Emily Moen

18 years ago the first lesson I learned in community development finance was that to fix a host of ills in Chicago we wanted more housing density and after that we wanted more housing density and then more commercial/retail and housing density and then maybe some community facility space.

Masked federal agent throws chemical irritants outside Logan Square grocery store: 'My eyes are burning' Video taken by several witnesses captured the moments where the agent can be seen dropping a canister from a white SUV.

In a video taken by a witness and shared with the Sun-Times, cars could be seen blocking the white, unmarked SUV before a masked agent rolled down his window and dropped the canisters. Smoke spread around the vehicle and passersby began to scream.

Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are arrested based on ‘how they look’ Immigration agents wearing tactical gear and carrying long guns made arrests in downtown Chicago and the River North neighborhood Sunday. “This is not making anybody safer — it’s a show of intimidatio...

Today I spoke with Greg Bovino, a top U.S. Border Patrol chief, as he led dozens of feds in military gear through downtown Chicago.

He said they were arresting folks based on “how they look.”

“How do they look compared to, say, you?” he said, referring to me.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

And you can get a blank white cake and then just put whichever plastic characters your child is currently obsessed with on top! My kids are always thrilled and it tastes perfect.

Only one? Nice brag.

A treasured memory from childhood is picking pansies from my mom’s flowerbeds to decorate salads & bake onto cookies. They are my fav, beautiful & edible! Now I’m a working mom & realize those f*%#ers are annuals how did my working mother have time for annuals I can’t even keep my tiny lawn mowed

Anyhow GO PACK GO 💛💚💛💚

And the one dude who quit working as a chef in restaurants to cook meals for a sorority house? He’s the best. “What a treat!”

Dreamy dreamy

@jacobjerickson.bsky.social for the farm or your future homestead ❤️❤️❤️

Is everyone’s BlueSky feed mostly birdwatcher’s photos or am I just 41? (I love the bird photos it turns out)

That said, church is obviously not for everyone. It’s just one of the few spaces I’ve found inter generational, and I wish there were more!

Honestly 90% of my intergenerational friendships and interactions since moving to the city 18 yrs ago have been at church. I think about this all the time - I come from a small town & this stuff was more frequent there. At church I form relationships with people who are 3-87 and see them every week.

Glad it’s finally tolerable temp in Chicago but ope it came with toxic air

This was the premise of a rom com novel I just read, the guy then meets a lady who had the same track record via reddit and they get married so I’m telling you you’re one r/amitheasshole post away from true love

I mean what about the *parking* Josh!!! THE PARKINGGGGGGG (all my neighbors, always, yes they have garages)

When I read my kids (3 and 6) the kids menu and say mac and cheese they automatically ask “a plain kind or a weird kind?!” in response.

You’ve gotta choose: would you like to ford the river or caulk your car and float across? Alternately Fort Snelling has an Indian guide for hire.

The rule of finally deciding to make a big fun purchase (cargo e-bike) is that something expensive will immediately go wrong in your house (second kitchen leak in two months leading to new wood floors plus a bonus new dishwasher)

I have a lot of great uncles wearing Kohl’s shorts and Packers t-shirt who would queue for this

The Brutalist but it’s about the guy who built House on the Rock

Many of our local children have added Venmo as a payment option so there’s no excuse - I always buy.

It was weird.

I have a friend whose 3 year old chose the coronation of Empress Josephine as her birthday party theme after seeing a painting at the museum. Also no plates.

Does the pope say pop or soda reporters get on this

normally i'd say this is why editors are important, but in this case, perfect typo, no notes

THE WORLD: Will the new pope will continue Pope Francis' focus on inclusion and care for the poor?
CHICAGO: Despite early reports that Pope Leo is a Cubs fan, we're live with his brother from his TV room in an inner-ring suburb where he says no, his mom was a Cubs fan but Bob roots for the Sox.

It’s been a top-5 all time Chicago internet day. We were built for this.

I'm at three texts and counting with some version of "my cousin Billy's dad's buddy from high school says he knows him and he's definitely a Cubs fan"

Just a really enlightening thread that neatly reveals a challenge that as a white mom I don't really have to think about. I'm grateful for this type of vulnerability and sharing and the way it challenges me to see others more fully and check my own assumptions.