reporter @blockclubchi.bsky.social Email: quinn@blockclubchi.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/quinnmyers.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/quinnmyers.bsky.social/post/3ml4dcwnqf22wLast week, I watched 5 cars in a 30 minute period use the partially protected bike lane on Elston to skirt morning rush hour traffic. Not a great situation. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:hd4w73nhttubl7bp7hs7erpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4dcwnqf22whttps://bsky.app/profile/quinnmyers.bsky.social/post/3mguomgcfxk2qSurely June 6 (6/06) would be more appropriate to celebrate Chicago? [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Mar 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:hd4w73nhttubl7bp7hs7erpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguomgcfxk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/quinnmyers.bsky.social/post/3mckejkbsh227Foundry Park is being pitched by the city's top planning official as a "course correct" from Lincoln Yards -- smaller in scaler, more emphasis on housing/retail than office -- although questions remain over related infrastructure and how TIF will be used. https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/15/foundry-park-development-at-former-lincoln-yards-site-okd-by-city-plan-commission/16 Jan 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:hd4w73nhttubl7bp7hs7erpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckejkbsh227https://bsky.app/profile/quinnmyers.bsky.social/post/3mcctp2vjj22v"“The Bears finally score a touchdown, and I just started ripping it." [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jan 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:hd4w73nhttubl7bp7hs7erpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcctp2vjj22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/quinnmyers.bsky.social/post/3mbwb74a3xs2dClassic Fran line: "Until now, Quigley has been the Hamlet of Chicago politics. He has flirted with the idea of running for mayor for the last three or four cycles, but he never pulled the trigger." [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jan 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:hd4w73nhttubl7bp7hs7erpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwb74a3xs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/quinnmyers.bsky.social/post/3mb5fwkfuh22uCPD graphic design went hard in the '80s29 Dec 2025 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:hd4w73nhttubl7bp7hs7erpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb5fwkfuh22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/quinnmyers.bsky.social/post/3m7oj255pcc2pMajor props to Illinois Answers and the Sun-Times for doggedly covering this story all year [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Dec 2025 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:hd4w73nhttubl7bp7hs7erpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7oj255pcc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/quinnmyers.bsky.social/post/3m6f263okac2jhttps://blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/24/hundreds-pack-the-metro-and-lakeview-streets-to-honor-artist-tony-fitzpatrick-tony-was-chicago/24 Nov 2025 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:hd4w73nhttubl7bp7hs7erpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6f263okac2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/quinnmyers.bsky.social/post/3m5tgw7sgd222A source involved w/ budget negotiations says there will likely be no committee votes today on MBJ's package budget. Process seems poised to stretch into December From Friday, w/ latest budget numbers in slideshow at bottom of story: https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/14/mayors-head-tax-plan-tweaked-but-2026-budget-still-faces-uphill-battle-ahead-of-vote/17 Nov 2025 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:hd4w73nhttubl7bp7hs7erpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5tgw7sgd222https://bsky.app/profile/quinnmyers.bsky.social/post/3m5mdsytcz22vVolumes is calling it after a decade in Wicker Park. Sad to see an indie bookstore close, anytime. Owner directly points the finger at the nearby Barnes & Noble, which opened last year. https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/14/volumes-bookcafe-closing-in-january-after-decade-in-wicker-park/14 Nov 2025 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:hd4w73nhttubl7bp7hs7erpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5mdsytcz22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/quinnmyers.bsky.social/post/3m5ewzqz2i223Roughly outside what is today Easy Bar [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Nov 2025 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:hd4w73nhttubl7bp7hs7erpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ewzqz2i223https://bsky.app/profile/quinnmyers.bsky.social/post/3m5c2t7uyrs22Bovino just posted this on X [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Nov 2025 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:hd4w73nhttubl7bp7hs7erpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5c2t7uyrs22