Bill Thanoukos for 1st Ward

Dad, husband, son of immigrants. Owner @greekkitchen_. Running for 1st Ward Alderperson to keep our neighborhoods affordable & within reach. #FixTheFirst

[Bill Thanoukos for 1st Ward @bill_thanoukos]

It’s about more than rejecting tyranny. It's about community. It’s about the kind of future we’re building, and who we’re building it for. #NoKingsChicago

[Bill Thanoukos for 1st Ward @bill_thanoukos]

If we're serious about affordability, we need to build more housing. https://t.co/jjHZ1Dc2XB

[Bill Thanoukos for 1st Ward @bill_thanoukos]

👏 @Giannoulias. Focusing on the cost of living and working families has to be a priority for the next administration.

[Crain's Chicago Business @CrainsChicago]

Giannoulias calls for $22 minimum wage https://t.co/UX4GbYT0at

[Crain's Chicago Business @CrainsChicago]

Giannoulias calls for $22 minimum wage https://t.co/UX4GbYT0at

[Richard Day @richsday]

Over at @acitythatworks: Daniel Koslovsky has a detailed look at building code reforms that could cut the cost of construction by 20-25%. https://t.co/wQPCLKj8a6

[Governor JB Pritzker @GovPritzker]

Join me in wishing good luck to the Jesse White Tumblers on America’s Got Talent!

A transformative program that’s been a positive force in Illinois for over 60 years deserves to win. https://t.co/mIESHa9Al5

[Christian Mitchell @cmitchellforlg]

Donald Trump thinks the affordability crisis he's causing is "phony.”

Families are struggling to make ends meet and the president of the United States is laughing in your face.

[JB Pritzker @JBPritzker]

There is something wrong with Donald Trump.

[Bill Thanoukos for 1st Ward @bill_thanoukos]

@StatisticUrban The rent is too damn high. That's not a slogan, it's the reality for too many Chicagoans. We need to build more housing, streamline approvals, and make it easier to add supply so people can actually afford to live in the neighborhoods they love.

[Bill Thanoukos for 1st Ward @bill_thanoukos]

@culturecanceler 😂 Fair critique. Give me till February, I'll either have range or you'll have a highlight reel.

[Secretary Alexi Giannoulias @ILSecOfState]

Happy #PrideMonth! Your voice matters, your rights matter, and you matter. Celebrating the LGBTQ+ community’s strength, joy, and authenticity today and always. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[Bill Thanoukos for 1st Ward @bill_thanoukos]

Good editorial from @CrainsChicago. This gets at a broader issue voters are feeling across the city: too many big announcements, not enough coordination or execution behind them. Governing still requires relationships, planning, and doing the work before rolling ideas out publicly. https://t.co/pZPHdxRG3n

[Bill Thanoukos for 1st Ward @bill_thanoukos]

Losing the Belmont location is tough, but bringing @AnnSather to #WestTown is a win. Not great timing for me, those cinnamon rolls are going to test my summer "beach-body" plans.

[Bill Thanoukos for 1st Ward @bill_thanoukos]

@cornoisseur @acitythatworks Hard to argue with the idea that we should use public space more efficiently and stop paying millions in true-ups on a terrible meter deal.

[Michael McLean @cornoisseur]

The golden age of dashboards is upon us

Today in @acitythatworks - a proposal to optimize the location of Chicago's parking meters in a way that would increase revenue, and free up our streets for more productive uses like bus lanes, sidewalk extensions, bike lanes

https://t.co/0I99ntspwu

[Bill Thanoukos for 1st Ward @bill_thanoukos]

Great article and some good policy takeaways here. Nobody ever walked Grand/Halsted/Milwaukee at 8:15am to ask 'should we do all of this at once?' Every box was checked, just not the one that matters: putting residents and small businesses most impacted first.

[Chicago Tribune Opinion @chitribopinions]

Andrew Chrismer: What the traffic mess near the site of Chicago’s future casino says about the city’s process https://t.co/z9lD2ocp4g

[David Powe @frasiertrain]

Since June 2025, @DivvyBikes has added 148 stations & 1,711 docks. Riders took nearly 5M trips during that time.

Chicago now has 1,102 Divvy stations & 17,288 docks citywide. That’s 5.2 stations per sq mi, well past our goal of 4 stations per sq mi.

[Shia Kapos @ShiaKapos]

Obama-Colbert-Chicago!

[Bill Thanoukos for 1st Ward @bill_thanoukos]

Building more housing lowers costs. Hard to do that if we keep carving out exceptions. https://t.co/1f59mqvnMi

[Gregory Royal Pratt @royalpratt]

just an absolute mess here

[Governor JB Pritzker @GovPritzker]

There isn't enough housing available — and outdated laws make it difficult and expensive to build more.

The Building Up Illinois Developments plan would eliminate unnecessary barriers to housing construction and close financing gaps for housing of all kinds.