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The 312:  Abolish ICE (The Snowplow, Obviously)

Feb 26, 2026

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The 312: Abolish ICE (The Snowplow, Obviously)

Chicago 312: snowplow names, the Bear continue their attempted shakedown, four congressional races full of dark money, and why CPD is hoping you can't do math

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Thank You from Chicago 312

Feb 25, 2026

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Thank You from Chicago 312

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Maria Pappas Never Claimed to Be a Nun

Feb 24, 2026

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Maria Pappas Never Claimed to Be a Nun

Long live Maria Pappas: a Chicago character in every era.

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The 312: Third chances, fourth chances, and maybe sometimes a fifth.

Feb 19, 2026

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The 312: Third chances, fourth chances, and maybe sometimes a fifth.

Chicago 312: Judges, suing Meta for shutting down community ICE Watch, and whatever Brendan Reilly is doing this week.

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The 312: Everyone Hates The Delivery Robots

Feb 12, 2026

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The 312: Everyone Hates The Delivery Robots

Chicago 312: O'Neill Burke won't prosecute ICE, Tyler Technologies won't function, and robots won't win in Logan Square.

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(CORRECTION) The 312: Johnson Writes Orders, O'Burke Ignores Them, and Chicago Celebrates Moving Its Own Money Around (1)

Feb 5, 2026

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(CORRECTION) The 312: Johnson Writes Orders, O'Burke Ignores Them, and Chicago Celebrates Moving Its Own Money Around (1)

Chicago 312: ICE is on notice in Chicago, I still don't know what a TIF Sweep is, and a *community poll* about how much X personally and politically scrambles your brain.

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(CORRECTION) The 312: Johnson Writes Orders, O'Burke Ignores Them, and Chicago Celebrates Moving Its Own Money Around

Feb 5, 2026

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(CORRECTION) The 312: Johnson Writes Orders, O'Burke Ignores Them, and Chicago Celebrates Moving Its Own Money Around

Chicago 312: ICE is on notice in Chicago, I still don't know what a TIF Sweep is, and a *community poll* about how much X personally and politically scrambles your brain.

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🚨 The 312: Who is Tom Homan?

Jan 29, 2026

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🚨 The 312: Who is Tom Homan?

Chicago 312: CPD Collaboration With ICE, Municipal Debt, and a Deep Dive Into the Garbage History of Tom Homan

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🚨 Chicago 312: Don't Invade Minnesota in the Winter

Jan 22, 2026

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🚨 Chicago 312: Don't Invade Minnesota in the Winter

Chicago 312: healthcare cowardice, procurement reform that actually matters, and gig workers fighting for the right to push back when the algorithm screws them.

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🚨 Chicago 312:

Jan 18, 2026

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🚨 Chicago 312:

Trump threatens $3B in cuts, CCPSA stalls on CPD-ICE investigation, and Edgewater NIMBYs sue to reverse upzoning.

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🚨 Chicago 312: 2025 is so back

Jan 8, 2026

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🚨 Chicago 312: 2025 is so back

Chicago 312: Midway Blitz lies show up in Minneapolis, the budget drama continues post-budget, and Shirley Jackson 2025 media landscape fanfiction.

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🚨 Chicago 312: Fake Budgets, Real Robots

Dec 11, 2025

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🚨 Chicago 312: Fake Budgets, Real Robots

Chicago 312: A shutdown threat, made up revenue, rogue delivery robots, and South Shore tenants getting punished for surviving a federal raid.

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