Reposted by MartyPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 7hI got home and turned on All In for the past 30 minutes. Then heard Chris say that Rahm Emanuel was appearing AGAIN on Jen Psaki's show. Why is MSNBC platforming him so much???? 2421711
Reposted by MartyStar:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 7hBi-directional bus lanes on the Mag Mile or bust. This is a good demonstration project (that will conveniently be rapidly deployed just in time for peak campaign season, and only on the side of the street with over a mile of parkland to minimize opposition) but we should demand better. 1332
Reposted by MartyDan Hinkel @danhinkel.bsky.social · 14hA little inclement weather does not stop us from delivering the @injusticewatch.org guide to the Cook County judicial elections. Find hard copies all over the place, or here online. www.injusticewatch.org 1236
Reposted by MartyMisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 13hCook County voters! 1) Don't skip the judges on your ballot, and 2) Vote NO on Judge Krista Butler 1317
Reposted by MartyStar:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 12h> northbound only > Roosevelt-Wacker only 3404
Reposted by Martyshawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 12hit’s super cool and fun that the university of chicago police department—one of the nation’s largest private police forces—has a network of alprs in a pocket of the south side that it runs without any outside oversight or transparency 03415
Reposted by Martykyle tear down that highway lucas 🏳️🌈 @itskylelucas.com · 12hOnly northbound AND doesn’t go north of Wacker lmfao 8404
Reposted by MartyCBS News Chicago @cbschicago.bsky.social · 13hSeeking to reduce delays for CTA riders in downtown Chicago, officials plan to install a new dedicated bus lane on Michigan Avenue.cbsnews.comChicago to install dedicated bus lane on northbound Michigan Avenue downtownSeeking to reduce delays for CTA riders in downtown Chicago, officials plan to install a new dedicated bus lane on Michigan Avenue. 14213
Reposted by MartyBlock Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 17hChicago’s new parking meter deal will give the city a share of the profits for the first time since 2008. buff.ly/Cmj4LyL 1182
Reposted by MartyJerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social · 11hThis approach requires substantial police-involved financial adjustments.*blockclubchicago.orgCity Council Majority Says No To Head Tax, Property Tax Hike To Balance 2027 BudgetAs budget talks heat up, 29 alderpeople sent a letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson outlining their opposition to measures like the corporate head tax, which he tried to relaunch last year. 372
Reposted by MartyJerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social · 11h*No, we’re not defunding police —that’s extreme. But we need to cut some fat from the most bloated budget the city has. 062
Reposted by MartyJoe Lorenzini @quidprojlo.bsky.social · 11h"During the morning rush, CTA buses carry an estimated 35% of all trips on Michigan Avenue but make up only 3% of the vehicles," the mayor's office said in a news release. Great things are happening in Chicago! 092
Reposted by MartyMichael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 12hAnd now its public! www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...cbsnews.comChicago to install dedicated bus lane on northbound Michigan Avenue downtownSeeking to reduce delays for CTA riders in downtown Chicago, officials plan to install a new dedicated bus lane on Michigan Avenue. 614419
Reposted by MartyHeather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 20hLeft, ex-CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson, fired after lying about passing out in his running car at a stop sign for nearly two hours after the city’s watchdog concluded he drank “several large servings of rum” Center, former Illinois man, current Florida man Ken Griffin Right, former Mayor Rahm Emanuel 35917
Reposted by MartyLake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One thing the city could do is fire all the cops who allowed ICE to stage on Police Department parking lots. It would reduce the pension obligation too. chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...chicago.suntimes.comCity Council faction draws line in sand in preelection budget battle with Mayor Brandon JohnsonOne year after rejecting the mayor's corporate head tax, 29 opposition alderpersons tried to establish boundaries for the budget debate. At the top of the list — no property tax hike. 2101
Reposted by MartyLake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 29/09/2026unraveledpress.com/in-plain-sig...unraveledpress.comIn plain sight: a year of ICE using Chicago police parking lots for its operationsVideos and witness testimony show immigration agents continue using Chicago police station parking lots despite a ban on their access to city property. Records obtained from the Civilian Office of Pol... 021
Reposted by MartySteve Held @peoplesfabric.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“prosecutors had also obtained roughly three hundred [‼️] photographs of Martinez’s and Ruiz’s cars from Flock ALPR cameras throughout Cook County,” over a 30 day span. 08031
Reposted by Marty🦉 @smallmutuals.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The manhattan project produced the atom bomb faster than it is going to take chicago to repair a single two lane bridge 1232
Reposted by MartyMichelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 30/09/2026We need 1,000 of these in Chicago, 20 in each ward, the lack of public toilets is a complete failure of public policy 2526
Reposted by MartyEm, midly @lefttheprairie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026So excited to set up a little rodent planned parenthood in my alley 612520
Reposted by Martyshawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026alder matt martin is pushing for an audit the city of chicago’s alpr system 25010
Reposted by MartyRobert Vargas @robvargas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEW REPORT - We digitized every ward map in Chicago history and discovered pockets of the city that never changed wards. Is your block one of them? Look up your address on our interactive map and read about the latest UCJP study. uchicago-justice-project.github.io/redistricting/ 1197
Reposted by Martyshawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026new: federal authorities tapped into a network of flock license plate readers and surveillance cameras owned by chicagoland police during their failed attempts to prosecute marimar martinez and anthony ruiz for following immigration agents last october.chicagoreader.comFeds tapped local surveillance networks in botched Chicago prosecutions - Chicago ReaderDuring their failed efforts to prosecute Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz, federal authorities accessed a network of Chicagoland license plate readers and surveillance cameras. 112277
Reposted by Martyshawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026the feds accessed roughly 300 photos from flock alprs in at least five chicago suburbs that show martinez and ruiz making routine trips to work and run errands in the 30 days before border patrol agent charles exum crashed into their cars and shot martinez five times.chicagoreader.comFeds tapped local surveillance networks in botched Chicago prosecutions - Chicago ReaderDuring their failed efforts to prosecute Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz, federal authorities accessed a network of Chicagoland license plate readers and surveillance cameras. 13418
Reposted by Martyshawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026federal authorities also tapped into the city of chicago’s pod surveillance camera system in an attempt to paint martinez and ruiz as a “caravan” of “domestic terrorists” that was “impeding” immigration enforcement.chicagoreader.comFeds tapped local surveillance networks in botched Chicago prosecutions - Chicago ReaderDuring their failed efforts to prosecute Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz, federal authorities accessed a network of Chicagoland license plate readers and surveillance cameras. 12810
Reposted by Martyshawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026the use of local surveillance tech to justify federal felony charges against martinez and ruiz isn’t especially remarkable on its own. yet many advocates say the case shows how easily private information can pass from one agency to another with seemingly little, if any, oversight or transparency.chicagoreader.comFeds tapped local surveillance networks in botched Chicago prosecutions - Chicago ReaderDuring their failed efforts to prosecute Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz, federal authorities accessed a network of Chicagoland license plate readers and surveillance cameras. 03921
Reposted by Martyr o n y t h e b i k e c z a r @ronythebikeczar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Audits conducted by Illinois secretary of state Alexi Giannoulias in 2025 found that both Flock and Motorola illegally shared ALPR data with federal immigration authorities." And alexi did something about it, right? Right?? 2201
Reposted by MartyJohn @localcelebrity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026There should be a streamlined uniform interconnected pension system across city, county, and state levels that allows you to add time served based on different roles and different rates to an existing pension, but they should supersede each other rather than stacking 1101
Reposted by MartyJohn @localcelebrity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The idea that Jim Gardiner is going to get CFD, City Council and maybe even CPS pensions is disgusting 072
Reposted by MartyStar:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Fair play for those involved since it’s entirely legal but when it comes to pension reform, “you can only draw one pension at a time” and “pensions are for retirement so you can’t get paid out while you have another job” seem like great places to start 26413
Reposted by MartyHeather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEW: Interim @nitachicago.bsky.social Executive Director Jamie Rhee will collect an annual city taxpayer-funded pension of more than $213K while earning $350K, for a total of $563K, according to records obtained by me & @jaredrutecki.bsky.social for @wttw.bsky.social news.wttw.com/2026/09/29/i...news.wttw.comInterim NITA Director Earning $350K Salary While Also Collecting $213K Annual City Pension, Records ShowWhen Jamie Rhee retired in April 2025 after nearly seven years as the commissioner of the Department of Aviation, serving three mayors, she was the city of Chicago’s highest paid employee, records sho... 3175
Reposted by MartyStar:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If you were wondering what kinds of trains we could use when we #BuildTheTunnel, this is a great example 3274
Reposted by MartyDavid Powe @davidpowe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NITA budget prioritization survey just dropped: polco.us/n/res/vote/n...polco.usWhat Moves You? Help Shape the 2027 NITA BudgetPolco is a secure and reliable place to provide input directly to local and state leaders, as well as other socially minded organizations. 12915
Reposted by MartyStephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Seems like an unusually high proportion of Darren Bailey's campaign stops are places where you're not supposed to campaign (my understanding is that he wasn't invited to speak at this publicly funded event but got the mic and gave a stump speech lol) 1113
Reposted by MartyStephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This from the GOP nominee for IL governor is why you don't cede civil rights issues to these people by uncritically supporting the surveillance state. 026855
Reposted by MartyMeredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 29/09/2026Dick Durbin is straight up ignorant to the realities of college sports and has been for 10+ years. He was one of the senators I interviewed for a piece on Northwestern Football’s unionization fight and his takeaway essentially was “Pat Fitzgerald is good I would never do anything to hurt him.”rollcall.comSenators Say Northwestern Unionization Effort Prompts Important QuestionsLawmakers could intensify debate on a historic attempt by Northwestern University football players to become the first college athletes to unionize, from holding highly visible Capitol Hill hearings t... 26415
Reposted by MartyMeredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 29/09/2026I was honestly surprised at the time he had literally nothing thoughtful or interesting to say but I guess that’s Dick Durbin for you! Wrong on the substance. Wrong on the politics (in 2026 committed to giving Ted Cruz a W!). 2424
Reposted by MartyTimothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 29/09/2026Another Schumer disaster! They had Republican votes, they could have stopped this! 3032482
Reposted by MartyGreg Boysen @gregboysen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Bears just won a nationally televised game by 20 points with their third string quarterback. What a time to be alive! 613927
Reposted by MartyDa Bears @chicagobearsx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Caleb Williams was hyped for Case 929541
Reposted by MartyDouglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight 17124142596
Reposted by MartyGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 28/09/2026IT'S OFFICIAL. The progressive members of the Chicago City Council (looking at you, @andrefor40th.bsky.social) stopped ICE's cruelest, most notorious charter airline, Omni Air International. news.wttw.com/2026/09/28/f...news.wttw.comFirm Set to Buy Chicago’s Parking Meters Sells Airline That Carried Out DeportationsMore than a dozen progressive members of the City Council said they would not vote in favor of the deal unless the firm sold Omni Air, threatening the completion of the deal involving the city’s 36,00... 6812253
Reposted by MartyGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 28/09/2026Incredibly, the same week the Chicago city council used the hell out of its leverage, Kevin Flynn on the Denver city council thinks it will “accomplish little” to use his. Besides, more flights to Telluride, guys! denverite.com/2026/09/25/k...denverite.comDenver set to approve new airport lease for ICE contractor Key Lime AirCity officials say the space will be used for passenger service, not deportation flights. 27620
Reposted by MartyGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 28/09/2026Thank you @katmabu.bsky.social for getting the word out to Chicagoans about Stonepeak, Omni, their goddamn parking meters, and the power they had. Good job, Chicago, on having your alderpeople's backs and encouraging them to hold the line under billionaire pressure. bsky.app/profile/katm... 110118
Reposted by MartyJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Whenever you see a pollster or consultant give a take like this, it’s always worth following the money. In this case, Emanuel has paid Anzalone’s firm nearly $300k (maybe more but that’s what I found so far). A consultant class is devouring the Dem Party www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisc... 2253389830
Reposted by MartyWTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The New York-based investment firm set to buy Chicago’s parking meters announced Monday it had sold an airline that has been carrying out deportations for the Trump administration, officials announced. to.wttw.com/3Vd4zMQto.wttw.comFirm Set to Buy Chicago’s Parking Meters Sells Airline That Carried Out DeportationsMore than a dozen progressive members of the City Council said they would not vote in favor of the deal unless the firm sold Omni Air, threatening the completion of the deal involving the city’s 36,00... 171
Reposted by MartyHeather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026NEW: The Chicago police officer who fired three shots on the 606 Bloomingdale Trail at a man he suspected of an attempted carjacking should be fired, the agency tasked with investigating police misconduct concluded. @wttw.bsky.socialnews.wttw.comCPD Officer Who Fired 3 Shots at Suspected Carjacker on 606 Trail Faces Firing: RecordsIt is unclear why the probe into the April 2021 shooting took more than five years to complete. 24820
Reposted by MartyStephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Law enforcement (+ and adjacent gadfly advocates) throwing a fit over how one Cook County judge runs their courtroom is really something to watch if you have ever been upset by how a judge treats a client who, unlike law enforcement, has Constitutional rights at stake. 181