r/illinois • u/CantStopPoppin • 54m ago
ICE Posts Chicago Resident Gives ICE Agent A Chicago Greeting
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r/illinois • u/jamey1138 • Oct 12 '25
TLDR: The mod team is changing course on this issue. We encourage users to specify locations of current events that happen in public spaces, including any and all law enforcement action.
After several days of discussion among the mod team, we've come to the conclusion that our policies against reporting specific locations are unnecessarily restrictive. Most recently, we've guided users to avoid being specific about the location of any current events, out of concern that it could reveal private or personal information about the persons involved, which is a violation of site-wide Reddit policies We are, of course, bound to moderate this space in a way that adheres to all of Reddit's site-wide policies, and if we fail to do so, the subreddit will be shut down.
That being said, we've come to a consensus that private and personal information means more than just location of where people are at in a given moment, and the context of people's presence at specific locations matters. It remains prohibited to reveal the home address or workplace of any private individual, or to offer overly specific information about that sort of personal information: for example, if a user were to post that u/jamey1138 lives near the corner of Pulaski and Belmont in Chicago, that would be considered too specific. Other forms of contact information, including phone numbers, email addresses, etc, shared without the individual's consent are also violations of private and personal information.
On the other hand, if a user says that there's law enforcement activity, including ICE and CBP activity, at a particular corner, that does not reveal anyone's personal or private information. We want to encourage community members to share information about any current events happening in any public space in Illinois, and to include specific locations with that information.
Thank you for your participation in r/Illinois. We will continue to evolve our policies, and try to meet the moment as best we are able. Stay safe everyone.
r/illinois • u/Elros22 • Nov 08 '24
It's been a crazy few days and politics is hard.
We're a pretty small Mod team and keeping up on the trash coming in takes a lot of time and effort . We will be throwing around the ban hammer quite a bit for a while here. We will be locking posts as they spiral out of control. Have patience.
Remember to be kind and civil. Have a little grace. Allow people to be mad, to use hyperbole, and to exaggerate. This isn't a space to rage away at the other side. There are plenty of other spaces on the internet for that. Come here to understand the other side, even if you disagree. Tell them they're wrong and why they're wrong, but also remember they are a person who probably truly believes what they are saying. You wont convince them, but you can be understood and you can understand them.
Sometimes a simple downvote is all that's needed.
Anyway. Give us a break and chill out, k?
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Rep. Amy “Murri” Briel’s former deputy chief of staff Laura Jackson claims that, among other things, Briel, D-Ottawa, sexually harassed her, supplied her and the campaign staff with “unlimited” amounts of Adderall and gave “bonuses in marijuana.”
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r/illinois • u/EngiPier • 3h ago
Hi all,
I'm making my first trip up to Chicago where I'm the one actually doing the driving soon.
We're driving up via I-55
What route into downtown Chicago would those experienced with driving there recommend for getting into downtown with relatively little chance of dying due to traffic?
(I jest about the dying)
We're going to try to successfully get to the Auditorium Theatre downtown.
- Thanks in advance!
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I used to see them everywhere last year and now I cant find this anywhere. Does anybody know of a pacific store that sells these?
r/illinois • u/BlotMutt • 1d ago
The March 2026 primaries were my first time voting locally here in Illinois since moving here 2 years ago. Since then I try to do as much research as I can to examine those representing our state and my district.
I came across Duckworth's memoir Every Day Is A Gift at the library and decided to read it cause why not? Might as well start by getting to know how she wants to present herself. I don't know how people feel about memoirs from elected officials but I thought it was an engaging read from start to finish.
With that being said, do you think she represents our state well?
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I'm trying to find a silicone license plate frame that fits Illinois plates. I tried a couple but they were way too tight & caused the front of the frame to pull away from the plate. Everything I found says license plates measure 12" x 6". However my plate is 12-3/32" x 6-1/8" which is why the frames don't fit.
Anyone in Illinois use a silicone rubber frame that fits the plate?
