John Crouch

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@NiseiLounge @OffcolorBrewing Hahaha, love it. I think about this place and specifically this sign every time I drive past that old place.

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@TBlountNews Woodward did this all the time

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@Piripindulki @JATompkins It's a pretty small site for the stadium. Have you seen the master plan? There's going to be a small city built around it. Frankly that's a better combination than an NFL stadium that is only used for 8 games and some concerts.

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@Piripindulki @JATompkins The Fire will seat about 1/3 of the people that any football stadium would (even as the Bears have been planning to build the smallest capacity stadium in the NFL which is embarrassing). Not a great comp.

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I've never seen so many downed trees and large branches all across Lincoln Park. Looks like a (small) tornado went down certain streets!

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@DoubtfulKang @jenbegakis She wasn't saying that Germans didn't party, but she definitely mentioned the flags on many occasions.

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@BearyGood00 @HippoVaughn It is

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@HippoVaughn @DontTrustyDusty But they whined and complained the entire season. Remember when they complained that the announcers were being too harsh and unfair to them ? Losers from the top down.

[Hunter📈🌈📊 @StatisticUrban]

I really don’t think photorealistic AI-generated political ads depicting opposing candidates saying things they’d never say should be allowed.

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@jmhorp Ok? There are plenty of places where they make more and and their company is allowed to charge a profit on top of that. The median income isn't necessarily the appropriate comp.

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This would just about be the best economic news ever for Chicago and the Chicago suburbs. Not sure how it plays electorally but sure Indiana take our poorest and least educated and least populated counties off of our hands. Have fun with that.

[Ken Colbert @KColbertReport]

INDIANA ANNEXATION OF ILLINOIS COUNTIES

The one-sided exploratory effort by Indiana to potentially absorb up to 33 specific rural and conservative-leaning counties from Illinois along or near their shared border continues to be discussed. This stems from frustration in downstate Illinois over Chicago-dominated politics, taxes, and policies. Here’s the current status as of June 2026:Background

Starting around 2020, a growing number of Illinois counties (eventually 33) held non-binding advisory referendums asking voters whether they wanted to explore leaving Illinois and forming a new state (sometimes called “New Illinois” or similar movements). These counties are mostly in central and southern Illinois.

In 2025, Indiana Republican lawmakers (led by House Speaker Todd Huston) responded by passing House Enrolled Act 1008. It created the Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission to study whether those counties could be transferred to Indiana instead of becoming their own state.

It was signed into law by Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and took effect July 1, 2025.

Indiana appointed 6 members; Illinois was invited to appoint up to 5 but declined (no companion legislation passed in Illinois, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker called the whole thing a “stunt”).

The commission’s first (and so far only public) meeting was October 22, 2025, in Terre Haute. It heard testimony from residents who want to leave Illinois (though not all supported joining Indiana specifically). They planned a follow-up meeting for “early 2026” but no further meetings or final report have been publicly announced or reported since.

Current Status (June 2026):

The commission remains in existence but has made no formal recommendation yet.
No boundary change has occurred or been voted on.
Even if the commission recommends a transfer, it would require:
1) Approval by both Indiana and Illinois legislatures/governors (Illinois has shown zero interest).

2) Approval by the U.S. Congress (required under the U.S. Constitution for any state boundary change).

Legal experts and officials on both sides describe it as a long-shot symbolic gesture rather than a realistic path to annexation.

https://t.co/ZhAqm09k3F

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@SuperiorElliot5 Is it permanent? They'll often remove them for parties or renal events.

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@zakariaornot @bernhardsson It's never two points anymore. Its how far are they from their current drop off and then how long to get to you from there. Often after driving inexplicably in the wrong direction or making a stop at the local 7 11 on the way.

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@ChuckNaso So nearly every player?

[Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci]

This week I came across the obituary of a photographer named David Plowden. I was unfamiliar with his work, but decided to browse his website after reading that he specialized in photos of trains and industry.

I’m not much of an art guy, but these photos are astonishing. (1/4)

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@mattlindner The obvious solution is hovercrafts

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@jon_greenberg Because Chicago and Illinois taxpayers don't have to pay a dime, Chicago will still get the tourists, and it'll look the same on TV no matter where they play

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@drivcmycar Not when it's Coke vs Pepsi