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Chicago. Interested in how places are shaped. Friend to alley cats. I don't speak on behalf of my affiliations. he/him
"We know this world is good enough because it has to be."
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New Streetlight album out in two weeks; I'm excited
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The transit bill will pass “because it has to” isn’t a reasonable belief
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Now that their shop is open, I've added ctrl z to the South Side Coffee Shops map that I maintain:
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Now she's very excited and covered in dust
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She left for a little while and was being surprisingly quiet, and when I went into the kitchen I found the door to the forbidden basement ajar. The cigarette whispers taught her rebellion.
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Forever grateful to NLG LOs who provide such an essential service for local marches/actions
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Brave of you to invite the replies you've just invited
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One thing I love about this map is that the island in the middle of Washington Park is given a visible label at a nearly citywide zoom level for some reason
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Okay, maybe that one Chicago ward that's basically just Grand Avenue is also in contention
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Even I would have expected the end of DSLSD to be significantly more backed up than usual as a result, but they changed the stoplight timing on Hollywood between DSLSD and Ridge and it seems to flow alright even at evening rush hour
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Carroll & Ogden. The office is at Fulton & Loomis.
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At this point, I feel pretty bad for the person who asked the original, earnest question beneath Pritzker in that thread
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There's some elaborate fact-checking happening right now; sorry to have let you all down.
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Garrett is liked by locals and tourists alike, it's lightweight, and it can be found inside both airports if you want convenience.
Less convenient answers include good giardiniera, mild sauce or barbecue sauce from a locally beloved place like Uncle Remus, or coffee from one of a few roasters.
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Last night I just put it down to a combination of angle and weird focal length, since I had noticed the excessive size of IIT Tower and South Commons in daytime shots, but you make a compelling argument for it having been NI instead of Soldier Field!
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But even in a dark, scary year for Pride, there's a strong base of public support.
"Nearly a dozen area churches/temples have come together via 'The lnterfaith Collective' to send an unmistakable message of love, acceptance and affirmation to the LGBTQ+ community and other marginalized groups"
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I don't see any warnings on the CityKey "how to apply" page about the implications of applying online. It needs to be clear.
I hope there are additional safeguards to protect this from a subpoena. But it shouldn't have come to this.
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To me that should count as an instant license revoked situation
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Yeah, I'm pretty certain that's the technical-legal "why". But I doubt that program participants would have been fully informed of the added risk when doing it online. Sucks.