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Max Nesterak

maxnesterak

Happening Now: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is about to give an update on the future of 38th and Chicago or George Floyd Square, which has been controlled by activists as

RealThomas777

real_thomas777

We carry with us the PLACES that we have LIVED - I mean actually LIVED - and we leave a part of ourselves in those environs when we LEAVE. I

Amy Washburn

AIWashburn

THREAD:1) Hey, Wisconsin folks, if you’ve ever wondered why big tech companies don’t come here to set up shop, the following (slightly edited) online conversation between two of my geek/nerd/tech

The Four Marks

TheFourMarks

The rabbit holes we could go down with this https://twitter.com/doft_com/status/1350226895284027392 So, Navistar used to be called International Harvester. US govt originally owned this massive factory, GM operated it during WWII

Alderman Matt Martin

AldMattMartin

In light of today’s meeting about the National Guard, here are 15 US cities with higher homicide rates than Chicago.Violence in Chicago is a serious problem. To address it, we

Jon Springer

_JonSpringer

1/ This week's notable #grocery openings: @AldiUSA in Norman, OK; Holly Springs, NC; Indian Land, SC; Severn, MD; Windemere, FL. A renovated unit reopens in S. Plainfield, NJ 2/ Four

William F Parker, MD, MS

WF_Parker

Who is dying vs. Who is vaccinated in Chicago.Three weeks into Phase 1b and the inequity is widening The typical response to the phase 1a disparity was "well that's where

Vashon Jordan Jr.

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I had such a great time participating in the @ABC7Chicago “Do You Hear Me? A Discussion about Race” town hall!So refreshing to have critical dialogue with such talented, intelligent, and

Erik Gellman

ESG2424

This @nytimes obituary of @ctvivian covers much of his impactful activism but largely elides what Vivian considered was one of his most formative periods of democratic protest leadership: his Chicago

ProvocCitiesBlog

ProvocCities

@chi_streets is currently petitioning @chicago to make sidewalk snow removal a municipal service (scroll down for link). Currently the city only clears roadways. To call the city out on this

Tom Cotton

TomCottonAR

LeGend Taliferro survived open heart surgery when he was 4-months-old. His mother said he had "the heart of a lion." He was ready for this year's American Heart Association Walk.

Chicago Local 134 ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶

ChicagoLocal134

After the draft we discovered some now-deleted social media posts from one of Chicago’s 2021 draftees, Channing Foster. These posts were unequivocally racist and hateful and we had hoped that

70 days until spring

AnjulieRao

Well since I’ve been writing about Chicago architecture for ~7 years now, I guess it’s time to call it: there’s no longer any local outlet for criticism in the city.

Scott Hechinger

ScottHech

Anjanette Young. A 20 year social worker. Just back from work. Police invaded her home. Naked. Begged for clothes. Cuffed. 40 minutes of terror. Apologized & left. Then tried to

Yana Kunichoff

Yanazure

Good morning, Chicago. As of now, as many as 70k students are expected back to schools on Monday, but as of this a.m. there is no deal on reopening between

Nader Issa

NaderDIssa

One more thing coming today: Janice Jackson said last week's in-person student attendance will be released this afternoon.We say this every time, but it's still remarkable that with something as

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