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Sierra Club Chicago @sierraclubchicago.bsky.social · 4h

Three more endorsements before the Nov. 3 election! @donnaforcongress.bsky.social, @pattyforil.bsky.social and LaShawn Ford are the best choices for our planet. You can see our full list of Congressional endorsements here: www.sierraclubindependentaction.org/endorsements...

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lucaisharsh @lucaisharsh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

plz come Not only am I going, but I posted about it from the account

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Sierra Club Chicago @sierraclubchicago.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Sierra Club Chicago’s first round of 2027 municipal endorsements is here! Join us Tues Oct. 13th at 6:30 PM at our Loop office or on Zoom for the reveal Afterwards to mingle with endorsees and members at Emerald Bar and Grill. We can’t wait to see you there! act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...

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First Round City Council Endorsement Announcement Party

Join Sierra Club Chicago members in person or online to be among the first to learn which climate champions on Chicago's City Council to receive our Round 1 endorsements. If you join us in person, we ...

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Brian Straw @brianstraw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I am grateful for the diligent work of @sierraclubchicago.bsky.social analyzing the Shape Oak Park zoning proposal. As the nation's leading organization committed to advocacy for our environment and wild spaces, Sierra Club's endorsement of Shape Oak Park is truly meaningful.

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David Teeghman 🇵🇸 🌏🚴🏻🌹 @teeghman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

@sierraclubchicago.bsky.social is proud to support Shape Oak Park and housing density near transit for a few simple reasons: More 🏢 = more 🚴🏼‍♂️🚶🏽‍♀️🚌 More 🏢 = less 💨🔥 More 🏢 = more 🌳🌲🌻 More 🏢 = more 👵🏼👨🏻👩🏽👶🏼👩🏻👴🏻🧒🏾 More 🏢 = a better 🌎 Read our full statement here: www.sierraclub.org/illinois/chi...

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Sierra Club Chicago Statement of Support for Shape Oak Park

The Chicago Group sent the following statement to the Village Board of Oak Park on Sept. 30, 2026.

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Sierra Club Chicago @sierraclubchicago.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Sierra Club is proud to support Shape Oak Park, a bold new plan to end single-family-only zoning and add environmentally-friendly, gentle housing density near transit Here are five reasons why:

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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago @mwrdgc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Overflow Action Alert: Heavy rain is expected in the Chicago area today. Reduce your use of water during & after the storm to help prevent flooding & protect water quality. • Delay showers & baths • Wait to run the dishwasher More: MWRD.org/OAD A joint initiative with chicagoriver.org

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Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Not sure how many more lives DLSD has to take before we get serious about what we actually want on our lakefront, but apparently the answer is always “at least one more”

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Sierra Club Chicago @sierraclubchicago.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tell NITA we need more reliable, more accessible transit service that moves more people without cars 🫡

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The city’s first pedestrian activated stoplight is coming to a deadly Edgewater intersection this fall. buff.ly/dVdgp8F

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Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A significant portion of microplastics in our water come from automobile tire wear Picture totally unrelated

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Nearly 100 mourners gathered Saturday to remember Juan Martin Márquez, who was killed in a hit-and-run while riding his bike in Garfield Ridge earlier this month. buff.ly/o3FmBng

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 23/09/2026

The "bike bus" idea is simple: Once a week, a group of kids and parents bike to school together. It's an idea being embraced in neighborhoods around Chicago as a way to socialize and push back against car-centric culture, parents say.

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Instead of driving to school, more kids are taking the 'bike bus'

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Better Streets Chicago @betterstreetschicago.org · 23/09/2026

Divvy is a critical transportation resource for our city, and we fully support its continued growth and expansion across our region. Every Divvy trip is one less car trip, to the benefit of everyone! Stay tune for more ways you can support bike share coming soon!

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Chicago extends Divvy contract; parking changes, new bike model coming

Thousands of new bikes and scooters will be added to Chicago's streets as part of the new contract, the city announced Wednesday.

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Alder Andre Vasquez, Political Account @andrefor40th.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today, I, along with @daniellaspata.bsky.social and an overwhelming number of our colleagues, introduced the expansion of the Smart Streets pilot! When this passes, the map with be citywide, and it will be an ongoing program, not a pilot! We will also partner with the Mayor’s office to budget it out

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Papa Rides a Bike @paparidesabike.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For any Armour Elementary School families & community members in Bridgeport, a new bike bus will debut in October! Don't have kids? Help us get the kiddos to school safely by riding along or blocking traffic for arrival at school Please excuse my DadArt. As the kids say these days... weak. I know!

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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Wells St, probably the second most used bikeway to the Loop, 7:15 AM I was one of six people waiting at the lights Imagine how even more people would ride in Chicago if given more protection from cars #bikeCHI

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A great blue heron this morning at Montrose Beach

A great blue heron stands at the edge of a lake. Across the water, buildings are visible on the horizon.

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A plains garter snake at Orland Grasslands

A plains garter snake, on the ground amid grass and clover, sticks out its tongue.

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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 21/09/2026

So far over 150 people have contacted their alders demanding no cuts to safe streets this upcoming budget season. Great start but we need to keep the momentum going! Tell your friends and family, no cuts, we need to invest in saving lives. Contact your alder: activetrans.quorum.us/campaign/168...

Image of a bus stop and protected bike lane urging folks to contact their alder in support of safe streets

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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago @mwrdgc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

You love to see it.

Because the new money was commingled with other preserve funds, it's not possible to trace the improvements dollar for dollar, but the report puts some hard numbers on the "impressive and undeniable" benefits.

Among them: $11 million spent on ecological restoration projects, buying $4 million in new "greener" vehicles and equipment, and spending $2.4 million to expand the district's "Conservation Corps."

Revenues have grown only modestly after the referendum infusion. President Toni Preckwinkle is expected to roll out the 2027 budget for the preserves to the forest preserve board - which is the same as the County Board - on Oct. 7.

"The leap in capacity from increasing the budget in 2023 by nearly a third, and continuing that investment, has paid dividends for us all," Preckwinkle said in a release.

District General Superintendent Adam Bianchi, hired in July 2025, inherited the district's goals to ecologically restore 30,000 acres and expand the preserves from 70,000 to 90,000 acres by 2039. In the first three years after the referendum, the district added an unprecedented" nearly 3,000 acres to its restoration work, Bianchi said at the district's monthly board meeting Tuesday. Between 2023 and 2025, the district added 558 acres overall.

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Nick Ulivieri @nuphoto.com · 11/09/2026

Hundreds of millions of birds were migrating over the region last night. And - I believe - their flocks were picked up on radar. Looks like a major flyaway began near the marshy wetlands and shore along the southern tip of Lake Michigan.

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Sierra Club Chicago @sierraclubchicago.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Calling the lurkers! Join us for a new volunteer onboarding session on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Sierra Club Chicago leaders will walk through what we do and how you can help 🌳 Register here: act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...

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Impact For Equity @impactforequity.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Nearly 260,000 affordable rental homes are needed in Illinois. Without action, housing insecurity and affordability challenges will continue to impact families and communities across the state. Learn about the lessons we can learn from California: impactforequity.org/report/build...

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Sierra Club Chicago @sierraclubchicago.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Clean up Montrose Beach with us, the Alliance for the Great Lakes and the Truman College Environmental Club! Always a good time, always 100+ pounds of waste cleared. Sign up here: act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Happy “my apartment is earily quiet because the persistent background noise of the lakefront highway is absent” morning to all who celebrate.

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Sierra Club Chicago @sierraclubchicago.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

noise pollution + air pollution = highway 🫩

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Molly Fleck @mollyfleck.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It’s an absolutely gorgeous morning to Bike the Drive! 🚲

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Sierra Club Chicago @sierraclubchicago.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Let’s help our friends @betterstreetschicago.org hold NITA to a high standard. They made some great promises - now they need to get it done 🚍 🚆 🚲

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David Teeghman 🇵🇸 🌏🚴🏻🌹 @teeghman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Our lakefront should be for 🏊🏼‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️🚶🏻 🌎NOT 🚙💨🚛🔥 This is why #DepaveLakeShoreDrive is one of @sierraclubchicago.bsky.social’s top priorities in this municipal election cycle! 💚💚 you @betterstreetschicago.org @bscactionfund.org @activetransportation.org!!!

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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago @mwrdgc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Happy National Wildlife Day! A Great Blue Heron perches on the edge of a retention pond at the Robbins Heritage Park and Midlothian Creek Restoration Project, where stormwater management and habitat restoration go hand in hand. Learn more: mwrd.org/stormwater/partnerships

A Great Blue Heron stands on the edge of a retention pond at the Robbins Heritage Park and Midlothian Creek Restoration Project on Aug. 18, 2026.

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TomTom @tomtomchi.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The river was so gorgeous and lively earlier tonight. End of summer remains undefeated as my fave micro-season.

Chicago River from the Dearborn St bridge looking west toward glass towers and a yellow sky

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Sierra Club Chicago @sierraclubchicago.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

new: in chicago, fresh water is abundant. but in nearby communities, drinking supplies are already starting to run dry. that's not stopping data center developers from flocking to areas like joliet and minooka—stoking fears about water use/availability far beyond chicago. via @siric.bsky.social:

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Data center developers want a taste of Chicago’s abundant water

Two massive data centers are eyeing drinking water from Lake Michigan. Advocates and experts are unsure if that’s the best way forward.

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A common nighthawk I photographed in Uptown tonight:

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/09/2026

NEW on “Paper Trail”: More likely than not, there are ”forever chemicals” in your blood. Here’s the thing: 3M knew that these chemicals had seeped into people’s blood for decades — and continued making them. We found out how they kept this secret. Listen to the full episode:

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How the Planet-Altering Disaster of “Forever Chemicals” Was Kept Secret

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

an eight-month moratorium on data center construction in unincorporated lake county is set to be approved at the next county board meeting on tuesday

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Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 02/09/2026

@betterstreetschicago.org, which played a key role in campaigning for the NITA governance and funding reforms, joined the celebration of the new agency last night. But they've also got action items to help ensure the new agency lives up to its potential. chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/01/n...

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Car Free Keith @carfreekeith.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

@nitachicago.bsky.social is officially live, what a day! If you wanna learn more about what NITA is and what it could do, watch this video I made back in June: youtu.be/eH-ZsEoGu_g?...

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The Most Dramatic Transit Reform in America

YouTube video by Car Free Keith

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

1 person in Chicago has died from West Nile virus, officials reported. It's the city and state’s first death from the mosquito-borne disease this year. buff.ly/pg3U1XY

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Sierra Club Chicago @sierraclubchicago.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

climate change is an infrastructure problem!!!!

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lucaisharsh @lucaisharsh.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Choo choo 🚈

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Sierra Club Chicago @sierraclubchicago.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

THIS THURSDAY Join the State lobby team and @hsrail.bsky.social 's Jordan Pokorney for a virtual meeting about the future of rail expansion in Illinois Register here: act.sierraclub.org/events/detai...

Paths to regional and intercity rail expansion: A closer look at NITA

Thursday Sept 3 6:00 PM

Learn what NITA means for passenger rail and sustainable transportation

feat. Jordan Pokorney

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Sierra Club Chicago @sierraclubchicago.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Thank you to all who came to our City Council and Mayoral Endorsement Questionnaire reveal on Tuesday! We couldn’t be more grateful to those to took the time to come out in person and join us on Zoom. So much progress is being made, and we’re only going further from here! 🌿

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Sierra Club Chicago @sierraclubchicago.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Yesterday night we shared the questionnaire every 2027 candidate for Mayor and City Council will answer. It’s how we hold them accountable on climate, environmental justice, and a walkable, bikeable, transit-forward Chicago. Thanks to everyone who showed up. #SierraClubChicago #ChicagoElections

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Sierra Club Chicago @sierraclubchicago.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Ahead of the election, Sierra Club Chicago is endorsing City Council candidates in three rounds: Pre-Petitioning, Post-Petitioning, and Run-Offs. Our all-volunteer team backs candidates who fight for environmental justice and climate action. Follow along as we name Chicago’s climate leaders.

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