Emily Hugan @changeurbanlife.bsky.social chicago urbanist, mediocre triathlete, and baker
https://substack.com/@brickandwheel
Matt Topic @mvtopic.bsky.social Fighting FOIA denials to a soundtrack of thrash metal and avant garde jazz since 2007. Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People in (anti!) AI. Co-host of Disclosure podcast.
https://www.loevy.com/attorneys/matt-topic/
https://time.com/7012833/matt-topic/
Edwin Eisendrath @eisendrath.net It's the Democracy, Stupid.
Radio: WCPT/ @heartlandsignal.bsky.social
Video podcast: @lincolnsquare.media
Substack: https://edwineisendrath.substack.com/
Long ago: Chicago schoolteacher, alderman, CEO Chicago Sun Times, etc.
Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social Midwest correspondent at The Economist, in Chicago. Before that, in London, Mumbai, Nairobi and DC.
Buy my book: http://shorturl.at/BJOUV
Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com Transport / Housing / Land Use / Politics / @urbaninstitute.bsky.social / Le progrès ne vaut que s’il est partagé par tous / yonahfreemark.com / thetransportpolitic.com
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org The region's sustainable transportation news and advocacy website, helping to make the city and suburbs better since 2013. Posts: @johngreenfield.bsky.social (unsigned) and @stevevance.net.
jamelle @jamellebouie.net The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group.
Send me your mutual aid requests.
Abundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social We advocate for housing abundance and sustainable, inclusive cities in Illinois.
🏙️ https://abundanthousingillinois.org
Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social Senior writer at Slate covering courts and the law. Co-host of the Amicus podcast. Dad.
r o n y t h e b i k e c z a r @ronythebikeczar.bsky.social Bike Cities Food Systems Data Coffee Tea Bread Cat Former Coastal Elite Person
John Shjarback @shjarback-ccj.bsky.social Policing/Criminal Justice Researcher. Associate Professor in the Dept. of Law & Justice Studies at Rowan University. Views are my own.
Johnshjarback.com
cam rodriguez 🔎 @camrodriguez.bsky.social meddling kid / journalist. map nerd, midwest defender, chicago fanatic. 🇲🇽🇺🇲. data @wbez.org & requesting a lot of docs over @foiaday.bsky.social
tips? love letters? heycamrodriguez@gmail.com
Emily Badger @emmbadger.bsky.social New York Times journalist covering cities and urban policy for The Upshot. emily.badger@nytimes.com, ebadger.21 on Signal
Civic Federation @civicfederation.bsky.social The Civic Federation is a Chicago-based non-partisan, non-profit research organization focused on improving government services across Illinois.
Website: civicfed.org
We are primarily on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Alex Degman @alexdegman.bsky.social Statehouse reporter for WBEZ Chicago based in Springfield. Hi! 
Erik Wallenius @erikwallenius.bsky.social Eagle Scout, Army vet, @BarackObama ‘08 alum. Interests include data/tech, board games, epiphenomenalism. Deliberative anti-foundationalist. Don’t mistake my kindness for weakness. ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ he/him
cta @chicagocta.bsky.social Official account of the Chicago Transit Authority.
Delivering quality, affordable transit services that link people, jobs and communities.
For customer support head to transitchicago.com/contact
Joey Silver @silverthesunflower.bsky.social ✨Irradiant Optimism✨
Transportation Graphics
My art ➡️ @adastraart.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/SilverSunflower
Laurie! Live! @laurie-merrell.bsky.social Current* conditions:
🏙 Chicagoan (Rogers Park) 🔢 data 🚍 transit 🚲 bike 📰 local news 🌊 Lake Michigan stan account 🙊 views mine ✍️ lauriemerrell.com 👤 she/her
Commuters Take Action @ctaction.org A collective of frustrated Chicago commuters. Pro-Rider, Pro-Operator, Pro-Reliability, Anti-Board Inaction
TomTom @tomtomchi.bsky.social Urban planner, friend to animals, bike/transit rider, Chicago fag against fascism
Mark Chonofsky @markchonofsky.com cyclist, dog enjoyer. currently @wbez.org / @chicago.suntimes.com
Hayden Clarkin @thetransitguy.com I like trains and walkable neighborhoods.
https://linktr.ee/thetransitguy
Matt ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @mattweiss.me Chicago is home ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶
[ cities are for people ]
The Times - Shaw Local @mywebtimes.bsky.social News coverage of the Illinois Valley including Ottawa, Streator and Marseilles. Part of the Shaw Local News Network. https://www.shawlocal.com/illinois-valley/
Dana Stevens @thehighsign.bsky.social Film critic at Slate; co-host of the Slate Culture Gabfest podcast; repped by the Cheney Agency; member NYFCC. Camera Man, my book on Buster Keaton, is out: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Camera-Man/Dana-Stevens/9781501134203
Tess Kenny @tesskenny.bsky.social General assignment reporter covering afternoons and evenings the Chicago Tribune | tkenny@chicagotribune.com
NWS Chicago Unofficial (inactive) @nwschicago.bsky.social Unofficial account mirroring tweets from @NWSChicago. Maintained by @llkats.com. Notifications are not monitored. Checks for updates every 20 min.
If NWS Chicago would like to use this handle, please reach out to nwschicagobluesky@llkats.com.
Every Lot Chicago @everylotchicago.bsky.social I post every lot in Chicago.
Picking up where Every Lot Chicago left off on Twitter.
👨💻 @michaelmclean.me
🤖 https://github.com/MisterClean/everylotbot-chicago
Chicago Bikeshare Stations @chi-bike-stations.bsky.social I post whenever there's a new bikeshare station. I also post if a station is upgraded with a grid connection to charge the bikes.
💾 City of Chicago Data Portal
👨💻 @michaelmclean.me
🤖 https://github.com/MisterClean/divvy-bluesky-bot
Chicago Crashes @chicagocrashes.bsky.social Bot created by @ronythebikeczar.bsky.social that tweets about Chicago Traffic Crashes ~3pm CT. These are CPD *REPORTED* traffic crashes.
Crashes on DLSD @crashesondlsd.bsky.social Bot created by @ronythebikeczar.bsky.social that tweets if there was a crash on DLSD the day before. These are CPD *REPORTED* traffic crashes.
When's the last time Chicago saw the sun? @chicagosun.bsky.social Bot owned and operated by @ronythebikeczar.bsky.social
Chicago AQ @chicagoaq.bsky.social Monitoring Air Quality Index (AQI) pollutants (PM 2.5, PM10, NO₂, SO₂ O₃, CO) measured in The Loop, Chicago. Managed by @nikhunder.com
Is The CTA Having A Good Day? @isctaokay.bsky.social Keeping you informed on how CTA Rail is performing a few times a day. Greater than 95% of scheduled service 👍 - 90% to 95% 🤷- Less than 90% 👎
Built by: @brandonmcfadden.com
Chicago Transportation Alerts @ctaalerts.bsky.social unofficial fan 🤖 publishing updates about the Chicago transit system. now including the el, cta bus, and metra
for more details, visit https://www.transitchicago.com/alerts/
¡matt! ✶✶✶✶ @mattfromchicago.bsky.social just an idiot
✶✶✶✶
he/him
Dri @drixander.bsky.social GA girl. Union poli(cy/tics) Chicago/Cook/IL. Works for AFSCME Council 31. Catholic. Wife. Mama. Agnes Scott & Humphrey alum.
Alice Yin @aliceyin.bsky.social City hall reporter at the Chicago Tribune. Bay Area native. Chicago’s greatest instant ramen chef. Has a crush on lake michigan. ayin@chicagotribune.com
Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus @ilsendems.bsky.social Official State Senate Democratic Caucus (Not US Senators).
News, topics important to IL government. RTs ≠ endorsements.
FB: IllinoisSenateDemocraticCaucus | Insta, YouTube, Threads, X: ilsendems
Housing Action Illinois @housingactionil.bsky.social 
Jake Lewis @jake-lewis.bsky.social 
Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com (He/Him) Folk Technologist • anthony.moser@gmail.com • N4EJ • http://www.BetterDataPortal.com • baker in The FOIA Bakery • http://publicdatatools.com • http://deseguys.com • #1 on hackernews when you search for "hater" • anthonymoser.github.io/writing/
Brendan Kevenides @bkevenides.bsky.social Bicycle advocate and attorney representing bike crash victims at Freeman Kevenides Law Firm. www.fklawillinois.com Advocacy Committee Chair and Board of Directors for Ride Illinois, Board of Advisors for Active Transportation Alliance.
Plz be patient with me @bmeson.lucyparsonslabs.com A researcher who writes about #FOIA, policing and technology. I help run @lucyparsonslabs.com & give advice to @ddosecrets.com & @MuckRock.com
Isabelle Dienstag @isabellerd.bsky.social Comms consultant, Partner & Co-Founder of Stomping Ground Strategies, dog mom, #BravoBravoBravo, women’s soccer fan, 🏳️🌈.
Ivan Moreno @iva-nm.bsky.social Comms for @NRDC in Chicago
Focused on environmental justice, health, and climate change. Tweets are my own. Email: imoreno@nrdc.org
Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social Managing editor at Injustice Watch, a nonprofit newsroom focused on issues of equity and justice in the courts.
AJ LaTrace @latrace.bsky.social Senior reporter at Inman
Previously: Business Insider, Chicago magazine, Curbed
aj at inman dot com
PAR @pareview.bsky.social Public Administration Review (PAR) is the premier professional journal of the American Society for Public Administration.
Listen to our 🎧Podcast, On PAR, from Apple Podcast, Spotify, and Youtube.
Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me Ideal city: ⚛️ nuclear-powered, 🏙️ dense housing, 💰 affordable, 🚇 transit. Aka Chicago.
Posting about those things here, and trying to make them better IRL.
Ryan Richter, AICP @ryanjrichter.com Transportation/urban planner. Fascinated with cities, geography and the movement of people and goods. Chicagoan. ryanjrichter.com
Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net Chicago, zoning, ADUs, transportation, maps
my blog: http://stevencanplan.com
my business: http://chicagocityscape.com
BUILD: https://buildforil.org/
Illinois Department of Labor @il-dol.bsky.social The official account of the Illinois Department of Labor. https://linktr.ee/ildeptlabor
Cassie Creswell @cassiecreswell.bsky.social Agenda-driven malcontent and grown-up version of Lisa Simpson || Chicago
Merita Bushi @rhymeswithpita.bsky.social she/ajo
covid-informed organizer with 33rd Ward Working Families and Albanians Active Now
wint @dril.bsky.social Never Bullshit
I challenge any and every one who wants to kick my ass to a debate .
https://www.patreon.com/dril
https://www.instagram.com/dril
https://linktr.ee/drilreal
Chris Goodman @cbgoodman.co Professor & MPA Director @ NIU. Public finance & local govts. Special districts, mostly. 🚴
📍 Chicagoland
🌐 hello.cgoodman.com
Anne Trubek @atrubek.bsky.social founder & publisher, Belt Publishing. author, former academic, recent Pittsburgh transplant. https://notesfromasmallpress.substack.com
Belt Publishing: beltpublishing.com
Caroline Kubzansky @ckubzansky.bsky.social Criminal justice for the Chicago Tribune, ckubzansky@chicagotribune.com. @ctguild.bsky.social. Consulting maps from earlier days
Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social Journalist. Quattrone Center journalism fellow.
Author: Rise of the Warrior Cop.
Co-author: The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist.
New podcast: Collateral Damage
Substack: radleybalko.substack.com
Signal: radleybalko.52
The Associated Press @apnews.com Advancing the power of facts, globally 🌎
brandon mcfadden 🛤️ @brandonmcfadden.com transit is the heartbeat of a city 🏙️
✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ || ✈️ 🚴🚊 || he/him || 💙- G Graciela @graciela-g.bsky.social
Becky Vevea @beckyvevea.bsky.social Bureau Chief, Chalkbeat Chicago
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/
Tips? bvevea@chalkbeat.org
Woodstock Institute @woodstockinst.bsky.social Trusted Chicago-based research, policy, and advocacy organization advancing causes of financial justice, economic security, and community prosperity.
Ray Long @raylongchicago.bsky.social Retired Chicago Tribune investigative reporter, 40+years govt/pols/scoops: 2x Pulitzer Finalist, 7 govs, City Hall, Obama, Burke, Madigan.
Author: The House That Madigan Built
Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social Consultant, U.S. Media + Public Policy + Corporate Affairs / Former journalist + state government staff / Always Robin's and Myra's Dad.
📍 Springfield, Illinois USA
BTL (at) FullStackStrats (dot) com
he/him/his | ENFJ-T
Peter Schuster @schusterp.bsky.social sciences – data, social, dismal, and otherwise
Anne Caprara @annecaprara.bsky.social Chief of Staff for Governor JB Pritzker.
A continually aggravated Philadelphian making her way in the great city of Chicago.
Jordan Abudayyeh @jordanabudayyeh.bsky.social Co-Founder ARC Strategies | Former comms for Gov. Pritzker | Recovered journalist | Marquette alum
Kyle Hillman @kylehillman.bsky.social Skeptically Idealistic, Fire Starter, Problem Solver, Lobbyist (for do-gooders), Speaker, Occasional Instigator, Not Official Positions of My Employer, I follow a lot of people - doesn't mean I agree with their hot-takes. (He, Him)
Ethan Michaeli @emichaeli001bsk.bsky.social Award-winning author of "The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America," and "Twelve Tribes: Promise and Peril in the New Israel."
ethanmichaeli.com
Trish Rich @trishrich.bsky.social Trial lawyer & legal ethicist. Animal lover, diver, Route 66 aficionado, Oscars stan, Chicagoan. RTs literally are endorsements.- J @julianfederle.bsky.social @julianfederle.bsky.social
Nick Boyle (he/him) @boylen99.bsky.social Disability Economic Advocate | Illinois | Probably playing guitar, cooking, reading, or organizing
Justin @justinguy.bsky.social Politico. Epileptic. Progressive. Supporter and organizer. Chicago based, Midwest raised. Views are my own, not representing you or anyone else.
Steve @chipolitico.bsky.social Energy nerd & Illinois pollster.
Patty Allen 📎 @pattybelize.bsky.social DC born. Army brat. Expat. Love the Island life and Chicago. People/animal advocate. Political junkie. Blue wave coming 🏳️🌈 NO DMs unless I know you.
Pancho @pancho247365.bsky.social Chicago| Consultant | Personal investor | SalesforceCertified (SCA) | Loves Crypto
🇨🇴🇲🇽🇺🇸
Grace Miserocchi @gracemiserocchi.bsky.social Opinion editor for @chicagotribune.com. Chicago transplant from Nashville. she/her/hers
Barbara Hernandez @bhernandez50.bsky.social State Representative of the 50th district.
Born and raised in Aurora,IL
https://linktr.ee/B.Hernandez83
Eric Singer @elsinger64.bsky.social Construction lawyer, husband, dad, grampa. Fan of crosswords, jazz, sci fi, and funny music/people/things. Opinions my own. https://www.taftlaw.com/people/eric-singer/. (He/Him/His).
Ted Cox @tedcoxchicago.bsky.social 
Corli Jay @corli.thetriibe.com I write therefore I am 🖊️
Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social Chicagoan, journalist, photographer, author, copy editor, flâneur. https://www.robertloerzel.com/
Amanda @pandabooks.bsky.social Law librarian, loves books, games of all kinds, knitting, and pandas.
A Self-Respecting Fish @fishhat.bsky.social 
Ed Mullen @edmullen3.bsky.social Election/government/nonprofit lawyer. Dog dad. Rogers Park, Chicago. 🌈🎾🏈🤠 Post about politics, tennis and country music. 🤷🏻♂️
Mike Innocenzi @pantagrapher.bsky.social There is a very loud amusement park right in front of my present lodgings.- F Fix the sidewalks @fixthesidewalks.bsky.social
Better Streets Chicago @betterstreetschicago.org Chicagoans working together to make our streets better for walking, rolling, bicycling and public transit.
🧑🦼🚶🚲🚌
linktr.ee/betterstreetschicago
Shelby Hawkins @soyshelby.bsky.social Producing at WTTW's "Chicago Tonight"
Previously NPR's Morning Edition & Up First
michael izquierdo @izqueerdo.bsky.social always laughing.
🇵🇷 photographer • set designer • producer
Matt Masterson @bymattmasterson.bsky.social Reporter WTTW
Patty Wetli @pjdubs.bsky.social I report on urban nature for WTTW News/PBS Chicago. Expect lots of pics of flowers.
josh terry @joshterry.bsky.social chicago-based writer. newsletter producer at wttw news (@wttw.bsky.social). i also run the music and culture blog no expectations. ex: vice, chicago tribune, etc. tips, email: joshhowardterry@gmail.com
https://www.noexpectations.fyi
Brandis Friedman @brandisfriedman.bsky.social Journalist, #ChicagoTonight Anchor & #BlackVoices Host @wttw.bsky.social @ColumbiaJournalism.bsky.social & Dillard University Grad. Wife, mom, etc etc.
IBA Newsroom @ibanewsroom.bsky.social Online resource for Illinois broadcast news managers, reporters, producers, photographers and students. Features tips, guides, Illinois Open Meetings & FOIA
Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social Freelance reporter. Illinoisan in D.C. Helping you understand how government works—or doesn’t. I RT Illinois news and politicians a lot. Reach me at dcvock@gmail.com
Subscribe to my newsletter https://danvock.substack.com/