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End of the road for Palmer Street. Just an example of what happens at every crosswalk everywhere. Caretaker for 2 Border Collies. Stands unmistakably and inexcusably athwart https://baseball-handbook.com

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Alleys are only nice like this when neighbors not rely on the city and put time, effort, and their own $$$ to maintain them.

08.10.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They think this is funny.

05.10.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They wreck taxpayer owned cars.

05.10.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would be truly interested in seeing a list of these critiques.

04.10.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That's because there wasn't room on the shirt for "tread on thee"

04.10.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I haven't read anything about this project other than the headline and probably neither have these neighbors. A computing campus should mean hi tech, hi paying jobs which translates into gentrification which is what these neighbors are truly worried about.

04.10.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Some South Siders β€œunequivocally” oppose the quantum park’s construction, and want to see the billions of dollars slated for the project instead go toward developments chosen by existing residents, they said at a rally and press conference Tuesday.

Some South Siders β€œunequivocally” oppose the quantum park’s construction, and want to see the billions of dollars slated for the project instead go toward developments chosen by existing residents, they said at a rally and press conference Tuesday.

This is NIMBY speak.

04.10.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

    Increase affordable housing units across all neighborhoods
    Increase existing housing stock through rehabilitation of distressed properties and leverage vacant and foreclosed properties to boost housing supply
    Incentivize private development of housing through reduction of red tape, ensure faster permitting, and lower the cost to build in Chicago

Increase affordable housing units across all neighborhoods Increase existing housing stock through rehabilitation of distressed properties and leverage vacant and foreclosed properties to boost housing supply Incentivize private development of housing through reduction of red tape, ensure faster permitting, and lower the cost to build in Chicago

Lots of high platitudes but no details to piss off NIMBY voters.

02.10.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Whoever this is should never have to buy a drink in Chicago.

29.09.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nights are cool though. Let the indoor temp drop at night then shut and cover windows during the day.

29.09.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ditto

29.09.2025 07:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How I wish Netflix would get this movie again.

26.09.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Pedestrians practicing safe walking

25.09.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Mural of Dennis Rodman on the Hart Schaffner Marx building that caused traffic jams on the inbound Kennedy expressway in 1996.

Mural of Dennis Rodman on the Hart Schaffner Marx building that caused traffic jams on the inbound Kennedy expressway in 1996.

22.09.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why are all the swimmers wearing flotation balloons?

21.09.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That wide doorway and being a tied house might indicate they once held lots of big parties there.

19.09.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is bad. How did they discover Cubs were doing this and how many other businesses are doing this?

19.09.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm yielding as traffic and pedestrian condition at the sign allow

17.09.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of his last and one of his best movies was "All is Lost." He's the only actor and speaks only one line and in the end ... I don't want to spoil it.

16.09.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton voted for the AUMF which gave Bush II authorization to send military into Iraq. It was probably the one of the top reasons how Obama upset Hillary in the 2004 D primary.

14.09.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Housing around transit getting cars off roads helps everyone ( R and D ) who drives a car. NIMBYism is bipartisan.

13.09.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What's their budget for car road maintenance?

11.09.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gardens like that take many years to become established.

11.09.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Alberta Clippers are predicted to hit us hard this season. Tree leaves seem to be turning color early this year.

11.09.2025 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The dark green they paint light poles makes them hard to see at night.

10.09.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The engineer driving that truck did this on purpose to keep pedestrians off the crosswalk. Notice they didn't block car traffic because that's a bridge too far. I frequently encounter this.

06.09.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excessive parking silences the "but muh parking" neighbors while giving the "but what about traffic" neighbors a reason to object. How many bike parking spots are in this plan?

04.09.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was very young at the time so I might have misremembered but I recall a TV news report when Jane Byrne took the inaugural trip to Ohare stating the train didn't fit through one of the stations.

03.09.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Over 100 drivers drove through this stop sign on 8/20/2025. It resulted in $0 fines.

03.09.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the newspaper that replaced the brilliant Mike Royko with John Kass.

02.09.2025 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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