Two women sit at a picnic table with campaign literature

Graphic from Indivisible Chicago saying Canvassing School: Yes You Canvass. Get ready to knock doors in 2026!

Flyer promoting a February 19 candidate forum for candidates running in the U.S. House in Illinois's 2nd congressional district. All information about this event is in the newsletter, linked in our Bluesky post

Two women eat, drink, and write postcards in a bar

🌟IC-SS News: Feb 9-15: tinyurl.com/icss02-09-26
- Learn to knock doors & talk to voters, attend Yes You Canvass training in Hyde Park 3/10 or find another date/place
- Learn about candidates running in Congress in our districts
- Thanks to our volunteers!
📰 Our newsletter: tinyurl.com/icss02-09-26

thread of all of @drakefor10.bsky.social's video about housing

@waynebeals.bsky.social we're still admiring this home 🙂

They're both! Constructed as closets but with the option to knock out the separation so it can be used exactly like you described.

This article is as relevant today as it was two months ago:
"Two recent reports... neglect a powerful revenue option completely in City Council’s control: changing land use rules to grow the tax base - particularly by upzoning residential neighborhoods."
citythatworks.substack.com/p/budget-tal...

Here are more photos of Little Italy Branch for your viewing pleasure! 🦉📚✨

Tell Your Illinois Legislators: Cosponsor the Passenger Rail Planning Act | High Speed Rail Alliance The Passenger Rail Planning Act directs IDOT to plan for hourly service in several strategic corridors. Ask your reps to cosponsor the bill.

Illinois residents, please tell your legislators to cosponsor the Passenger Rail Planning Act! It would direct IDOT to plan for hourly service as a minimum along important routes.
www.hsrail.org/blog/tell-yo...

Ah, nice that flips it right in. Playing around with this is addictive!

One quirk, I tried it on my home and it flipped the orientation of the lot, putting the "front" towards the alley and the "rear" towards the street. Otherwise a really cool visualization tool!

Drop in at the next Moving Archer Forward open house at the McKinley Park Fieldhouse on Saturday, Feb. 28—anytime between 1-3pm.

This is your chance to let city planners know what YOU want to see on Archer, from zoning and land use to transit and housing.

More info: chicago.gov/archer

Stylish new affordable housing improved a once hard-luck corner in Auburn Gresham Together, the apartment buildings represent a notable come-up for that stretch of the Seven-Nine, bringing color, life — even open balconies and green space — to a corridor that had been a commercial…

“Former Chicago Department of Housing Commissioner Marisa Novara, vice president of Community Impact at The Chicago Community Trust, said the city would do well to revisit ordinances, practices and policies that help drive up the cost of affordable housing.“

chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...

Map showing average height for buildings within a quarter-mile of each CTA 'L' station in Chicago. Individual building height was calculated using the difference between a 2018 digital surface model (DSM) and digital elevation model (DEM) and using the median value within a building's footprint. DEM and DSM models were provided by the Illinois State Geological Survey. Building footprint data (2017 vintage) were downloaded via the City of Chicago data portal. Map and analysis by Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social

Chicago is actually really bad at building TOD. There are only 34 'L' stations in the entire city where the average surrounding building height is greater than 30 feet, and 16 of them are in the Loop.

95th Street Corridor Plan One-Year Anniversary Celebration You're invited to learn about exciting updates and announcements for opportunities along the 95th Street corridor.

Chicago DPD is hosting a one-year anniversary celebration for the 95th Street Corridor Plan this Thursday! 🏘️

www.eventbrite.com/e/95th-stree...

95th Street Corridor Plan One-Year Anniversary Celebration You're invited to learn about exciting updates and announcements for opportunities along the 95th Street corridor.

Also, @chicagodpd.bsky.social is hosting a 95th Street Corridor Plan one year anniversary celebration
www.eventbrite.com/e/95th-stree...

An exciting opportunity for transit oriented development next to the 95th Red Line station, and an important piece of the 95th Street Corridor Plan.
www.chicago.gov/city/en/site...

Picture of the now-demolished Advance Auto Parts that used to exist on the site

🚨 HOUSING WIN 🚨

Today, Ald. Gilbert Villegas announced his support for 40 new homes to replace a now-demolished Advance Auto Parts store at 2652 W. Chicago Ave.

AHIL members delivered over 100 letters to Ald. Villegas and attended multiple community meetings to express support for the project. 💪🏘️

Chicago population to 4.7 million or bust!

Abundant Housing Illinois Feb Happy Hour - Celebrating Black History Month Abundant Housing Illinois is celebrating Black History Month with a special February happy hour at The Long Room

Abundant Housing Illinois will be celebrating Black History Month with a special February happy hour on 2/25 at The Long Room! 🏘️

www.eventbrite.com/e/abundant-h...

Build. More. Housing.

Drake speaking at the AHIL happy hour

We had a great time at yesterday’s housing happy hour featuring Drake Warren. 😊

If you didn’t make it to the event, you can still donate to Drake Warren’s campaign via the fundraiser page. The first $2,000 raised will be matched by an anonymous donor! 🎉

secure.actblue.com/donate/ahil-...

Screenshot of Neville's Sun Times LTE

When the Sun-Times hyperlinks every single receipt in your spicy LTE... 😌🌶️

Incredible writing from AHIL member Neville debunking the claims presented by Edgewater Residents for *Restricting* Development in their lawsuit to stop the Broadway rezoning.

If you didn’t already know where it was, you’d be forgiven for missing the rapid transit in this picture. There should be high rises all along the lines I drew.

we need 3 Million Chicagoans as an explicit goal

I want the mayor giving monthly updates on the number of new Chicagoans produced like he’s the factory manager during a wartime economy

Endorsements U.S Senate

To learn more about our endorsement process, and to read each candidate's questionnaire response, please check out our Endorsements page on our website!

abundanthousingillinois.org/endorsements/

Abundant Housing Illinois January happy hour + Drake Warren meet & greet Join Abundant Housing Illinois at Platform 47 in support of endorsed candidate Drake Warren

Join us for our January housing happy hour at Platform 47 in Lincoln Square on Thursday, January 29!

The event will also serve as a meet-and-greet with AHIL-endorsed candidate Drake Warren. 🍻

www.eventbrite.com/e/abundant-h...

MLK Day / Black History Month Housing Related Volunteer Opportunities MLK Day & Black History Month Housing Related Volunteer Opportunities Looking for a housing-related MLK day of service or Black History Month activity to give back? Well look no further. We've found…

Looking for a meaningful way to give back this MLK Day of Service or Black History Month? We’ve compiled housing-related volunteer opportunities just for you in this document.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The Cicero Avenue Land Use Survey from the Chicago Department of Planning and Development closes tomorrow January 15th. Don't miss this opportunity to fill out the survey and support more homes!

www.chicago.gov/city/en/site...