Connections for the Homeless @connect2home.bsky.social Since 1984, Connections meets the needs of our neighbors who are unstably housed and works to address the systematic causes of homelessness. https://www.connect2home.org/
Daniel La Spata @daniellaspata.bsky.social Dad, urban planner, proven progressive, and Alderman of Chicago’s 1st Ward. Loving music, running, bread, biking, and democracy.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago @luriechildrens.bsky.social Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is ranked nationally in all 10 pediatric specialities by U.S. News & World Report.
https://www.luriechildrens.org
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Metropolitan Planning Council @metroplanning.bsky.social Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) is a planning and policy organization addressing regional built environment issues through a racial and economic justice lens. We work to create Thriving Communities, Equitable Infrastructure and Just Public Systems.
Metropolitan Tenants Organization @mtochicago.bsky.social Tenants helping tenants since 1981. linktr.ee/tenantrightschicago
#tenantsrights #housing #healthyhomes
Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org We’re organizing against this fascist regime the only way that actually works — with on-the-ground, volunteer-led, communities of people power: https://linktr.ee/indivisibleteam
Restore Justice @restorejustice.bsky.social Ex-Texan living in beautiful Southern California, Gavin Newsom & Obama loyalist, Pro-Democracy, Anti-Ice, Woke as fuck, Women and LGBTQ Rights, Fighting racism and fascism, Anti-MAGA
Vote Blue whatever you do!!
🚫MAGA, 🚫DM’s
SouthWest Organizing Project @swopista.bsky.social Justice where we live, work, and play
est. 1980
swop.net
Uptown People's Law Center @uplcchicago.bsky.social UPLC advocates for prisoners, tenants, and disabled people denied public benefits.
Uptown, Chicago, USA
Workers Center for Racial Justice @c4racialjustice.bsky.social The Workers Center for Racial Justice is a grassroots organization fighting for Black Liberation and a fair and inclusive society that benefits all people.
We're located in Chicago, Illinois & Milwaukee, Wisconsin!
Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social Proud partner in the progressive movement.
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/indivisiblechicago
Website: https://indivisiblechicago.com/
Suni Kartha (she/her) @sunikartha.bsky.social
Taylor Moore @taylormoore.bsky.social Freelance journalist in Chicago with work in The Guardian, Chicago Reader, Block Club Chicago, The New Republic, WBEZ, etc. Ex-IWMF. Bloomin' onion apologist. taylorgmoore.com
Ariel Parrella @arielparrella.bsky.social Logan Square/Avondale/Humboldt Park reporter/periodista
@BlockClubCHI | 🚲 🇮🇹 y español. tips + dog photos: ariel@blockclubchi.org
Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) @pretrialjustice.bsky.social PJI informs, inspires, and mobilizes pretrial changemakers working to end mass incarceration.
🔗 linktr.ee/pretrialjustice
Walter @walterkatz.bsky.social Policy and politics at the intersection of race, tech, and justice.
MuckRack: https://muckrack.com/walter-katz/articles
Chip Mitchell @chipmitchell1.bsky.social WBEZ Chicago reporter on public safety and health.
https://www.wbez.org/author/chip-mitchell
Mobile/Signal: 312-286-9986.
Illinois Justice Project @iljusticeproject.bsky.social ILJP advances policies and practices that reduce violence, decrease prison recidivism and make the legal system more equitable.
Investigative Project on Race and Equity @raceandequityproject.org We train journalists in data-driven reporting and collaborate with news organizations to uncover systemic racism and drive change.
kyle tear down that highway lucas 🏳️🌈 @itskylelucas.com Love people, drink good coffee, and bike everywhere. I care a lot about cities (and 🎢s) | HIV+ | fighting for better streets @betterstreetschicago.org | My posts are mine
Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com The hardest-working paper in America.
Field Foundation @fieldfoundation.bsky.social Funding arts and culture, community investments, journalism and storytelling, and local leaders to support community power building. Learn more @ fieldfoundation.org
@skywalkerpauls.bsky.social @skywalkerpauls.bsky.social (she/her) Xennial, oft exploring: the Holy Trinity. Opera. Classical music, from the baroque to the present. autism and 2E. Legal and social justice. old-school cartoons. A possible transformation from city mouse to country mouse. Bugging in.
Charlie Zone @zonecharlie.bsky.social Photos, Chicago, Politics.
@adelacarlin.bsky.social @adelacarlin.bsky.social Latina community lawyer and coalition builder
Christian Coon @chicagorev.bsky.social Urban dweller, lakeside runner, imperfect pastor
Illinois Housing Development Authority @ilhousing.bsky.social
Abundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social We advocate for housing abundance and sustainable, inclusive cities in Illinois.
🏙️ https://abundanthousingillinois.org
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social
Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice @endmoneybond.bsky.social Working to #EndMoneyBail & pretrial incarceration across Illinois. We work for racial justice & freedom.
Chicago Appleseed @chicagoappleseed.org Addressing systemic issues in Chicago courts through research and advocacy 🍏
Rochdale Capital @rochdalecap.bsky.social Ownership Is The Foundation To Vibrant Communities
Woodstock Institute @woodstockinst.bsky.social Trusted Chicago-based research, policy, and advocacy organization advancing causes of financial justice, economic security, and community prosperity.
Housing Action Illinois @housingactionil.bsky.social
Diane Yentel @dianeyentel.bsky.social President and CEO, National Council of Nonprofits
Former President and CEO, National Low Income Housing Coalition (2016-2025)
Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov Husband and father. Proudly serving as Illinois’ 43rd governor.
Loevy & Loevy @loevy.com Loevy + Loevy is an award-winning civil rights law firm working for justice, accountability, and transparency. We take on the nation’s most difficult public interest cases to hold officials, governments, and corporations accountable. www.loevy.com
Sam Stecklow @samstecklow.bsky.social journalist & FOIA fellow @invisible.institute
indie local news cheerleader
if you were really smart, you’d know what to do
orlando
he/him
equiticity.bsky.social @equiticity.bsky.social What happens when we turn on the Power, and Equity moves like electricity through our homes, streets, neighborhoods, and cities?
EQUITICITY
Power + Equity >
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WBEZ Prisoncast! @prisoncast.bsky.social An audio journalism project for people incarcerated in Illinois & their families. From WBEZ Chicago. Check back soon for new stuff. WBEZ.org/prisoncast. prisoncast@WBEZ.org
Arnold Ventures @arnoldventures.bsky.social Maximize opportunity and minimize injustice.
Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social Chicago Tribune reporter, 2026 Pulitzer team, author "The City is Up for Grabs." Little Village raised. I'm just trying to make my city a better place
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa @carlosrosa.bsky.social Bryan's husband. Lifelong Chicagoan. 35th Ward Alderman. ✶ “While there is a lower class, I am in it...” 🌹 Personal Account.
Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social Investigative Reporter at WBEZ - Chicago Public Media
48th Ward Neighbors for Justice @48thneighbors.bsky.social An independent political association of 48th ward neighbors, organized to build power with and for the multiracial working class in Chicago's Edgewater, Andersonville, and Uptown neighborhoods & across chicago. Join us at 48thneighbors.org/join
John Amdor @johnamdor.bsky.social 'John Amdor needs to get out more.' -Capitol Fax commenter, March 19, 2018
tweets without punctuation or capitalization are by cricket
Derek Eder @derekeder.com Civic tech builder in Chicago. Partner at DataMade, President Emeritus at Chi Hack Night & Oak Park Village Trustee. Entrepreneur, developer, civic technology leader, climate advocate and public servant. he/him
North Lawndale Employment Network @nlenjobs.bsky.social #CreatingACommunityThatWorks Since 1999! We break barriers to employment across North Lawndale, Chicago's West Side, and beyond!
💻nlen.org
📩info@nlen.org
Shia Kapos @shiakapos.bsky.social Politics reporter at POLITICO and author of the Illinois Playbook
A.D. Quig @adquig.bsky.social Cook County, Chicago City Hall and Obama Presidential Center reporter for the Chicago Tribune. Hoosier. aquig@chicagotribune.com
unraveled @unraveledpress.com Independent, reader-supported investigative reporting from Chicago on policing and state violence.
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Dion McGill @dionmcgill.bsky.social Chicagoan | Jiu-Jiteiro | Chicago District Councilor - views expressed are my own - retweets do not=endorsement
AJ LaTrace @latrace.bsky.social Senior reporter at Inman
Previously: Business Insider, Chicago magazine, Curbed
aj at inman dot com
Daniel Koslovsky @dtkoslovsky.bsky.social Staff writer at Chicago Policy Review
MPP Candidate at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
Household and Consumer Finance | Housing Policy | Urban Policy
Alderperson Mike Rodriguez, Political Account @rodriguezfor22.bsky.social 22nd Ward Chicago, Alderperson and Democratic Committeeperson, Executive Vice Chair, Cook County Democratic Party
Indivisible Chicago-South Side @indivchisouth.bsky.social We work to defend democracy and fight for progressive values via grassroots influence on our elected officials.
Rep. Kelly Cassidy @kmcchicago.bsky.social Only openly gay member of the IL House, mom of 3 adult sons, a bunch of cats, and a gigantic dog. Abortion defender for every gender.
The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com Black-owned publication from Chicago to the 🌍
Reshaping the narrative in pursuit of truth and liberation.
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Shannon Heffernan @shannonheffernan.bsky.social Journalist covering prisons, jails and more for The Marshall Project. Formerly WBEZ (Chicago NPR affiliate). Host of Motive podcast (Season 4). Writes short stories and essays. Tips: sheffernan@themarshallproject.org
Anjulie Rao @anjulierao.bsky.social I write about the built environment. Bylines in a lot of places.
Anjulierao.info
Tonia Hill @toniahill.bsky.social Award-winning journalist. I'm passionate about elevating the voices of Black Chicagoans and showcasing their resilience and joy.
Neil Steinberg @neilsteinberg.bsky.social News columnist on staff at the Chicago Sun-Times since 1987, also blogging daily at everygoddamnday.com, and the author of nine books, the most recent being "Every Goddamn Day," published by the University of Chicago Press.
Mary Dixon @maryldixon.bsky.social Host of Say More w/Mary Dixon & Patrick Smith on WBEZ.
Former Morning Edition host, former 93XRT
Irish memory ☘️
Invisible Institute @invisible.institute A nonprofit journalism production organization on the South Side of Chicago. Home to CPDP.co, Beneath the Surface, and more.
Caroline Kubzansky @ckubzansky.bsky.social Criminal justice for the Chicago Tribune, ckubzansky@chicagotribune.com. @ctguild.bsky.social. Consulting maps from earlier days
Araceli Gomez-Aldana @araceligomezaldana.bsky.social Journalist
Reporter/Host @WBEZ
Past: JSK Fellow @jskstanford.bsky.social
Tracy Baim @tracybaim.bsky.social lgbtq+ \ journalist \ advocate \ chicago
lesbian \ feminist\ she\her 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🦄
Windy City Times cofounder 1985 \ author
Skeets my own.
Urban Institute @urbaninstitute.bsky.social The Urban Institute is a research-to-impact institution founded on one simple idea: To improve lives and strengthen communities, we need practices and policies that work.
Windy City Times @windycitytimes.com 🌈 The voice of Chicago's LGBTQ+ community since 1985.
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City Bureau @citybureau.bsky.social A Chicago-based national journalism lab reimagining local media though civic education, sustained impact reporting, and the #DocumentersNetwork 🔎
Carlos Ballesteros @cb-312.bsky.social Senior reporter @ Injustice Watch, son of immigrants, against genocide, se habla español
Juliana Stratton @julianastratton.bsky.social Mom of four, Illinois Lt. Governor, Democratic Nominee for U.S. Senate.
Giving the people what they want.
https://linktr.ee/julianaforillinois
Gary Scott @gscottjr.bsky.social Michigander turned Chicagoan.
Co-Lead of CNUChicago. Co-Founder and Board Member, ENU. Board Member, CNU. Co-Lead, BigTentUrbanistCoalition. MassTransit40Under40 - 2022 Honoree. ChaddickScholar. Views expressed are my own.
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
John Arnold @johnarnoldfndtn.bsky.social Co-Chair, Arnold Ventures
The Urbanist @theurbanist.org Advocacy journalism for better cities.👩🦽👨🦯🚶🚴♀️ 🚎 ⛴️ 🚊 🚆 🏙️
Based in the Seattle metro area.
Read our coverage on theurbanist.org. 📰
Streetsblog USA @usa.streetsblog.org Covering the movement to end car dependency and make America better for walking, biking, transit and more.
Doug Trumm @metropolitanglide.bsky.social Publisher of The Urbanist. Seattleite. Walk, bike, ride transit, housing abundance for all. Views here my own. 🚶♀️🚴♂️🚎🐈
Christian Britschgi @christianb.bsky.social Reporter at Reason Magazine covering urbanism, property rights, and occasionally heavy metal. Sign up for my housing newsletter! https://reason.com/newsletters/rent-free/
Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social (he/him/dude)
Living in Philly, go birds
I also make the Armchair Urbanist series
https://linktr.ee/alanthefisher
Farhad Manjoo @fmanjoo.bsky.social Formerly a columnist at New York Times, Slate. generally wonderful person.
Reason Magazine @reason.com Reason is the monthly magazine and website of “free minds and free markets.”
Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social Founder 350.org and Third Act, author The Crucial Years on substack https://billmckibben.substack.com/
Author of 21 books, beginning with The End of Nature
Joshua McNichols @joshuamcnichols.bsky.social Reporter at KUOW (NPR) Seattle, co-host of economics podcast “Booming.” Looking for news, comic relief and houseplant tips.
https://www.kuow.org/podcasts/booming
Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social Architecture critic @theglobeandmail.com. Also author, @utoronto.ca Daniels Faculty instructor, husband, father of two city kids.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/alex-bozikovic/
Chris Baraniuk @chrisbaraniuk.com Freelance science & technology journalist. 12+ years experience. Irish/Polish. Writes for the BBC, Wired, The Guardian and others!
Portfolio: chrisbaraniuk.com
Newsletter: thereengineer.pro
Coaching: chrisbaraniuk.com/coaching
HQ: Belfast, N. Ireland
Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org 🤝 🏘️ Building & supporting infrastructure for a powerful, grassroots-led movement to win safe, affordable, equitable housing for all.
🔗 https://linkin.bio/aforhj
Revolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social Ensuring political appointees serve the public interest.
https://therevolvingdoorproject.org/
Read more of our work at http://revolvingdoorproject.substack.com and http://hackwatch.us
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ProPublica @propublica.org Investigative journalism in the public interest. Headlines and (sometimes literal) receipts.
propublica.org
Daniel Kay Hertz @danielkayhertz.bsky.social Personal account. Housing Director at Impact for Equity, a law and policy center in Chicago. Former policy director, Chicago Dept of Housing. Book "The Battle of Lincoln Park" on the origins of gentrification in Chicago.
danielkayhertz.com
L.A. Tenants Union @latenantsunion.bsky.social We're a tenant-led, member-funded union fighting for the human right to housing. We stop evictions, teach tenant rights & organize rent strikes across Los Angeles. JOIN! https://latenantsunion.org/join/
Berkeley Tenants Union @berkeleytenants.bsky.social We defend and advance tenants’ rights through grassroots organizing, outreach, and policy advocacy. Housing must be for people, not profit. berkeleytenants.org #RentControl #SHIMBY
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social A nonpartisan research and policy institute that advances federal and state policies to help build a nation where everyone has the resources they need to thrive and share in the nation’s prosperity.
Peggy Bailey @peggybaileydc.bsky.social @CenterOnBudget Executive VP of Policy and Program Development. Fighting for economic, health and housing justice. Tired dog mom, even more tired of excuses used to not help people eat, be healthy, and have a place to call home.
Rachel Cohen Booth @rcobooth.bsky.social Vox reporter - covering housing, homelessness, family policy
trying to prod productively
Isabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social EconProf, UMass Amherst
Robinson, Keynes, Meiksins Wood, Rothschild & Matthöfer Prizes | Harvard Associate in Research | 2023 TIME100 Next
Eviction Lab @evictionlab.bsky.social The Eviction Lab is helping neighbors and policymakers understand the eviction crisis. Follow us for the latest housing research + news.
RT ≠ endorsement.
NPQ (Nonprofit Quarterly) @npquarterly.bsky.social Journalism for civil society. Reporting on leadership, climate justice, racial justice, health justice, economic justice, philanthropy, and equity issues.
Truthout @truthout.org Independent reporting and commentary on a diverse range of social justice issues.
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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