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* Howdy! What’s going on in your part of Illinois?

posted by Isabel Miller
Thursday, Apr 20, 23 @ 7:45 am

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Crowded Metra train going downtown. Most people I have seen on the train in years. Wondering if it is due to Kennedy construction or more people returning from remote work.

Comment by DEE Thursday, Apr 20, 23 @ 8:13 am
Softball beats NASCAR: https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-16-inch-softball-grant-park-kogan-0423-20230419-q6jycuuerfdx7o2ofabb3h3oyy-story.html

Comment by JoanP Thursday, Apr 20, 23 @ 8:29 am
==Softball beats NASCAR==

Hopefully that will the first step leading toward the cancellation of the race. Maybe Mayor Johnson could order the race’s cancellation as his first act as mayor.

Comment by Stuck in Celliniland Thursday, Apr 20, 23 @ 8:34 am
I was wondering the same thing, DEE.

Given the significant uptick in ridership the last week, I am betting on the Kennedy construction being an important factor. Not looking forward to the westbound trip today.

Comment by Boyd's Ghost Thursday, Apr 20, 23 @ 8:47 am
@ Stuck in Celliniland -

Johnson can’t cancel this year’s race (the contract requires 180 days notice), but he can cancel the next two, and I hope he does.

Comment by JoanP Thursday, Apr 20, 23 @ 8:55 am
=Maybe Mayor Johnson could order the race’s cancellation as his first act as mayor.=

I think he’s going to have more pressing issues.

Comment by Pundent Thursday, Apr 20, 23 @ 8:58 am
Sitting on a sunny porch on a beautiful day, drinking coffee, writing emails, hitting refresh on the weather app every 10 minutes going “This beautiful day isn’t really going to heck by lunch time, is it?”

Comment by ChicagoBars Thursday, Apr 20, 23 @ 9:09 am
Thunderstorm last night in Chicago was gorgeous. I’m sure there are a ton of photos of it floating around on twitter. Very localized, but massive lightning strikes in the loop clearly visible from very far away.

Comment by Homebody Thursday, Apr 20, 23 @ 9:15 am
Homebody - Due to said storms, I had to handle lightning protocols from Berwyn to Winnetka.

Made my evening…interesting.

Comment by The Dude Abides Thursday, Apr 20, 23 @ 9:22 am
@TheDudeAbides, handle lightning protocols?

Comment by Amalia Thursday, Apr 20, 23 @ 9:42 am
Mayor Elect Johnson named Rich Guidice as his Chief of Staff. Rich was head of Office of Emergency Management and Communication for past several years. He also worked for City for long time. He is great pick due to his in-depth knowledge of the City, experience managing a department, experience with emergency responses, and experience working on public safety.

Comment by City Guy Thursday, Apr 20, 23 @ 9:46 am
“Sitting on a sunny porch on a beautiful day, drinking coffee”

Especially on 4/20 day, when something else is added. Can totally relate. The sky hasn’t fallen on Illinois or other states for legalizing.

Comment by Grandson of Man Thursday, Apr 20, 23 @ 10:01 am
April feels like May today, putting a smile on my face. Planning to get out and enjoy….

Comment by Friendly Bob Adams Thursday, Apr 20, 23 @ 10:53 am
Grandson of Man, no it hasn’t. I wish people wouldn’t smoke it in confined areas where people who didn’t choose to join in are involved, but I also wish people wouldn’t idle their vehicles by doorways. The important thing is we were supposed to be a zombie island by now with a significant part of the population zoned out and the other half seeking harder drugs having gone through the reefer madness gateway.

Comment by cermak_rd Thursday, Apr 20, 23 @ 11:19 am
===Crowded Metra train going downtown.===
I think its the Kennedy in your case. No bump in passengers on the Cook County-subsidized Metra RID that charges half fare in its pilot Fair Transit program. There are acres of parking still available at the station.

Comment by Six Degrees of Separation Thursday, Apr 20, 23 @ 11:49 am
Shouldn’t this thread be titled “Open Thread”?

Comment by don the legend Thursday, Apr 20, 23 @ 12:57 pm
=== Shouldn’t this thread be titled “Open Thread”?.===

Yep, my bad. Caused by a lack of caffeine

Comment by Isabel Miller Thursday, Apr 20, 23 @ 1:51 pm
(Waves ‘hey’ to Isabel)

Thanks for all your great work. Caffeine is deserving culpability.

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 20, 23 @ 1:58 pm
Elon may have experienced “rapid structure disassembly” today but he made time to take all the blue checks away. What do state agencies, officials have planned?

Comment by ByeByeBlueCheck Thursday, Apr 20, 23 @ 4:02 pm
Amalia

I had some newer referees who were unsure what to do wrt protocols when being pressured to play by a coach or three.

Comment by The Dude Abides Friday, Apr 21, 23 @ 10:00 am