I'm not sure Stan's Donuts on East Erie streer in Chicago is better than Country Donuts in Crystal Lake, IL.

More research is definitely required.

View from outside my hotel looking north at the Hancock Building in Chicago. At the group of windows circled in the second photo, one stands on the inside, holds onto a bar, then the windows tilt out at about a 30 degree angle.

No, I haven't tried it and don't plan to.

Independent Voter News: "58% of participating voters said ‘Yes’ to changing how the city conducts elections. The vote follows decisive RCV victories in neighboring Evanston in 2022 and Oak Park in 2024."

Whoever scheduled a night game at Wrigley Field in early April should be flogged.

A Blueprint for Resisting #Trump #Education Cuts? #Chicago Teachers Reach “Powerful” Tentative Contract https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/1/stacy_davis_gates #Illinois #1u

On Metra headed downtown for two nights.

Unfortunately, I am on a train that does not have quiet cars now.

Trump Said Cuts Wouldn't Affect Public Safety. Then He Fired Hundreds of Workers Who Help Fight Wildfires.

Mark Olalde 04-07-2025
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-cuts-forest-service-firefighting?ref=ActivityPub

#MarkOlalde #ProPublica #StreetPapers VIA #MPAQ #English #Illinois

Connecticut DMV Never Set Up System to Enforce a Century-Old Towing Law

Dave Altimari and Ginny MonkTh 04-07-2025
https://www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-dmv-towing-law-enforcement?ref=ActivityPub

#DaveAltimariandGinnyMonkTh #ProPublica #StreetPapers VIA #MPAQ #English #Illinois

In dozens of township elections across the Chicago suburbs on Tuesday Democrats flipped power from Republicans. In fact, the Illinois Democratic Party backed 280 candidates on the ballot for various local offices across the state and 222, or 79% of them, were victorious. #illinois #elections #election #uspol #uspolitics https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/02/illinois-gop-suburban-election-struggles/

In Naperville, Illinois, Climate Cabinet’s candidates swept 4 city council races — giving them the votes to reject a terrible proposal to keep the city on coal power for another 25 years. Whoo! #illinois #environment #climate #ClimateChange

Over a hundred Dunning's mining bees (Andrena dunningi) are back in the front yard again this year! WARNING: Graphic Content #bees #pollinators #insects #Illinois #nature #photography #Spring

Remains of #Illinois woman who disappeared in 1983 found after cold case investigators start podcast https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/state-news/illinois-news/remains-of-illinois-woman-who-disappeared-in-1983-found-after-cold-case-investigators-start-podcast/

Texas Pete hot sauces recalled in #Illinois, other states over allergen, labeling issues https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/texas-pete-hot-sauces-recalled-in-illinois-other-states-over-allergen-labeling-issues/

And piss off Fascists while you're at it. #Poetry #Illinois https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/support-local-teen-author-at-poetry-event/

It doesn't look like much in this photo, but they stopped counting the protestors at 3,000 people (out of a population of 30,173 people in 2023).

This was in the very small town of #Algonquin #Illinois , about 48 miles northwest of #Chicago . Some of these people are probably also from neighboring #LakeInTheHills , which has a population of 28,661.

Both communities tend to have considerably more Republican voters than Democrats.

Even in the smallest of small-town America, protests were going strong.

Let's keep it up!

Evanston’s Central Street Restaurant Week runs April 7-13 – Chicago Tribune https://www.diningandcooking.com/2001168/evanstons-central-street-restaurant-week-runs-april-7-13-chicago-tribune/ #CookCounty #Deerfield #Evanston #FoodAndDrink #francais #france #French #FrenchCuisine #glencoe #glenview #illinois #lincolnwood #LocalNews #MortonGrove #northbrook #Restaurants #skokie #ThingsToDo #wilmette #winnetka

The #HandsOffProtests in #Chicago were actually much, MUCH larger than they looked on most news reports. Chicago protestors gathered at #DaleyPlaza , which was not remotely large enough for the April 5th #HandsOff crowds. So thousands of people took over the actual streets for at least ten blocks.

In most video clips, it looks much smaller, because the police kept them wrapped around several city blocks, and you never see the entire crowd in one image.

This news chopper video (no sound) gives the best idea of how many people came out to protest on Saturday in the Windy City. It follows the crowd around the long city blocks, and back to Daley Plaza downtown.

In all my years living in the Chicago suburbs, I have never seen protests this huge. Other protestors made similar observations on my local news.

#HandsOff2025 #HandsOffChicago #Illinois #ChicagoNews #AntiTrumpProtests

https://youtu.be/aJTpxyXVB6A?si=UfQMqQoyu0VsWCE2

Will Extreme Spending and Partisanship Undermine Trust in State Supreme Courts?

Megan O’Matz and Joel Jacobs 04-06-2025
https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-musk-crawford-schimel-partisanship-elections?ref=ActivityPub

#MeganO’MatzandJoelJacobs #ProPublica #StreetPapers VIA #MPAQ #English #Illinois

Just because you worked your way up to riding 50 miles a couple of years ago doesn't mean 28 miles today would be easy.
I took a 2 hour nap after this #handsoff #protest and I'm still exhausted.
#handsoff2025 #illinois #HandsOffVeteranBenefits