State Police Offender Registry before leaving home to ensure everyone has a happy and safe Halloween: tinyurl.com/48s5w7m6

I never post selfies on Bluesky (or the bird place) besides Xmas and Halloween. Love both! 🎃 👻 (Not as much as my favorite holiday, Veteran's Day, which is my birthday though.) #HappyHalloween Enjoy your inner kid today. Side note: This tree and the teepee next to it is so dope to me.

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Read more about our lawsuit: tinyurl.com/mrx595ze

I am pleased that vital congressionally approved funding will not be blocked at the expense of Illinois students’ mental health: tinyurl.com/2p42jr5d

After a few more speakers, including Chicago Teachers Union VP Jackson Potter, address the crowd - again repeating calls for a general strike - the march steps off heading west on 26th.

A heartbreaking story and message from the Teachers Union of Chicago. Let kids be kids. Get ICE out of our neighborhoods.

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis said she wants to meet with the U.S. Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino every weeknight over the next seven days, as federal agents continue deportation from Little Village to Lake View. Their daily meeting is 6 p.m. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/... #chicagosky

Remap retreat? Illinois Democrats won’t vote on redistricting effort by end of veto session chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/...

Seeing people stand up to bullies is extremely satisfying.

Sen. DURBIN: At the outset, I want to recognize law enforcement here today, including those who defended the Capitol on January 6th, and the family members of those who are no longer with us.

"Earlier Tuesday, in closing arguments, prosecutor Mary Beth Rodgers characterized Sean Grayson as a chronic liar about events that happened the night of Massey’s death, noting discrepancies between his testimony last week and what the bodycam footage revealed." #blacksky #SonyaMassey

Trump threatened to send “more than the National Guard” to "troubled" U.S. cities, a potential escalation from deploying troops where mayors and governors have opposed them in disputes that have reached the Supreme Court. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...