Chicago Progressive

That last thing we in IL need to be concerned about is giving the Bears any breaks for a new stadium, if for no other reason is that they have failed to read the room.

Bears exec to Illinois: Give us tax breaks for Arlington Heights stadium, or else (feigns coughing fit) The owners of the Chicago Bears are looking for help from the Illinois legislature for their proposed new stadium in Arlington Heights, and here's how the Associated Press describes it: The Bears have...

In seeking a freeze on property taxes for "megaprojects," Bears president Kevin Warren said team owners are "not trying to avoid paying taxes," which is impressive for a bill that would only do one thing: lower the team's taxes.

True Chicagoans can navigate Lower Wacker, Lower Michigan, Lower Randolph and Lower Lower Randolph.

Bonus for knowing how to find Pickwick Lane.

Lisa Kudrow nailed it! This was the best
Republican impersonation I have ever seen, I was even getting upset thinking this was real. Love it!

quick fact:
Uber takes 75% of a driver's ride.
Lyft takes half.
And most drivers use both.

Do with that what you will.

Suburban man retreats to safe space.

I’m surprised this got released.

Soul Stripping Against AI, again.

In 2010, when I was a PhD student, I uploaded a paper on digital media and social control in authoritarian states to an academic research site. Last month, I got a notice from this site that "An AI created a podcast of your paper." On layers of dystopia: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/soul-strip...

One has to figure out what to do while waiting for the boss's inevitable coronary.

One has to figure out what to do while waiting for the boss's inevitable coronary.

Gillette, WY City Council beat should be a good fit.

Carole Kane in The Princess Bride screaming, "LIAR!"

I'm at the point where a once a day memo on the lies will be sufficient for information only, followed by this...

Carole Kane in The Princess Bride screaming, "LIAR!"

I'm at the point where a once a day memo on the lies will be sufficient for information only, followed by this...

Several bad public policies helped, but Uber/Lyft privatized transit with little pushback from electeds and little to no return to city coffers.

Even being middle aged, I'm still amazed at what people will eat.

Superman Issue #170

Superman in the 60's sharing secrets with JFK.

The original. Julie Schwartz would have never allowed this obscenity.

Image of boxes stacked on metal shelving.

Image of boxes stacked on metal shelving.

The work doesn't stop! While we're preparing for the big relocation, we're still saving Southern LGBTQ history. We've collected so much this year we've had to buy more storage for our boxes. Goodbye meeting table. Hello new archives. Reach out if you've got a collection!

Agreed. That whole team of creators did some amazing and revolutionary art.

They may, but what region pays the bills?

Trump wants a new U.S. census to exclude people here illegally. It'd be unprecedented Trump is calling for a "new" census that excludes people in the U.S. without legal status. The 14th Amendment requires the "whole number of persons in each state" in a key set of census results.

There is a thorny history of which persons living in the U.S. have been counted, and by how much, in census numbers that form the bedrock of U.S. democracy.

But since the first U.S. census in 1790, this has been an unwavering truth: No resident has ever been left out because of immigration status.

I’m going to chalk it up to Spock still grieving over losing Michael, for now. Would like to see Amanda help him through this.

Welcome to the Puritan State.

Eddie Palmieri Says Don’t Call It a Comeback The eighty-seven-year-old pianist, bandleader, and Jazz Master is a living link between mambo and salsa—and he’s never been busier.

Eddie Palmieri has died at 88. The legendary pianist and bandleader was “our most vital link between the mambo and salsa generations, a devotee of Afro-Caribbean musical traditions, and a visionary innovator across genres,” Carina del Valle Schorske wrote, in 2024.

All were great, TBH.

Sir, agreed, and move on. Let the NYT and Atlantic editors take fire for him.

Plus *vulcan raised eyebrow*

They really think they can run away from them being truly shitty parents and force the rest of us to navigate dealing with their failures.

Junior HS year economics, if taught. Did I say I hate MBAs?

The business of baseball has turned into property management. The teams serve only to extort public money for stadiums, and leave taxpayers on the hook.

@jcbradbury.bsky.social and @fieldofschemes.bsky.social have been reporting on this grift for years.

www.fieldofschemes.com/category/mlb...

Happening now: protesters in Chicago are interrupting a hiring fair at the Congress Hotel, where U.S. Customs and Border protection is recruiting today.

Banner reads, "stop kidnapping our neighbors!"

It's quite the scene in here, and the DHS table has been blocked for several minutes already.