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White Sox⚾️, N.Y. Mets⚾️, Everton⚽️, transportation and urbanism advocate 🚲🚲🚲. Chicago U.S. 🏳️‍🌈☮️

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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 8h
One 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...
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City Council faction draws line in sand in preelection budget battle with Mayor Brandon Johnson
One 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.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 8h
Today on our walk to the dog park, we saw two commercial vehicles parked in the bike lane, four cars blocking crosswalks, one blatant red-light violator, and zero drivers stopping at stop signs. B-b-b-but bike riders don’t follow TeH rOoLz Of TeH rOaD!! #BikeChi @bikegridnow.org
CHICAGO - Cintas van parked in the bike lane, 28 N. Paulina St., 9-29-26.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
B-b-b-but bike riders don’t follow tEh RoOLz oF tEh RoAd!!!!
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Testing how long my bike lights last. #BikeChi
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Letter to the editor supporting @srkovnar.bsky.social ‘s bus stop benches.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
When the bike lane is constantly blocked, it’s not a bike lane. Cars drivers have endless rationalizations which all boil down to “Blocking the bike lane was convenient for me, and I’m more important than bike riders because I have a car.” #BikeChi @bikegridnow.org @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ghost bike vigil Saturday for Juan Martin Márquez. #BikeChi 🚲🚲🚲 @bikegridnow.org
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is what happens when you listen to NIMBYs: You thwart the construction of new housing, school enrollment declines, and the Board of Education has to close schools. @abundanthousingil.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/education/20...
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Evanston-Skokie parents fear impact as district looks to cut $20 million, close 2 schools
The north suburban district of 5,900 students has had a structural deficit for years, and district officials say it will take more than incremental cuts to "break the cycle."
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Well, one less “rotten apple” then. … chicago.suntimes.com/police-refor...
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Chicago police supervisor who led botched Anjanette Young raid should be fired, appeals court rules
The appellate panel affirmed the Chicago Police Board’s 2023 decision to fire Sgt. Alex Wolinski, agreeing his failure to lead or intervene allowed the “horrible treatment” of Young.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Fish Club 🚲🐟 is ON for Friday, Sept. 18‼️ (Sunrise 6:33 a.m.) Winter is coming. ☃️ Meet by Cafe Jumping Bean, 1439 W. 18th St., roll at 6:45 a.m. to 31st Street Pier, arriving approx. 7:15 a.m. Hang out until 8 a.m. #BikeChi @bikegridnow.org @chicagobikesox.com @chicritmass.bsky.social
CHICAGO - Bike at 31st Street Pier for Friday Fish Club, 9-11-26. Photo by Eric Allix Rogers.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The street in question is open to bicycle riders and pedestrians. Did the proprietors really think this business would depend on car traffic? 🚲🚲🚲 #BikeChi @bikegridnow.org chicago.suntimes.com/restaurants/...
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A Chicago couple was poised to open a new Lincoln Avenue bistro. Then the city shut down their street
Despite setbacks, the new Midwestern bistro Gunny’s will finally debut to the public on Sept. 16 with hunter-gatherer-inspired food and cocktails. “The road might be closed, but the neighborhood certa...
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Our Sam Kovnar (@srkovnar.bsky.social) in the newspaper today. @abundanthousingil.bsky.social @betterstreetschicago.org chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
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This group is building benches at bus stops that don't have one. Will the city let them?
Several people praised the Northwest Neighborhood Alliance online for building the benches in an online post. But the group is waiting to build more until the city makes the next move. Technically, th...
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Just another day for cars. “B-b-b-but bike riders should have to have iNsUrAnCe!!!” #BikeChi #CarsRuinCities @bikegridnow.org
CHICAGO - Car crash debris and a mangled iron fence, 1400 W. Roosevelt Road, 9-13-26.
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Daniel @fraction.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
bike people are the best people 😊
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I wonder if Eli Manning knows his Polymarket ad appears on Grindr. 🏳️‍🌈🏈 #NFL
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
117 units, 41 affordable in the Loop at 79 W. Monroe St. @abundanthousingil.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...
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Chicago's plan for more Loop housing hits milestone with opening of Bellwether Residences
The $64.2 million project is the first office-to-residential building conversion under the city's La Salle Street Corridor Revitalization program, which aims to add more housing to Downtown.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Fish Club 🚲🐟 is ON for Friday, Sept. 11‼️ (Sunrise 6:26 a.m.) Only six more times this year. Meet by Cafe Jumping Bean, 1439 W. 18th St., roll at 6:45 a.m. to 31st Street Pier, arriving approx. 7:15 a.m. Hang out until 8 a.m. #BikeChi @bikegridnow.org @chicagobikesox.com @chicritmass.bsky.social
CHICAGO - @Sharrows.bsky.social at 31st Street Pier for Friday Fish Club, 9-4-26.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Bridgeport residents and politicians are complaining that an Amtrak maintenance yard in their neighborhood will create “noise.” If noise is their real concern, why didn’t they mention the 22 lanes of expressway that go through the neighborhood? chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/20...
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Plan to move Sox out of Bridgeport and Amtrak in panned by elected officials, neighborhood residents
Ald. Nicole Lee (11th) says the 35-year-old Rate Field, where the White Sox play now, has "life left" in it even if the area around it could be spruced up.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Inevitably, someone has to have below-average penis size. But is that something you really wanna advertise?
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Our @dvillalobos.bsky.social quoted. @abundanthousingil.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...
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Construction to start soon at long vacant LeClaire Courts site on Southwest Side
With ample government backing, developers are set to start a $119 million first phase along Cicero Avenue.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Letter to the editor today (9-7-26) in the @chicago.suntimes.com. @abundanthousingil.bsky.social
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
On the way home from the White Sox game Friday, westbound on 35th Street under the railroad. White Sox won it, 4-1. (Photo by Olin or Melissa) @chicagobikesox.com
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Lake forever, Fish Club for now. @bikegridnow.org @chicritmass.bsky.social
CHICAGO - Friday Fish Club at 31st Street Pier.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Who up fishin’ they club? #FridayFishClub @bikegridnow.org @chicritmass.bsky.social
CHICAGO - The Friday Fish Club view from 31st Street Pier, 9-4-26.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Who are the White Sox playing tonight? @chicagobikesox.com
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Fish Club 🚲🐟 is ON for Friday, Sept. 4‼️ Be there or be ▪️. Meet by Cafe Jumping Bean, 1439 W. 18th St., roll at 6:45 a.m. to 31st Street Pier, arriving approx. 7:15 a.m. Hang out until around 8 a.m. #BikeChi @bikegridnow.org @chicagobikesox.com @chicritmass.bsky.social
HOLLYWOOD - Actor-comedian Jonathan Winters (1925-2013) rides a bicycle in the 1963 epic film It’s a Mad, Mad,Mad, Mad World.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The NIMBYs want Chicago to be a diminished city. chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...
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Battle intensifies over Emanuel Congregation's new lakefront home in Edgewater
Housing advocates said the synagogue's plan will help bring much needed housing to the area, but some residents and local businesses are against the project, calling for stronger lakefront protections...
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
What if urban development for the Chicago area was (and always had been) bounded by 147th Street on the South, the Cook-DuPage County border on the west, and Lake Avenue on the north? Places beyond that would have their own local development, but it wouldn’t be massive suburbia.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I would not want to vote for a candidate who isn’t supported by women anyway. If a candidate is repellent to women, that candidate is not appealing to me.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The Cortland Street Bridge looks fine to me 😁🚲🚲🚲 #BikeChi @bikegridnow.org @chicritmass.bsky.social
CHICAGO - The Cortland Street Bridge, over the north branch of the Chicago River, viewed from the east approach, 8-29-26. Barricades prevent cars from entering, but bicycles and pedestrians can traverse the bridge.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Riding with State Sen. Mike Simmons, on a ride organized by @bikegridnow.org, highlighting how difficult it is to travel by bicycle between Chicago and Evanston. Even though the cities are adjacent, most of the streets don’t align, and those that do aren’t good bike streets. #BikeChi 🚲🚲🚲
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
It was a beautiful night for a bike ride to the North Side 🚲🚲🚲. #BikeChi @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social @bikegridnow.org
CHICAGO - Car blocking bike lane, 5256 N. Glenwood Ave., 8-26-26CHICAGO - Car blocking bike lane, 3932 N. Southport Ave., 8-26-26CHICAGO - Car blocking bike lane, 3752 N. Southport Ave., 8-26-26
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The White Sox have 32 games left in the season. NONE are against teams that currently have a winning record. The White Sox need a hot streak. 😁⚾️🚲🚲🚲 @chicagobikesox.com
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
“Safety is my goal.” It’s good to have goals, I guess. This one trick will make your goal attainable. #BikeChi 🚲🚲🚲 @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social @bikegridnow.org
CHICAGO - Van, with “Safety is my goal” bumper sticker, parked in the bike lane, 38 N. Paulina St., 8-23-26.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
No plans to add to this anytime soon.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The @chicagobikesox.com racks tonight. Puerto Rico night 🇵🇷 @bikegridnow.org #BanCars
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Car crash on my block this morning - drunk driver into parked car. Thousands in property damage. There’s car crash debris everywhere, because drivers suck. But OMG a bike rider ran a red light once. #BanCars #CarsRuinCities
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
John Kelly for mayor. Let’s see: - Hates Chicago - Thinks he has magical powers to use clout and lobbying skills to fix things - Is married to a Trump-humping right-wing nut - Lives in a $4 million mansion in … Homer Glen (not Chicago) He will not get votes LOL. chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielma...
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Lobbyist John Kelly, a mayoral candidate, vows to use relationships he's built to save a 'city in decline'
John Kelly, 53, is a consummate political insider who has spent 28 years lobbying on behalf of clients that do business with City Hall — the same people and companies he would have to deal with — and ...
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This driver is either too stupid or too much of an assho!e to be allowed to continue to drive. Car should be confiscated. #BikeChi @bikegridnow.org @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social @chicritmass.bsky.social
CHICAGO - Car blocking the two-way bike lane, 321 S. Clinton St., 8-20-26.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
How it’s going in the bike lanes. #BikeChi @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social @bikegridnow.org @chicritmass.bsky.social
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Fish Club 🚲🐟 is ON for Friday, Aug. 21‼️ “Sleep when you’re my age!” Meet by Cafe Jumping Bean, 1439 W. 18th St., roll at 6:45 a.m. to 31st Street Pier, arriving approx. 7:15 a.m. Hang out until around 8 a.m. #BikeChi @bikegridnow.org @chicagobikesox.com @chicritmass.bsky.social
CHICAGO - Photo of Fish Club at 31st Street Pier, 8-14-26.In a Miller Lite commercial, a tired commuter is tempted to turn down an invitation to a concert. Christopher Walken (right) exhorts him to go, with the line “Sleep when you’re my age!”
Walken is 83.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is the level of bus service which, if it’s reliable, makes it so that households need not own a car - or in some cases, need not own more than one car. Car ownership costs around $10,000 a year. These bus schedules make living more affordable. chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
chicago.suntimes.com
CTA adding 4 bus routes to Frequent Network
The Frequent Network provides bus service every 10 minutes or less. The new routes include the No. 35 31st/35th, No. 74 Fullerton, No. 85 Central and No. 8 Halsted routes.
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Our Common Defense @ourcommondefense.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
50 Senators let a Weekend News Anchorman run the Pentagon because they were afraid a gameshow host would yell at them
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Bike riders having to ride around a car parked in the bike lane, 2018 S. Blue Island Ave. I am sick of car drivers blithely engaging in this very dangerous behavior. #BikeChi @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social @bikegridnow.org @chicritmass.bsky.social
CHICAGO - Bike riders riding around a car parked in the bike lane, 2018 S. Blue Island 
Ave., 8-16-26.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
From the Facebook. #BikeChi 🚲🚲🚲
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Fish Club 🚲🐟 is ON for Friday, Aug. 14‼️ Get your ass out of bed and have some fun. Meet by Cafe Jumping Bean, 1439 W. 18th St., roll at 6:45 a.m. to 31st Street Pier, arriving approx. 7:15 a.m. Hang out until around 8 a.m. #BikeChi @bikegridnow.org @chicagobikesox.com @chicritmass.bsky.social
CHICAGO - Friday Fish Club people hanging out at 31st Street Pier.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Lake forever, high-speed rail for now.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Cops are more important than economic development, according to the city treasurer, which is why we’ll never make progress. chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...
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City treasurer proposes abolishing $57M Catalyst Fund to avert midyear layoffs
The fund was included in then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel's 2017 budget as a way to bridge the funding gap between Downtown and the rest of the city. But the fund never generated a penny of outside investments...
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