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Maria Pappas Never Claimed to Be a Nun
Feb 25, 2026

Maria Pappas Never Claimed to Be a Nun

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

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(CORRECTION) The 312: Johnson Writes Orders, O'Burke Ignores Them, and Chicago Celebrates Moving Its Own Money Around
Feb 05, 2026

(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

🚨 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

🚨 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

🚨 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: Fake Budgets, Real Robots
Dec 11, 2025

🚨 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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🚨 Chicago 312: Let's Fix the Budget Gap With An Alternate Reality Game Sponsored By ExxonMobil
Dec 03, 2025

🚨 Chicago 312: Let's Fix the Budget Gap With An Alternate Reality Game Sponsored By ExxonMobil

Chicago 312: A CPD consent decree check in, budget fighting, data centers, and moss doing more work than half our institutions.

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🚨 Chicago 312: Chicago’s First Real Revenue Fight in Decades
Nov 20, 2025

🚨 Chicago 312: Chicago’s First Real Revenue Fight in Decades

Chicago 312: budget standoff, pushback on DoorDash, the CHA in limbo, and why conservative media keeps winning the long game.

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Vertical Video For People Who Hate Making Vertical Video
Nov 19, 2025

Vertical Video For People Who Hate Making Vertical Video

Why organizers need vertical video, and how it builds narrative power.

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🚨 Chicago 312: National Pundits Have Once Again Discovered Chicago Politics
Nov 14, 2025

🚨 Chicago 312: National Pundits Have Once Again Discovered Chicago Politics

Chicago 312: ICE in court, tons of post-shutdown fallout, and budget fights -- plus, a lot of discourse.

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What Campaigns Keep Getting Wrong About Creators
Nov 11, 2025

What Campaigns Keep Getting Wrong About Creators

Part of a new Chicago 312 segment on movement communications and narrative: what's working, what's not, and what's possible.

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🚨 Chicago 312: It's Not Their City
Nov 07, 2025

🚨 Chicago 312: It's Not Their City

Chicago 312: ICE raided a daycare. Springfield bailed out the trains. Chicago isn't Greg Bovino's city.

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