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Chicago has now delayed all development approvals for two months in a row

vote by mail ballots are going out next week! Learn about Drake if you live in this area because he’s on your ballot

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@geocodeearth.bsky.social are you having server issues right now?

Drake ha estado aprendiendo español! Vota antes del 17 de Marzo por @drakefor10.bsky.social

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Who won for Shane and for Ilya?

last chance to sign up [for tonight!] to help expand awareness of @drakefor10.bsky.social's campaign for Cook County commissioner www.mobilize.us/drakefor10/e...

my initial data shows that are 7 Chicago community areas that have seen 0 new construction homes permitted in an 8 year period (2018-2025)

Berlin Hbf in Chicago when

April 1 is when ADU eligibility area expands majorly in Chicago!

is anyone going to the Heated Rivalry lookalike contest on Thursday night? I think it's at the Federales in Logan Square. I think only Shanes and Ilyas are invited to enter

I didn't realize that Amazon was back to building new warehouses in Chicago the one they had built at Halsted/Archer is still vacant, to my understanding

is anyone going to the Heated Rivalry lookalike contest on Thursday night? I think it's at the Federales in Logan Square. I think only Shanes and Ilyas are invited to enter

A new sports bar is coming to the Austin community! The $350,000 project is going into an existing 1-story masonry building.

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The orange line has so little TOD and is still pulling in as much as Lake Street, and more than Pink and FP. There’s a lot of potential there!

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I can't get this across enough. Everyone in Cook County, you have to vote for Kaegi in March. Tell your friends, neighbors, coworkers.

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If you’re a YouTube Shorts kinda person you can follow @drakefor10.bsky.social there and get campaign updates, and info about his priorities on regional transit, healthcare, and the housing shortage

🚨🚨🚨ENDORSEMENT ALERT Recently, I’ve had the privilege of being endorsed by Northside Democracy For America (DFA) and Illinois Progressives! These are incredible organizations that advocate for progressive candidates who will work to address basic human rights such as housing, CONT.

How many other people still have the Rebel Garages book?

The days may be getting longer, but the time until the March 17th election is only getting shorter. Check out what I was up to this last week, and don’t miss your chance to volunteer before the election. www.mobilize.us/drakefor10/ #chicago #illinois #politics #election #vote

our elected leaders have a big job ahead of them, in setting the foundation for the success of NITA and transforming the regional transit system – and it starts with their board member choices. www.stevencanplan.com/2026/02/choo...

CTA running billions of dollars of debt for RLE seems to preclude any coordinated effort to do the Forest Park Branch all at once, like the CTA very successfully did on the Dan Ryan Branch rebuild not too long ago, but that also doesn’t mean we should be forced into in-kind incremental replacements.

Illinois legislature has a #YIGBY bill! ilga.gov/Legislation/... (ask me what this means)

I chatted with Mary on Thursday myself and she was basically gushing at how nice it was that Drake talked to her and Phil while he was canvassing last month

Thank you Drake for advocating for better transit! Its at the core of our city's future

NITA board members: they have to be transit users, "because transit is one of the most important ways for how our city fulfills its function of connecting people" – @drakefor10.bsky.social, who's running for Cook County board

This is a great example of Good Abundance imo: EDSs are required of private entities, so one could think of shrinking their footprint as "cutting regulations." But bc the City relies on private nonprofits, etc, to build housing, it's really increasing state capacity! bsky.app/profile/rsda...

some of this variability in Chicago permit processing time is due to seasonality, especially in December, but sometimes it’s extreme #CutTheTape

Indivisible Lincoln Square is proud to endorse Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi (@fritzforassessor.bsky.social)

Indivisible Lincoln Square is proud to endorse Drake Warren (@drakefor10.bsky.social) for 10th District Cook County Commissioner.

it looks like May 8, 2025, was a great day to submit your Standard Plan Review building permit application in Chicago because the 91% of permits that were submitted that day got approved in 90 days or fewer

Lady Gaga sings “won’t you be my neighbor?” youtu.be/gMFQmOBO6D4?...

Last week, AHIL Leads Robert and Steven hosted a fundraiser for @drakefor10.bsky.social! 💪 Electing Drake, a YIMBY candidate who has experienced our housing shortage firsthand, will allow us to pass critical reforms to make it easier to call Chicago home. 🏘️

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I went to go look for this article and then I got distracted reading the Trib’s one endorsement so far, for Reilly for Cook County president…it was not a ringing one

Drake is a renter who wants to reduce the housing shortage and get housing prices to go down by becoming a full time Cook County commissioner. They certainly get paid enough to make representing you full time but it’s not the case for all commissioners! secure.actblue.com/donate/ahil-...

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“Illinois is not perfect but it is a beacon” When other states close their doors Illinois opens some (paraphrased) - Channyn #EqualityIllonois

JB / #EqualityIllinois

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It’s really cold, but that’s not stopping us. Find us in Wicker Park today, and Jefferson Park tomorrow. People are tired of the status quo, and ready for a change. Don’t forget to vote this March.

coming soon to @chicagocityscape.com: this chart showing new construction homes permitted per ward per year the * asterisk indicates that the ward saw fewer than 100 homes in the 8-year period shown

You’re on urbanist BlueSky so you already know about the “missing middle” of housing, but what about a similar phenomenon in transit? Millions of Chicagolanders live far beyond the reach of the ‘L’ where it doesn’t make sense to stop a diesel-hauled Metra train every mile. Regional rail fixes that.

Build. More. Housing.