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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Park district website has been corrected to show closing time for Jackson Park as 11pm (they claim 9pm was just an error) and an OPC representative has confirmed all outdoor areas of the campus are supposed to be open until park closing time. CC @sharrows.bsky.social
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In August of this year, Cook County produced an important report on the future of bike share in Cook County. It makes clear the benefits of bike share, shows map and street level design schema for introducing bike share docks, and provides an excellent framework for considering dock siting priority.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Does @divvybikes.bsky.social give bonus angel points for citizen rebalancing done via Metra?
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
DHS says woman ICE held at gunpoint weaponized her car. She says: "They're full of crap." DHS threatens criminal prosecution: "They can try." Has no regrets: "I don't feel like I should have a gun pointed to my head because you didn't like being called a 'hoe'." HERO! www.wusa9.com/article/news...
Molina speaking to supporters Wednesday.
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Chicagoans Who Bike @chiwho.bike · 12/08/2026
Chicago's lakefront trail is incredible - but the official route to get downtown? An absolutely terrifying trip down lower Randolph! People biking deserve better access between Chicago's downtown and lakefront, and you can help make it happen.
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Mayor Johnson and his environment commissioner Tovar use the Meigs Field Massacre as a case for acting boldly against data centers in the name of nature, health, and green space. They should also use it in the name of transforming our massively polluting mobility system. Get better on NITA, MBJ!
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Absolute joke that the 36 Hours in Chicago article has 2/3 “Key stops” immediately on the Metra Electric and doesn’t mention it in the “Getting around” section. Did they visit these places and not ask- can I ride that train? Disgusting!
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
In March I flew the plane that crash landed/caught fire in the San Juan Islands on Thursday. Lake Union to Friday Harbor via Lopez Island in what was and may always be the best aviation experience of my life. Pilot was a real pro. flew from cloudy Seattle through a rain storm to the sunny San Juans.
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I’d missed Talarico’s nomination acceptance. What a banger- the whole thing! Nice that I can watch it all very easily via a Bluesky thread
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Waited almost 10 years for the closure of Cornell Ave across the lagoon from Wooded Isle. Finally got a chance today to ride an acoustic divvy down the new path and was told by a security guard within a minute that I had to walk my bike. Wtf?!
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
been hearing ME announcements all week promoting taking Metra to the Obama center. Just heard the same announcement on the BNSF. Awesome. Metra should update this page with directions for how to cross terminal stations (Divvy, CTA, walk) and pairs of trains for BNSF-ME www.metra.com/take-metra-t...
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Take Metra to the Obama Presidential Center | Metra
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SideStreets @sidestreets.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
“Alderman Lee said the tragedy underscores a persistent challenge: safety improvements often move too slowly through government processes.”
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
You’ll never guess who cast the deciding vote on the war powers resolution.
A screenshot of two news article headlines- one labeled 10 hours ago from the Bangor Daily News that reads “Jared Golden says he would support reining in Trump’s Iran war powers” and another labeled 2 hours ago from Reuters that reads “US House narrowly rejects bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers”
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
**DIVVY RIDER PSA** It’s only been a few weeks since I discovered you can set your preference for the free, low assist rides at docks with only electric bikes via the @divvybikes.bsky.social app. Such a nice feature that helps when one relies on the divvy key.
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Grateful for ongoing coverage of the legal fallout from Midway Blitz. I’m donating to the NIJC. Without organizations like them in the way, the government would have lawlessly detained 3 million+ more of my neighbors, per the demented and evil Stephen Miller. immigrantjustice.org/ways-to-help/
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
@davidpowe.bsky.social left here (111th/King Dr) this morning thinking there should be a full station here… and..: I have manifested another divvy station 😍
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Chicagohenge season is upon us
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I think I speak for Illinois when I say that I’m looking forward to Juliana Stratton holding up not one but two Supreme Court vacancy appointments in the 120th congress so the great Kahn can set the ideological direction of the high court in 2029
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
This is the thing that needs to be said again and again and again and again across all media between now and November. Affordability is an important message but I’m afraid the straightforward, blatant corruption won’t get through to people unless you hit them over the head with it. Many times.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/02/2026
Gov. Abigail Spanberger: "The scale of the corruption is unprecedented. There's the cover up of the Epstein files, the crypto scams, cozying up to foreign princes for airplanes and billionaires for ballrooms, putting his name and face on buildings all over our nation's capital."
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Sometimes I have to pinch myself when recalling that Chicago took a 5 lane high speed road through a lakefront park and turned it into bioswales and a place for people to hang out. More of this please! Start deconstructing Columbus and tunneling/continuous bridging LSD as soon as OPC opens in June!
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
The least surprising message to see from Greg Bovino to the agent that shot a woman 5 times without justification and proceeded to have the entire Trump administration lie repeatedly about it and then refuse to retract their lies when they were made bare in court and elsewhere. Trump is responsible.
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
😍 thank you @davidpowe.bsky.social, Divvy, and the crews that install & maintain the stations & fleet. a big deal for Pullman, Roseland, and the whole far south side. come down and see for yourself! the loop to old fashioned donuts at 113th/Michigan is now possible in 30 minutes via metra and divvy.
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
the criteria that @drakefor10.bsky.social proposes are so low bar. of course NITA board members should ride transit and have some kind of relevant expertise. hopefully these serve as a floor for every nominee to the NITA board by Pritzker, Preckwinckle, & Johnson. thanks for saying it Drake Warren!
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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
A historic Roseland church, once on the verge of demolition, will become a Black-women-led medical center. blockclubchi.co/4ruzvCZ
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 30/01/2026
Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday. 📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I voted for Clayton Harris III because I think he’d be saying things like this if was turned to fascism, as many foresaw. Eileen Burke won that race by 0.02%. Too bad it didn’t go the other way!
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Minnesota's state FBI-like bureau is suing Noem. It says before pre-emptively declaring the killing righteous and abandoning the crime scene, feds took exclusive custody of evidence, including "apparently seized cellphones." MN asserts a sovereign right to investigate crimes within its borders.
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#1 in Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension v. Noem (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cv-00628) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against All Defendants (filing fee $ 405, receipt number AMNDC-12575332) filed by Hennepin County Attorney's Office, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Filer requests summons issued....
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/01/2026
youtu.be/H_71MhRqpVM
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ICE Kills Another American
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
"Ilhan Omar.... $34 million" ya say? "massive Monetary Fraud" ya sa? "no different than a really big Bank Robbery" ya say?
HOW TRUMP HAS POCKETED $1,408,500,000
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
This moment in history provides us with incontrovertible evidence that all the conservatives who claim to be extremely devoted to freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, and opposed to the encroachment of tyranny, are completely and totally full of shit. It's all white supremacy and greed.
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
It’s worth reading the statement by Stacy Davis Gates of the @ctulocal1.bsky.social . I’ll be there at Emergency Protest to demand “ICE Out Of Everywhere!” – 1pm at Ida B Wells and Michigan Ave and hope to see you there www.ctulocal1.org/posts/a-time...
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A Time for Truth, Resolve and Courage - Chicago Teachers Union
This week in Chicago, a mother and her two children were abducted by federal agents. We know that ICE has not left our state. And we must prepare now for Bovino’s return and even greater attacks on ou...
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Miser @misernyc.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
I’ve been (harassing) in a good natured way, I hope he agrees) davidpowe.bsky.social - who does a heroes work of communicating/promoting divvy expansion - about the absence of a divvy station at Kensington for the better part of a year now. But there’s an edivvy dock a block away! It’s a stop sign.
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
The new street design along 111th st west of the Pullman station is finally becoming legible- and holy shit talk about luxurious! Curb moved, wide enough to ride 4 abreat (2 in each dotection), fully selarated from peds. Only lasts a block or so though @slucy.bsky.social
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Almost hit the deck walking past the not yet opened chick-fil-a on 53rd st. They’re not making money yet and only have new employees coming in, so I guess they aren’t going to pay to have their sidewalks shoveled.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
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Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
"What's the Tollway going to do with an extra ten billion dollars over the next decade?" I have a suggestion... #BuildTheTunnel
(605 ILCS 10/32.1)     Sec. 32.1. Power to construct railroad tracks. Upon written approval by the Governor, the [Illinois State Toll Highway] Authority may exercise any powers that exist under this Act on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly to design and construct new railroad tracks. The Authority may charge an access fee to any passenger or freight rail operator who wishes to use tracks which the Authority has constructed using the powers granted by this Section. Moneys in the Road Fund may not be used to implement this Section. Authorization must be granted to the Authority for each individual and distinct railroad track project.
(Source: P.A. 97-977, eff. 8-17-12.)CrossTowner CRCL Plan diagram2034sight and CRCL Plan cost estimates. For the CRCL Plan:

* Phase I: A-2/Fulton Market Superstation - $1.5B, per previous Metra estimates
* Phase II-A: RI-CUS Connector - $1.2B
* Phase II-B: SCAL Ramp Flyover - $0.65B
* Phase III: Clinton-Roosevelt Connector Line - $4.5B
* Fleet and infill stations - ~$2B

Total: $9.9B
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Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
I haven't seen people here mention this letter from the mayor of Illinois' 2nd-largest city (Aurora, 40+% Latino) to the Aurora Police following egregious attacks by immigration in Aurora and related protests So here it is!
Hello Chief and APD Leadership,

I just wanted to jot a quick thank you note for those who participated in this meeting with the Latino community about ICE in our neighborhoods.

Sadly, this problem is not going away anytime soon. Historically, the police have been on the wrong side of history during the civil rights movement and the labor movement - defending capital. The pivotal points in American history are when police realized that their solidarity should be with labor; not capital.

Labor vs. police: Learning from working-class history Workers World

In this current struggle, I believe that we are 2-3 years away from a moment where we see the shift in solidarity.

I would like to see Aurora lead, and show something different. It will create discomfort during the transformation. I noticed during the march towards Blue Kangaroo, when the police escort disappeared, that activists I didn't know used their vehicles to block the intersections and protect the marchers.All living things have the capacity to evolve and grow. Government is about to go through a huge evolutionary period and shed that which is not necessary, and re-focus on what is important.

As government continues to disintegrate from the top down, we have an opportunity to re-invent the ways we find food, water, shelter and protection.

We would like the Aurora Police Department to play a historic role in defending the United States of America, and our city against fascism. We have a unique opportunity to do something different, leave our mark in the history books, and make a difference. I'm excited about the opportunity and look forward to discussing it further.

Respectfully, John Laesch Mayor, City of Aurora laesch@aurora.il.us
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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Chicago's mayor Brandon Johnson is a one-man bulwark against racism. A real Mensch. #humanity
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
“For more than an hour, residents screamed, videotaped and tailed federal vehicles, raucously honking horns to send the message: Their operation is not welcome here.”
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
As the days pass, we’re experiencing more and more direct material harm from the illegal federal occupation of Chicagoland. Gathering and preserving multiple independent archives of evidence is important. So will be carrying on these memories and telling these stories for generations to come.
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
arguably the angriest declarer in this 140 year history of people declaring baseball dead described playing the game this way - “unlimber the old soupbone come every April and toss the ol’ hosshide to and fro in a lively contest of one old cat.”
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
The situation of the federal government gratuitously and grotesquely terrorizing our communities with impunity is obviously untenable.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 01/10/2025
Adding "feds fucking choking a man in broad daylight" to the list. Absolute terror across Chicago today. Begging for national attention that matches the level of crisis on the ground here feels like screaming underwater at this point.
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Cook 1. Never claimed her GA home as a primary residence on a mortgage app & 2. Never applied for a tax deduction for it as her home. It’s at least as bad as Watergate but reads today as warm up for just another nonsensical SCOTUS ruling defending the rule of tyrant www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
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Exclusive: Fed Governor Cook declared her Atlanta property as “vacation home,” documents show
A loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration, shows that Cook had declared the property as a “vacation home,” according to a document reviewed by Reuters.
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williamreed.bsky.social @williamreed.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Is there an American city where Trump can walk a tenth of a mile without being called ‘the Hitler of our time’ (or worse)? Anyone stooging for him needs to get a fucking clue!
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Chicago Teachers Union @ctulocal1.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Our students, their parents and communities are under attack. Join the CTU contingent in the annual 26th Street Mexican Independence Day Parade on Sunday, September 14. We will meet at 11:00 a.m. and the parade steps off at 12:00 noon. R.S.V.P. here: www.ctulocal1.org/posts/event/...
CTU Mexican Independence Day Parade 2025
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