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🤔What happens when Chicago clears homeless encampments? Plus, wrapping up our court watching pilot⬇️
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Hi, I’m Layla, and I’ll be live tweeting today’s morning meeting with the Chicago Park District’s Board of Commissioners, starting at 9:00 a.m. at Clarendon Park. @CHIdocumenters #CHIDocumenters
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Hi, I’m Layla! I’ll be live-tweeting today’s 9:00 a.m. Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners Meeting. #CHIDocumenters @CHIdocumenters
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😒 What‘s with the parking lot gates at local beaches? Plus, how you can tell the Park District what you think⬇️
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🧐Peoples Gas settles lawsuit – what now? Plus, more accountability for the utility giant⬇️
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🤔Illinois millionaires tax stalls — what now? Plus, upcoming May Day actions⬇️
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Are you prepared for a weather disaster? Join a City Bureau & @grist workshop series to learn about extreme weather events, how to plan for them, and ways you can streamline and share info in an emergency. citybureau.org/notebook/city…
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🤑 Will Illinois tax the rich? Plus, who else is doing it (or trying to)⬇️
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🗣️Make your voice heard before Chicago’s school board. Plus, what the Board of Education does⬇️
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Apr 13
🎉 Ten years ago: a coffee shop, a Kickstarter, and radical questions about journalism.
Today: a national infrastructure and our most ambitious plan yet.
Here's our bold vision for what’s next: citybureau.org/notebook/jour…
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🤔Have an opinion on police accountability? Tell your Police District Council. Plus, a refresh on the newish elected body⬇️
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🤔Coming at you from the #Newswire: Against gas rate hikes? Tell the Illinois Commerce Commission. Plus, more on who REALLY has power over your gas bills⬇️
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🤓 On our reading this list week: "The Hidden Work of Caregivers" by longtime Chicago Documenter @FletcherPachina. Read her story and the rest of @SouthSideWeekly 's Worker Issue now ⬇️
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😤Know your rights: ICE at the airport. Plus, why are agents there in the first place?⬇️
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🧐 This week in the #Newswire: What's a court docket and how do you find it? Plus, some takeaways from our court watching pilot ⬇️
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How have federal funding cuts impacted your community? We want to know! ⬇️
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🗣️ ANNOUNCING: The Documenters Network Editorial Project! Our #DocumentersNetwork is investigating how federal budget shifts are affecting communities in cities across the United States. citybureau.org/notebook/docu…
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Chicago Documenters retweeted
Mar 10
🤔 What changes have you seen in your community tied to federal funding?
Over the next five months, our #DocumentersNetwork-wide project will investigate. As our sites begin reporting, we would like to hear from you! citybureau.org/notebook/docu…
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🤔 Straight out of the #Newswire: Could your gas bills go up this year? Find out why. Plus, what is the Illinois Commerce Commission? ⬇️
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Feb 25
Hello, my name is Kevin Pearson, and I will be live reporting from the Chicago Department of Public Health meeting. @CHIdoumenters #ChiDocumenters
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