Ryan McCray

Hurchinson Fields in Grant Park. 3 baseball diamonds and 100 geese. Skyscrapers in background

Goose City

Let this radicalize you

Two story parking garage in downtown Chicago

The annual property tax bill on this parking garage went down $8,000

Wrong direction

4 out of 5 of my CTA trains today had active smokers. This sucks

3 foot tall snowman with shovel leaning against, yellow leaves for eyes, and a twig for arm. Yellow trees in background

Should've been doing homework but built snowman instead ☃️

PUBLIC MEETING ALERT: Illinois is updating its Statewide Transit Plan, setting a long term vision for how we fund, expand & improve public transportation across the state. Virtual meeting info:

Nov 15 at 10am
Nov 18 at 12pm
Nov 18 at 7pm

Register & PLEASE SHARE: idot.illinois.gov/transportati...

Is the non-grocery food exemption supposed to be "prepared food exemption"? I believe that exempts your pictured burrito taxi from the tax

Thanks to the NITA Act, and a city ordinance from @aldermanlaspata.bsky.social, Chicago has the highest population of any city in America that live on property that does not require vehicle parking

2025 Annual Fundraiser — Better Streets Chicago Get your tickets to Better Streets Chicago's 3rd Annual Fundraiser on November 5th and help power our work for another year!

🚊🎉 We did it. We not only saved transit – we secured transformative reforms and funding to grow!

This is the kind of impactful advocacy we need more than ever. Get your tickets and celebrate with us to power our work for another year!

⏰ Nov 5th @ 7pm
📍 Mrs Murphys (3905 N Lincoln Ave)

We saved transit.

These transit champions deserve a monument!! Heroes!! 4:30AM is insane!!!

Almost everything I was referencing here passed last night! Tired, excited, disappointed with how and when, but happy! What great wins!

SB2111 in Illinois also:
—Eliminates all parking requirements in areas within 1/2 mi of transit stations or 1/8 mi of frequent bus routes.
—Gives transit agencies the ability to undertake transit-supportive development, including through purchasing new land and developing joint development projects.

I am going to sleep with hope in my heart

Finally went to the DMV to replace my Texas license with an Illinois one. No appointment, took 20 minutes! It is hard to state how much I dreaded this due to the worst experiences in Texas, but instead it's a reminder of how great a decision moving to Chicago is

Morning at Formal Gardens at Grant Park with trees turning yellow, sky blue, and skyscrapers

Good morning! Im headed towards the last Saturday class of my part time masters program for public policy. Lexi and I shared our favorite spots with friends in town last night. Finding community and working to make it better is the secret to happiness I think

Federal agents detain Little Village high school student, deploy tear gas in faceoff with protesters Feds wearing military-style camouflage gear and gas masks were seen tear-gassing and pepper-spraying protesters during the confrontation near a discount mall.

The Sun-Times is reporting Border Patrol took at least two teenage boys today when they hit Little Village, again.

One is said to be a 16-year old student, U.S. citizen, and student at Benito Juarez Community Academy.

I recently googled "ILCS [crime] statute of limitations" and the AI result topline said 7 years.

Fortunately, I 1) was seeking a backdoor to the actual statute and 2) knew that didn't seem right. Scrolled down to the actual search results, clicked: 3 years.

Hit "back" to see where 7 was pulled...

Email subject "your CHI 311 request is in progress". Email received 10/14/2025. Email content "Estimated completion time is 25 days from 3/10/2025."

Loving this city takes a bit of forgiveness sometimes and that's okay

Image text: Join the Grant Park Participatory Budget Steering Committee Interest Meeting!
Help shape the future of Grant Park by having a direct voice in how funds are spent.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21
6:00 PM
MAGGIE DALEY PARK
337 E. RANDOLPH ST.

How do they always schedule Grant Park meetings when I'm busy?? Please go to this and fight for all the good urbanist things Grant Park desperately needs

Did my Red Line just wait a whole minute for transfers from the incoming Brown Line?? I'm in love

Seems bad

Only 2.5 for Superman? Very Brave

South Loop Roosevelt death trap mentioned🥲 but praise be to the new Wabash protected lanes, its progress

"About 20 officers marched toward the protesters, a cloud of smoke obscuring them. They threw a flash bang grenade at the crowd while agents on the roof fired pepper balls". All this to terrorize Chicagoans.

I love my CCAT!! Absolutely cannot wait for La Spata's next Meet Me on Milwaukee!!

I love my CCAT 💚 New housing in Chicago is climate action!

I walk through Roosevelt/State every week and it sucks. That path on the SW corner is a joke. The developers must improve the transit/pedestrian/bike access like they said they would in the 2019 TIF

I'm inspired everyday by the extreme overlaps of environmentalism, abundant housing, and active transportation. We're all making life so much better together 💚❤️