Miguel Chacon

The irony of this picture is it reflects the local DSA arrogance toward real experience. Anthony, a appointed alder, with little real world business experience, talks back to a man with years of restaurant experience. When your wondering what's wrong with Chicago..consider this dynamic. 👇👇👇👇 blockclubchicago.org/2026/03/18/cit…

@CTULocal1 Maybe proofread before posting? #mensos

I have. Remember when I tried to speak with you and Sigcho about the demolition ordinance in Pilsen? Instead, you provided numbers to the council and to reporters that were misleading and lacked context. I’ve offered to have you meet with property owners who have lost equity in their home because of these ordinances. That offer still stands. For the record, I don’t think you’re a bad person or have any malicious intentions but I feel that your top-down approach often blinds you from the reality of what people on the ground face. More importantly, it seems (my opinion) that you aren’t willing to engage with those that disagree with you and present an alternative. I’m always happy to have an adult conversation with anyone willing to listen and my door is always open. Just let me know when you want to talk.

@Chacon312 It would be cool if you could talk to me like we are two adults

Classic University Ivory Tower Syndrome. It’s mind blowing that @DanielKayHertz, who writes housing policies, doesn’t have a basic grasp of how financial markets (interest rates/capital costs/CAP rates) impact valuations or even the basic terminology for a mortgage. I guess I’m encouraged he wants to learn.

Pilsen lost $125M from its TIF fund solely because of @Sigchofor25 and @ChicagosMayor’s incompetence.

I wish @MaryAnnAhernNBC would do the same reporting on @sigchofor25. Sigcho grew up well off but claims to be poor. So many socialist do the same: Cosplaying poverty for their political gain.

A house only cookie monster can love. For the love of god, please stop painting brick! redf.in/9mmQC1

@mattitude313 @chi_urbanist I agree, I wish builders built more aesthetically pleasing facades. However, we need MORE homes and density is the only solution. There is no world where restricting the housing supply will somehow reduce housing costs/access.

@Chacon312 @chi_urbanist I would be one hundred percent in favor of scrapping the zoning codes that prohibit that, if real estate developers would ever be interested in building things this aesthetic again rather than building the cheapest shit possible to maximize profits.

Per Chicago’s zoning code, this gorgeous 3-flat is outlawed in 95% of the city.

Great to see this out of LA! "Let Landlords Be Heard at City Hall" labusinessjournal.com/commentary/ope…

Indiana is the equivalent of an old guy thinking he’s going to take the stripper home because he threw his entire pay check at her - it’s never going to happen. The Bears are just using Indiana as leverage to get tax credits from Illinois.

Well played Mamdani… well played. Using Trump’s narcissism to get NYC the resources it needs.

“Illinois is a top 5 for manufacturing state but we cannot grow our state’s economy without addressing our housing shortage.” Danovan Griffin, President of the Illinois Manufacturing Association. @ILHousing

It’s a busy day for NIMBYs across our state. “Smaller lots or multi-family housing will destroy our town.”

I’m seeing a lot of candidates and even some bike orgs (@StreetBlogchi) attempting to falsely tie their opposition to Trump. It’s cheap, dishonest and wrong.

NIMBYS… I mean … “concerned neighbors” don’t know what they want but they know they don’t want more housing on a 20-acre site, next to a Metro station in the middle of low to moderately priced community. Got it.

Evanston NIMBYs are next level. Apparently, no one should build a new building next to an old church. “[The development] just does not belong next to a church that is that old.”

After listening to Attorney General Bondi’s testimony before congress yesterday, I feel like history is repeating itself. Only this time, it’s President Trump with his knee on America’s neck. While Bondi’s smirks, yawns and dismissive behavior during the hearing were all her own, it was her demeanor that felt representative of the Trump administration. Her defiance and hostility came from a place of incredible privilege - a belief that she could act with complete impunity because she knew Trump and his entire Administration would defend her, regardless of what she said or did. In other words, “there isn’t a damn thing anyone could do about it.” Members of Congress challenged her, pointed out facts and berated her, but it often felt like they were getting nowhere—reinforcing a sense of powerlessness. As with George Floyd’s murder, feelings of despair and hopelessness can become catalysts for collective action. I hope Americans are paying attention.

Oh, the hypocrisy. The majority CTU-led school board is likely to shut down a charter school with nearly 600 kids before the end of the school year but refuses to close a high school with 28 kids.

Guess which one of these two people the federal government murdered for "holding a weapon."