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@joeengleman.bsky.social

Chicago writer & urban planner. Clips in the Chicago Reader, South Side Weekly, Barn Raiser, Dwell, Floodlight, Mother Jones, + more.

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Philip Montoro@pmontoro.bsky.social · 2d ago

The @chicagoreader.com has some counterprogramming to all the Lollapalooza roundups circulating today: Hallogallo scene photographer Braeden Long visited several shows during Nitro-a-Go-Go, an indie fest so resolutely DIY that it didn't use any conventional venues. chicagoreader.com/music/music-...

Nitro-a-Go-Go severs the music festival from the music business - Chicago Reader

Photographer Braeden Long captured four of the six Nitro-a-Go-Go shows, not one of which was held in a conventional venue.

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Laura Belin@laurarbelin.bsky.social · 7d ago

Happy Iowa wildflower Wednesday! This week Melissa Wubben offers tips for gardeners wanting to use native plants. In order to create a successful Monarch habitat, it is helpful to consider the whole life cycle of these butterflies. #Iowa #wildflowers www.bleedingheartland.com/2026/07/29/b...

Beyond milkweed: Creating habitat for Monarchs

Melissa Wubben: In order to create a successful Monarch habitat, it is helpful to consider the whole life cycle of these butterflies.

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@joeengleman.bsky.social · last mo.

It took about a month for whoever put up a bunch of "America 1776-2026" signs near my parents' place to realize that the signs looked like tombstones and cut off the "2026."

@joeengleman.bsky.social · last mo.

Chicagoans deserve to see the reportedly feasible financial plan, devised by city finance staff, for buying back the meters that Brandon Johnson punted on. blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/24/w...

Why Is Mayor Johnson Keeping Secrets About The Parking Meter Deal?

Seventeen years after Daley's disastrous parking meter deal, a new meter sale is in the works. But Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city signed a confidentiality agreement, though he won’t share that ei...

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Chicago Piping Plovers@chicagopiping.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🐣🐣🐣🐣 The day we have waited for, worked for has come! All 4 chicks have hatched. Our work carries on as we continue to support Sea Rocket and Imani and their chicks. Thank you, as always, for your support. 📸: Chicago Piping Plovers (June 15, 2026, eggshell flown from nest)

Eggshell flown from nest by a parent plover to keep predators awayText providing facts about piping plover chicksText providing guidance on supporting piping plover chicks as an ally
shawn@mulchy.bsky.social · 3mo ago

new: without any debate, the cook county board of commissioners votes to approve a $1 million expansion of sheriff tom dart's flock license plate reader network. this comes even after revelations dart ran the program for years without a contract. voting no: commissioners anaya, vásquez, stamps

shawn@mulchy.bsky.social · 3mo ago

good morning! the monthly meeting of the cook county board of commissioners is underway. commissioners are set to give final consideration to a $1 million expansion of license plate readers along with a host of other items on today's agenda. 📺 watch live: www.cookcountyil.gov/service/watc...

unraveled@unraveledpress.com · 3mo ago

Chicagoland has seen a steady pace of ICE sighting + abduction alerts all week. After one person was taken in Waukegan yesterday, this morning feds are dispersed broadly across the burbs again. Seen in Round Lake Beach and Joliet so far. A worker was snatched at a Bolingbrook Burger King at 5:30am.

shawn@mulchy.bsky.social · 3mo ago

happening now: the cook county board's criminal justice committee is about to meet to consider sheriff tom dart's nearly $1 million request to expand his office's flock license plate reader network. 📺 watch live: www.cookcountyil.gov/service/watc...

shawn@mulchy.bsky.social · 3mo ago

new: sheriff tom dart is quietly pitching the cook county board on two new surveillance systems that could be approved as soon as thursday. dart wants $2 million for a software that uses ai to monitor the jail’s cameras for drug use and nearly $1 million for more flock license plate readers.

@joeengleman.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My old union, the UIC Graduate Employees Union (UIC-GEO), is going out on strike today after spending just under a year (364 days) negotiating for a new contract and working without one since August 2025. www.uicgeo.org/2026-strike/...

uicgeo.org - Strike FAQs

How did we get here? Why are we going on strike? We have been bargaining with the university administration for a new contract since April 28th, 2025–nearly an entire year. We have been working withou...

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@joeengleman.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'm so proud of all the hours my mom dedicated to securing commitments & funding for this project during her tenure as GPCA's development director. I hope the new children's garden leads to many happy days for kids & families all across the city. blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/22/g...

Garfield Park Conservatory Children’s Garden Reopens May 1 With 20-Foot Climber And More

Reservations for the new children’s area go live Friday. The 6,000-square-foot space features larger climbing structures, an elevated canopy and a toddler zone.

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