CTA firing 159 private security guards subcontracted through Monterrey Security - via tweet from Paris Schutz

Here’s your “relief at the pump”

Editorial: Let’s get some ‘Pothole Politics’ here from Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s New York

From the Editorial Board: You don’t have to be a socialist to want to see a government take care of a city’s small problems — symbolically, and actually, potholes.

EmPOWER MD isn’t just a demand response program though. From my professional experience it’s one of the most robust industrial energy efficiency programs in the country. The negawatts they achieve (and verify) are more believable than almost any other utility program

Pass the BUILD Plan! Illinois is facing a growing housing affordability crisis and we won’t solve it without building more homes. The BUILD Plan (HB 5626; SB 4060, 4061, 4062, 4063, 4064, and 4071) is a comprehensive pa...

The solution? Build more housing all over the state by banning municipal micromanagement. Tell your legislators to support the BUILD plan ASAP: actionnetwork.org/letters/pass...

Tweet from @thatfrood Picture of $1,950 2 bed 1 bath rental listing with landlord saying: “We've had a very strong response with multiple qualified applicants and are making a final decision at the end of today. Before we do, I wanted to give you the opportunity to submit your best and final terms, including any proposed increase to the monthly rent. Please send over your best offer by the end of todav…”

The apartment bidding wars are here.

Are environmental reviews really a problem?

Well, folks, consider: a Sam's Club on north Aurora (near where I live) closed several years ago. Been sitting vacant, attracting ... the stuff vacant buildings attract. There's a proposal to open a low-cost grocery there. Much needed! However ...

Reminder: the warmer the air is, the more moisture it absorbs.

This causes both
-increased drought (by forcing ground moisture to evaporate faster)
-and stronger floods (by dumping torrential rain)

Climate change is causing more floods in IL. And emissions keep rising!

Don’t want sewage in the river/Lake Michigan?

Delay any unnecessary dishwashing, laundry, or showers to Saturday. The fish will thank you! 🐟

A group of a people on a stage

The NITA bill and effort won a Climate Action Hero Award tonight

Deputy Governor Bria Scudder accepted the ward on behalf of the group of advocates and legislators. The legislators we invited couldn’t make it because they’re in Springfield this week.

we live at the bottom of an ocean

Screenshot of @FrankCalabrese tweet showing a social media post for a “Hyde park takeover”

FWIW the event was seemingly promoted as a takeover.

But agreed that more youth perspectives should be included in civic discussion, and the parents showing up was great to see.

Maybe a homeowner in West Englewood wants to make extra money and convert attic space into a rental unit.

Or a Gage Park family wants to build some space in the backyard for their aging grandma.

NOPE. Alderman Lopez unilaterally decided to prohibit ADUs in residential zones.

Let the record show that Ald Lopez—a guy who constantly flaunts conservative values—still wants city gov to micromanage his constituents’ private property.

Want to build an ADU on your property in Brighton Park? Too bad, Lopez decided to deny you that option.

Brown line standstills + nice weather = nearly zero Divvy bikes available in downtown Chicago?

Bruh.

Roy from Burr Ridge: “Pope should read Bible”

Yunus Emre Tozal: Chicago will teach Waymo things no map can Waymo is a system developed and tested in San Francisco. What does it do in a Chicago winter?

Here’s the link if anyone wants to check

www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/14/o...

Did this guy publish another AI written opinion piece?

Reclaim the flag.

Interior court of the Pattington on Irving park road in Chicago

Once Illinois passes the BUILD plan we can have courtyard and similar building types again

Brandis: Steffany, you smiled really big when he said 126 [new ADU] applications just recently.

Steffany: It means that we're going to have more Chicagoans.

I love Chicago. I think it's the greatest city in the world, and I want there to be more of us.

The housing abundance/climate alliance grows stronger by the minute.

My awakening? When I got the chance to move into an ADU in a walkable neighborhood and sell my car, and then learning that homes like mine were banned in 1957.

Short answer: no

Long answer: no

Happy Confederate Surrender Day!

Throwback to the 2024 Illinois flag contest, where this masterpiece was proposed. I wish it had won!

I don’t expect Chicago’s next mayor to have even half of the charisma and competence of Mamdani, but we deserve far better than Brandon Johnson. That dude has torched our city’s reputation/operations/finances and will leave a generational scar

All of this—highlighting municipal workers, promoting 311, leveraging social media to create entertainment—is incredible.

Mamdani is a generational talent.

Here you go: chicago.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...

If you live in any area that’s not blue on this map: your aldermen wants you to have FEWER housing options.

They chose to limit accessory dwelling units (often used as starter homes for young families, or housing for seniors).

Tell your alderman TODAY to stop micromanaging.

A courtyard building next to the Damen Brown line station

RT if you think multifamily housing should be allowed next to L stations in Chicago

#courtyardurbanism

Absolutely breathtaking view of the Artemis II launch.

Wow.