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Follow what the Illinois General Assembly is working on now:https://t.co/H4VNVxc5iH
— Rep. Bob Rita (@RepBobRita) October 24, 2018
Linking to the main page of the General Assembly’s website when they’re not in session? So helpful, Bob!
* The Question: What are your favorite Twitter accounts and why?
posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 1:18 pm
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@NickDesideri for political news and great takes
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 1:22 pm
@_youhadonejob1. If you aren’t following them, click add right now. Hilarious content no one else is putting out there. And we all need to laugh or two right now.. #13days
Comment by MakePoliticsCoolAgain Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 1:22 pm
of late @chiPartyAunt has been killing it…please, please, please pollsters include her in City of Chicago Mayoral polling. Prediction:she’s polling better than Bill Daley
Comment by Dozer Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 1:25 pm
As far as IL politics twitter goes Zach Koustky has a good one.
Comment by Driving a car Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 1:25 pm
@chicagobars its an informative and entertaining follow.
Comment by Les Nessman Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 1:28 pm
Seth Abramson, Karoli, & Digby for political coverage, ASL Deafined & Merriam Webster cuz it’s good to learn something every day, and Effin’ Birds because they reflect my attitude almost all the time.
Comment by Galena Guy Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 1:28 pm
@MisterJayEm
No matter your political bend, you gotta check it out. Good stuff.
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 1:29 pm
Jeff Greenfield - as insightful as ever @greenfield64
Super 70’s Sports - just trust me on this one
@Super70sSports
Comment by lake county democrat Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 1:29 pm
Chicago Party Aunt for its wickedly funny, politically incorrect commentary on the local scene, from the viewpoint of the kind of lady most of us probably know at least one of.
She had me at “I’m a snorting coke at Ravinia kinda babe.”
Radical Candor IL hits pretty good, too, when they’re active.
Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 1:30 pm
And, as others have noted, Chicago Party Aunt & Chicago Bars, along with Chicago Reader. And OF COURSE Capitol Fax!
Comment by Galena Guy Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 1:31 pm
@ChicagoBars is one you should check out. Active, and whimsical, while also being really informative.
Reporter twitters, not Papers or tv station twitters are good to check out. The outlets aren’t as detailed as reporters.
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 1:34 pm
Oops, premature sendalation (it happens).
MisterJayEM is tops. I’m convinced twitter expanded to 280 just so some could try to communicate what MisterJayEm does in 140.
Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 1:37 pm
Adrienne Alexander for her helpful threads about a wide array of political and social topics.
Amanda Kass for the best insights on government finance.
Comment by LakeviewJ Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 1:43 pm
I don’t use Twitter, so I don’t know. But….damn that’s a funny post. Thanks, Rich, for the mid-week chuckle.
Comment by McGuppin Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 1:44 pm
Follow What the Illinois General Assembly is Working On Now: Self-Preservation
Comment by Ron Burgundy Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 1:47 pm
@ILElectionData is one that is really solid to check out…
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 1:53 pm
The old @SpeakerMadigan account is dearly. dearly missed.
Comment by Three Dimensional Checkers Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 1:57 pm
Thanks all. Very kind. Beers (at undisclosed location) on me some day.
@ILelectiondata and @ILsunshine are endless sources of political contribution gold.
Comment by Chicago Bars Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 2:00 pm
I miss Da Speaker.
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 2:01 pm
@anacaprana - the Anne Caprara twitter is still comedy gold.
It only gets better with the Eagles playing. Good mix of politics and other, well balanced snarky fun.
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 2:10 pm
Cry For Byzantium, the history of the Byzantine Empire in tweets from 280 - 1453.
Comment by DHS Jim Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 2:33 pm
@ChicagoBars for sure. @RadicalCandorIL too. And @MerriamWebster.
The Illinois staff @ProPublicaIL is great.
@ArchPundit is excellent.
@NateSilver538 for polling.
@darth for puppy pics and humor.
@PopeHat for legal analysis, snarky and informed.
Lots of reporters, bands, and venues. I won’t bore you with those unless you ask.
Comment by Lefty Lefty Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 2:39 pm
@thetweetofgod
Tongue in cheek reminder of why self described Christian conservatives are often neither.
Comment by Harvest76 Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 3:13 pm
Started following @MrJayEm because of posts on here and have never regretted it.
Comment by oneholeoff Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 3:25 pm
Adrienne Alexander/@DriXander’s twitter is my favorite on the website, honestly. Always very informative. It’s what I aspire for mine to be.
Comment by WSJ Paywall Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 3:30 pm
I started following Mr.JM for the band commentary and photos, and stayed for the politics.
Comment by Cheswick Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 3:44 pm
Tina Sfondeles’ “Men Following Construction Projects” series is pretty lit.
I follow her, Dusty Rhodes, and Amanda Vinicky. Plus @capitolfax, of course. Plus a few more IL reporters. All good.
Comment by dbk Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 3:58 pm
I like Mike Luckovich, best political cartoons anywhere. Various opinion columnists. The Tweet of God. And MrJM.
Comment by Wensicia Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 5:17 pm
Love me some @RadicalCandor. I may not like it next year but for now, it’s tasty goodness.
Comment by Chicago Cynic Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 5:52 pm
No time for Twiitering But have seen a few good ones from mrjm and that richmiller guy
Comment by theCardinal Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 6:18 pm
Thanks for the mentions, y’all.
A few of my own faves:
@hannahmeisel for the day to day state stuff
@ILElectionData to follow the money & know the numbers
@JohnAmdor for his throwback floor transcripts
@bylaurenfitz on CPS
@thedailylinechi for deets on City/County stuff
Comment by DriXander Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 7:12 pm
And @IllinoisWorking ’cause nothing Rauner-related gets by him.
Comment by DriXander Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 7:16 pm
Unfortunately, @CWBChicago is required reading. Always good to know about crime in the area.
@DaveClarkin tends to be pretty good. Dave has always had an interesting way of phrasing his opinions.
@retrievans is bizarre and entertaining. It is a series of photos with a Golden Retriever in the same pose as actor Chris Evans.
@atlasobscura has some really interesting geography and travel pieces.
@captandrewluck has the Colts QB writing as if he was in the Civil War. Very entertaining.
Finally, @SueTheTRex is the official twitter of Sue, from the Field Museum. It is a very funny take on dinosaurs. The “war” with the Shedd was classic.
Comment by Gooner Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 8:56 pm
By the way, I may the only one here who can’t stand @ChicagoPartyAunt. I find it grating, and unoriginal. I’ve unfollowed a few who constantly re-tweet her stuff.
Comment by Gooner Wednesday, Oct 24, 18 @ 9:05 pm