Reposted by Oak Park NerdMichael Rabbitt @michaelrabbitt.bsky.social · 10hJudge April Perry in Chicago should appoint Jack Smith as special counsel in the Broadview Six case. 011
Reposted by Oak Park NerdJon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The "Broadview Six" are in with an "ICYMI" for Judge April Perry, making sure she's aware of ex-AUSA Sheri Mecklenburg's "widely published" retirement letter: 08325
Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 7hThis item was moved from the consent to the regular Agenda at the Oak Park Village Board meeting last night. Slight change to the hours originally proposed due to Halloween falling on a Saturday this year. 010
Reposted by Oak Park Nerd15 West @15west.org · 23hPothole? School budget? Property taxes? Who’s on the ballot? 🤔 In partnership with Oak Park Public Library this October we’ll be leading Civics 101: Who Does What in Oak Park?, a free two-part workshop. oakpark.librarycalendar.com/event/who-does-what-village-oak-park-135838 153
Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026From the Forest Park library: “Tag along for a special conversation with Geoffrey Baer, beloved Chicago historian, storyteller, and host of numerous PBS programs exploring the architecture, history, and hidden stories of the city and surrounding region.” Registration: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 010
Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Halloween! On the 9/29 Oak Park Village Board Consent Agenda— trick-or-treating will be from 4pm-8:00pm on Halloween. (Don’t forget to stop by this house which is in the middle of our zoning debate. Plenty of room for your mother to have her own private suite.) 000
Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026On 9/29, the Oak Park Village Board will approve offering $120K to buy the property at 7100 Roosevelt Road (the Old Ino’s Tacos). The Village would also pay for any environmental remediation, demolitions, security, landscaping, and maintenance and an architect. oak-park.legistar.com/LegislationD... 000
Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Beautiful day for Oak Park’s Oaktoberfest! oaktoberfest.net?fbclid=IwdGR...oaktoberfest.netHome - OaktoberfestDowntown Oak Park's Oaktoberfest. Enjoy a premier live music lineup, delicious foods from local restaurants, kids' activities, specialty craft beers, wines, and more! 000
Reposted by Oak Park NerdSarah's Inn @sarahsinn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Sarah's Inn will be at the Oak Park Farmers Market this Saturday! 💜 Stop by to say hi, pick up Domestic Violence Action Month materials, and grab a baked good (or two!) while you’re there. Come see us and support Sarah’s Inn this Saturday! #sarahs_inn #togetherstrong 011
Reposted by Oak Park NerdB.J. L-R @westtowns-urbanist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026And for the second time this week, I get to notice a digital signage update at my home station: this time, a new real time display showing all 3 service boards 😍 5567
Reposted by Oak Park NerdKen Lowe 🐦⬛🐴 @illusiveken.bsky.social · 25/09/2026So let's review what 2 options Mecklenburg had here: 1. Resign rather than be a tool of the regime. 2. Be a tool of the regime, fail, burn her whole reputation in the process, get betrayed by the regime, resign anyway. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/25/b...chicagotribune.com‘Broadview Six’ prosecutor pens fiery resignation letter saying US attorney pushed for felony chargesThe now-retired prosecutor at the center of the “Broadview Six” scandal penned a fiery resignation letter to U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros this week. 012
Reposted by Oak Park NerdGary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 25/09/2026The Broadview Six are amazingly brave and resilient people, and I'm so grateful for everyone who is fighting for justice. We still have a long road ahead of us, so we have to support each other and remember to practice self-care. This is what true dedication and determination looks like: ✊ 031
Reposted by Oak Park NerdBrian Straw @brianstraw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It seems like discovery is necessary to determine the truth of this disputed factual issue. 🤷♂️ There can be no justice without both transparency and accountability. 03910
Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The article contains the full resignation letter. This is shaping-up to be litigation every which way around the Broadview 6 debacle. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/25/b...chicagotribune.com‘Broadview Six’ prosecutor pens fiery resignation letter saying US attorney pushed for felony chargesThe now-retired prosecutor at the center of the “Broadview Six” scandal penned a fiery resignation letter to U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros this week. 010
Reposted by Oak Park NerdJason Meisner @jmetr22b.bsky.social · 25/09/2026JUST IN: Attorneys for the “Broadview Six” say they fully support Sheri Mecklenburg’s motion to intervene because she has “substantial” information that relates directly to the issues at hand.. including the transcript requested by USA Boutros: 0146
Reposted by Oak Park NerdSadie G @dsadieg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Prosecutor's perspective on the Broadview Six scandal appears to contradict US Attorney's. She retired so she can provide new evidence. The scandal gets even more interesting. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/24/p...chicagotribune.comProsecutor at center of ‘Broadview Six’ scandal retires, says Boutros ordered grand jury transcriptAttorneys for the prosecutor at the center of the “Broadview Six” scandal said Thursday that U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros personally instructed her to get an expedited transcript of grand jury proceed... 111
Reposted by Oak Park Nerdemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This post explains why the intervention of Sheri Mecklenburg--the prosecutor Chicago US Attorney Andrew Boutros is trying to scapegoat for the Broadview 6 case--in the exonerees bid for sanctions is a mic drop. It puts Boutros in the center of the abuse. emptywheel.net/2026/09/24/s...emptywheel.netSheri Mecklenburg's Mic Drop - emptywheelWhen Sheri Mecklenburg told Andrew Boutros she wanted to intervene in the Broadview 6 proceedings, which will make it far harder for him to scapegoat her, he threatened to fire her. So she quit. And ... 118868
Reposted by Oak Park NerdKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It’s been a year since ICE drove a car through a crowd at Broadview, leading to the federal indictment of myself and five others. Today, those of us who could returned. The state can try all it wants, but it can’t silence us or our community’s fight for justice. 272686364
Reposted by Oak Park Nerdunraveled @unraveledpress.com · 25/09/2026Tomorrow, Sept. 26, is the 1-year anniversary of a protest that led to the "Broadview Six" prosecution which eventually blew up in the face of U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros' office. Members of the titular six, incl. Kat Abughazaleh, Michael Rabbitt and Brian Straw, are on-scene this morning. 19124
Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Injustice Watch’s guide to the Cook County judicial retention election. 2026retention.injusticewatch.org?utm_source=I...2026retention.injusticewatch.orgCook County November 2026 Judicial Election GuideInjustice Watch's guide to the November 2026 Cook County judicial elections. 000
Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Only in Trump’s America: memo in the White House “seeks to paint effective altruism as a fringe, cultish collective out of touch with mainstream America.” www.axios.com/2026/09/24/t...axios.comScoop: Trump allies open new front on Anthropic CEO as face of AI "doomerism"Inside the MAGA effort to target Anthropic's Dario Amodei. 031
Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“Justice Jackson told the audience that there was ‘a serious concern’ that the Supreme Court’s handling of its emergency docket was ‘having an enormously disruptive and potentially corrosive effect’ on the federal court system.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...nytimes.comJustice Jackson Calls Emergency Docket ‘Potentially Corrosive’ (Gift Article)Hours after fielding the Trump administration’s latest emergency application, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson gave a speech urging the Supreme Court to rethink such requests. 021
Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“The bid to eliminate those consent decrees is just one front in the Trump administration’s broader push to reorient enforcement of civil rights law… Trump has signed a spate of executive orders aimed at purging consideration of diversity, equity and inclusion…” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...nytimes.comJustice Department Scraps Dozens of School Desegregation Cases (Gift Article)Critics said the changes, mostly in the South, moved the nation “back toward the Jim Crow era.” Justice Department officials said the decrees were outdated. 011
Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Mecklenburg wants in on the Broadview 6 litigation. She was wronged! Don’t treat her unfairly! 🤦♀️ 021
Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Oak Park “Financial Feasibility Study” on eliminating single family home zoning was just released. Summary— missing middle housing is not financially feasible and will not be affordable to many without subsidies or other incentives. www.oak-park.us/files/assets... 010
Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Hearing on 10/1. The judge previously said she had never seen the “types of prosecutorial behavior before a grand jury that I saw in those transcripts… trust has been broken.” news.wttw.com/2026/09/23/j...news.wttw.comJudge Sets Hearing Date as ‘Broadview Six’ Want Further Investigation Into Prosecutors’ Misconduct AllegationsA federal judge will hear oral arguments and could rule as early as next week on a request from the former “Broadview Six” defendants as they seek a special prosecutor to investigate potential wrongdo... 010
Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026www.oakpark.com/2026/09/22/e...oakpark.comCircuit Court upholds Oak Park's vote on Israel boycott referendumA Circuit Court judge upheld an Oak Park electoral board decision to overrule an appeal to the objection of an Israel referendum question. 000
Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“…Scaman and Straw said they are open to considering trying out some of the zoning changes on a trial basis as a pilot project. Straw mentioned putting a limit on the number of new building permits that could be issued over a specific time period...” www.oakpark.com/2026/09/22/z...oakpark.comZoning debate roils on as Scaman, Straw may be open to pilot - Wednesday JournalThe public engagement portion of the proposed changes to the Oak Park zoning code moved into high gear last week with six separate events intended to inform and seek input from Oak Parkers. 000
Reposted by Oak Park NerdKevin J. Maroney, he/him @womzilla.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I don't often say this, but: Good for Fox News (and all the others, but it's particularly important for Fox to actually act like a real news network here). Major networks suspended their pool coverage of Trump after the White House barred CNN. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...nytimes.comNetworks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bans CNNThe move was an escalation of President Trump’s showdown with the White House press corps after he moved to bar journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico. 141
Reposted by Oak Park NerdBrian Straw @brianstraw.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This weekend I had conversations with folks at the Farmers' Market and at the zoning listening sessions. Something wonderful happens when we are able to get past those loudest voices and actually listen and be in conversation with each other: we can find common ground. 172
Reposted by Oak Park NerdAbundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Two more Oak Park opportunities on Sunday! 2112
Reposted by Oak Park NerdShana @shanamd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I am SORRY for sharing something that was posted on the other place, but this is too good. 160185263411
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Reposted by Oak Park NerdBrian Straw @brianstraw.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Let’s talk about one of the least exciting topics of municipal governance: water rates.oakpark.comOak Park creates pricing tiers to reduce water use - Wednesday JournalVillage of Oak Park water and sewer rates are increasing to help raise revenues that are falling behind expenditures. 173
Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Location change for this weekend’s Oak Park zoning information sessions. 000
Reposted by Oak Park NerdChicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 18/09/2026Oak Park OKs tiered water rate hike to dismay of Park Districtchicagotribune.comOak Park OKs tiered water rate hike to dismay of Park District 101
Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Interesting interactive map of migration patterns. Just plug in a zip code. apnews.com/projects/bor...apnews.com 000
Reposted by Oak Park NerdBill Bot @bill-bot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026HR10429 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 901 Lake Street in Oak Park, Illinois, as the "Detective Allan Reddins Pos... 📢 Introduced in House congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/ho… #HR10429 #congress119 #house #democrat #congress #newbill 011
Reposted by Oak Park NerdBill Bot @bill-bot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026S5416 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 901 Lake Street in Oak Park, Illinois, as the "Detective Allan Reddin... 📢 Introduced in Senate congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/se… #S5416 #congress119 #senate #democrat #congress #newbill 011
Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026“UN fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February, and that these constituted war crimes.” www.reuters.com/world/middle...reuters.comUN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanityA UN fact-finding mission also found that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during their deadly crackdown on anti-government protests. 010
Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“Autonomous AI agents are rapidly creating novel dialects allowing them to converse in an often barely comprehensible language, which risks making it harder for humans to monitor their behaviour.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comAI models chatting in ‘surreal’ dialect mixing poetic language and tech bro jargonExperts air concern over AI lingo redolent of James Joyce’s prose that is creating barriers to monitoring and oversight 020
Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...nytimes.comFederal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE Effort (Gift Article)As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent. 064
Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The objection is to the proposed Oak Park advisory referendum question, “Should the state of Illinois repeal laws that ban state investment in businesses that boycott the state of Israel?” www.oakpark.com/2026/09/15/c...oakpark.comCircuit court judge delays decision on Oak Park referendum question - Wednesday JournalA Cook County Circuit Court judge is currently considering arguments regarding an appeal to the objection of an advisory referendum question for the Nov. 3 village of Oak Park voting ballot. 000
Reposted by Oak Park Nerdemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Footnote 15 and the Incredible Disappearing AUSA Diane MacArthur emptywheel.net/2026/09/16/f...emptywheel.netFootnote 15 and the Incredible Disappearing AUSA Diane MacArthur - emptywheelIn the Broadview 6 Reply brief arguing that prosecutors should be sanctioned, the exonerees note that even Diane MacArthur -- someone who everyone in Chicago trusts -- refuses to give them a straight ... 213540
Reposted by Oak Park NerdJon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026JUST IN: The former "Broadview Six" defendants have filed their latest brief seeking special counsel to investigate Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros, others. Read it here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/52/c7/09aa53...cst.brightspotcdn.com 5669118
Reposted by Oak Park NerdBrian Straw @brianstraw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"[T]he new defense filing invites the judge to demand documents from prosecutors. Specifically, they suggest the feds turn over 'any communications' between Boutros’ office and Justice Department officials in Washington. The records could be given only to Perry for her review, they wrote." 031
Reposted by Oak Park NerdBrian Straw @brianstraw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Just a quick guide: Section 1 - The Gov't misled the Court Section 2 - The Court has the authority to do something about it and should exercise that authority Section 3 - The idea that the Gov't can self-police with an OPR referral has no basis in reality Section 4 - Defense should get discovery 031261