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A flock of monk parakeets flew by me in Burbank. Its so crazy to see these guys fly around when there's one INSIDE my house. I can only imagine the terror these guys bring to the neighbors.

Turned 26. Got a new job. Found out job is located in a pre Chicago fire building. All in one week. Good November so far!

a hand drawn ward map from 1980 in chicago

i fell down a rabbit hole landing softly on a ward map from 1980, hand drawn by Charles Brubaker

he was a prolific designer at perkins & will, nationally known for school design, he designed whitney young magnet high school

he is known for having designed 1 fist national plaza

an artist's artist

My grandparents and mother lived in the area! My mom used to tell me stories when they first started construction on the jewel and how it displaced one of her friends home.

There is a hag in the Tinley Creek, specifically in Crestwood

People all over the country need to understand that federal agents are not in Chicago to prevent violence – they're in Chicago to cause violence.

"Nearly everyone involved in this effort is a woman: the work of finding missing family members, like many other forms of labor for incarcerated people, is largely carried by women."

A friend recently told me that they didn’t think ICE would deploy tear gas in well to do neighborhoods with a high density of white people. I understood their thinking, but disagreed. Today, they gassed Lakeview. Nothing is off limits to these people.

I can still smell this house. When you opened the wooden doors, your faced with curved stairs leading up to the 2nd floor. Smelled of wood, cigarettes, and Mexican cooking. I still can't believe it was converted into condos that haven't had a consistent residents 🫩

My tias first home in Chicago is up for sale again. They gutted the house inside and out. Replaced the concrete stairs with bars and replaced that wonderful wooden door 😔 (Photos by Google Maps and Redfin)
www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/1...

Brighton Park Gas Station Worker Cheered After Giving Out Supplies To Protesters Tear-Gassed By Feds: 'We Have To Be Human' Gas station employee Narendra Byrapuneni helped protesters who sought refuge in his Brighton Park store Saturday after they were hit with tear gas by federal agents near the site of fatal shooting by Border Patrol agents.

Brighton Park Gas Station Worker Cheered After Giving Out Supplies To Protesters Tear-Gassed By Feds: ‘We Have To Be Human’

#BlockClubChicago

Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago; top border official says arrests based on 'how they look' The immigration agents were spotted making arrests in downtown Chicago and River North neighborhood early Sunday.

In which a top US Border Patrol official, incredibly, tells my tall and Anglo colleague @chipmitchell1.bsky.social that he's not the type they're looking for as they go about downtown Chicago arresting people based on "how they look"

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Hi, just a note—

The local ICE/ERO agent directing his team to fire at reporters' faces in Chicago this morning has been threatening press since we showed up at immigration court in June. His agents shot us both at close range last week, too. None of this started today!

A mass walkout of the UN General Assembly as Netanyahu prepares to speak.

I got to visit the CHM and had a chance to see the Emmett Till exhibit. It was a beautiful exhibit and taking it all in was emotional. It was hard to hold back tears but also harder to hold back the anger I felt. Seeing how awful this country has always been and still repeating a vicious cycle.

Tony Khan booked this for me and me only

Had a great time at the history muesum and finally got a chance to visit the research center! I was able to find yearbook photos of my Tia and Great Tia :,)

Have been in a funk lately but I received an email from the church my great grandmother attended! They confirmed her baptism was taken place there and, hopefully, this can lead me to finding my great-great grandmother! #AncestryHour

ICE held 5-year-old autistic girl in Massachusetts to pressure father to surrender, family says The girl's father, Edward Hip, has lived in the United States for the last 22 years, according to his wife.

ICE agents held a 5-year-old autistic girl outside her Massachusetts home to pressure her father to surrender to authorities last week, according to the girl's family

Alerta comunitaria - 9/22 - 6AM - 8AM El Equipo de Respuesta Rápida del Suroeste confirmó la presencia de agentes federales en 63rd y Rockwell, 63rd y Kedzie, 55th y Kedzie. Agentes federales con chalecos negros en los siguientes carros: Ford Expedition Azul. Silver Ford Edge. Silver Ford Explorer. Si observa actividad de ICE, comuníquese con la Red de Apoyo Familiar al 855-435-7693.

Community alert - 9/22 - 6AM-8AM The Southwest Rapid Response Team confirmed federal agents at 63d and Rockwell, 63rd and Kedzie & 55th and Kedzie. Agents are wearing black POLICE vests and have been spotted in the following vehicles: Silver Ford Edge. Silver Ford Explorer. Blue Ford Expedition. If you see ICE activity, please contact the Family Support Network at 855-435-7693.

ice is active in chicago's southwest side this morning.

confirmed sightings in the chicago lawn and gage park neighborhoods. there looks to be at least one arrest so far.

it seems to be a quieter morning, though, overall, so far.

We’re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract 404 Media has filed a lawsuit against ICE for access to its contract with Paragon, a company that sells powerful spyware for breaking into phones and accessing encrypted messaging apps.

New: 404 Media is suing ICE. We have filed a lawsuit demanding ICE release its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware to break into phones and read encrypted messages. This is expensive for a small outlet but this info is important
www.404media.co/were-suing-i...

Finally crossed off the Herman Weinhardt House off my visit list 🥺 I was already heading to wicker park for a concert and this was around the corner!

Northwest side rapid response Community alert Location: 5700 north Harlem Avenue Date: September 18-19, 2025 Time: N/A, morning Two separate incidents ocurres where two people were detained after receiving suspicious phone calls from unidentified callers and reporting to a location. An Albany park resident received the call on Thursday, September 18th. The caller indicated that they had won something and had to report to 5700 n Harlem to pick up their prize money the next day. When the resident arrived, ICE agents were present and detained the individual. Another resident was told to report to the same address to pick up scrap metal, and was detained. If you receive suspicious phone calls, please take precaution and do not report to a location without verifying if the call is legitimate. If this happens to you, please report to ICIRR hotline 855-435-7693

The Northwest Side Rapid Response Team posted this community alert a short while ago. It describes how a resident in Albany Park was lured by a phone call that indicated they had won a prize. Another was lured to an address to pick up scrap metal. Both were detained by ICE upon arrival.

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.

They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

An ICE agent unholstered his gun at a protest this morning.

Please don't let yourself become numb to this.

Open House Chicago

This will be my first Open House and I'm SUPER excited! I'm still planning my two day itinerary but I'm hoping to make it to all the places I want to visit! www.architecture.org/open-house-c...

U.S. citizen tased and detained during ICE operation in Des Plaines, Illinois Edgar Ruiz said he was tased in the face during an ICE operation outside a 7-Eleven store in Des Plaines on Tuesday morning.

"Family members said that the man was released from the hospital after he said he was tased in the face while being taken into federal custody."

Spanish colonial style gate

Tortillla factory

Brick Victorian building painted with skeletons and huge melting votives

A marquee reading La Villita over a (former?) theater

Spent some time in Little Village today. For my non Chicagoland friends, this is the largest Mexican American neighborhood in the Midwest and Chicago’s second busiest retail corridor after Michigan Ave. downtown. Some pics (1/7🧵)

A Black man and a homeless man were found hanging from trees in Mississippi yesterday, for those who haven’t seen yet because it’s barely made it out of local news.

Undocumented father killed by ICE agent in Franklin Park shooting had no criminal background, lawyer says The undocumented father shot and killed by an ICE agent in Franklin Park, Illinois, only had a history of minor traffic violations, not a criminal record, according to his attorney.

A mainstream outlet finally does more than repeat the official BS statement from ICE about the shooting of Silvero Villegas-Gonzalez. This man's death should be a national scandal. Grateful for indy journalists who questioned the official narrative that corporate outlets mindlessly echoed last week.