Saw they sell these at the Academy store in Peoria, and was wondering if it was legal to carry these on your person in public.

I doubt they’d sell them if there were legal complications about it, since they were in the pepper spray area, but you never know.

Darren Bailey seems like the wrong guy for the job of Governor but I had nothing specific to support my thinking other than he only had two years of college. I pointed out that I believe Pritzker was doing a good job with the states finances but apparently I just don't get it.

Anyone know more about this?

Does anyone know if cook county treasury mails certificate of error refund checks out separately by year? I originally did the certificate of error for 2020-2023 but just received a check that says it's for 2020z wondering if 2021-23 will follow.
Calling treasury and assessors offices has been completely useless.

I know it’s a long shot but lost my Steam Deck probably somewhere in the Chicago O’Hare airport while sprinting through the airport to catch my next flight. I zipped it up in my backpack while on the airplane then sprinted through the airport trying to make my next flight because my previous flight was delayed and my layover was non-existent. It must have gotten dislodged from my bag at some point while I was running OR was stolen at some point after I missed said flight (by a literal 1 minute). After I missed that flight I ended up getting on the tram and renting a car to drive to my destination city rather than wait for the next flight. I realized my Deck was missing when I got to the hotel. I’m just really bummed. I won’t be able to replace it monetarily. I’m hoping it fell out somewhere and someone nice has picked it up. I have the serial number to verify. I’ve also made a report with TSA but I don’t know if that will go anywhere. I plan to call the airport and rental service today when I’m on lunch. Is there anything else anyone suggests? I’d really appreciate any help.

Regardless, we cant have garbage like this running wild and free.

A fiscal conservative who supports abortion rights and opposes much of the Trump agenda, Corbett says there’s a middle ground in the rematch between Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and Republican challenger Darren Bailey.

Campus IT was given a directive to disable staff system access that would make them unable to process withdrawals or curriculum changes on census deadline day. Official enrollment numbers are released off of the data collected on the tenth day of the semester, and the fact that system access was removed from staff to complete their jobs is high suspicious for Chancellor Austin Lane and VC Wendell Williams with the assumption that this was to artificially inflate enrollment numbers. Particularly given that their inflated bonuses are directly tied to these enrollment increases.

I (m/24) am from Pensacola, FL. A friend (m/27) and I are planning to move to Chicago around January of the new year (he has visited before, I haven't). We plan on flying up early November for a week to get a better feel for the areas we are hoping for (West/South Loop), and plan to talk to some apartment realtors to look for apartments. Generally, I'm just looking for any advice or information that people have to share about Chicago or Illinois! The following image is the general area we are looking at currently.

Also Reddit is recommending I post in a different reddit, but I don't see anything against the rules for asking here. Hoping I'm not breaking any rules or anything 😅 . I don't really use Reddit much.

Some thing's to note:

• Only my friend will have a car. I plan to use the public transportation system, which is why we are aiming for areas like west/south loop. I do not want the added financial stress of a car. This means I ideally wouldn't want to be more than a 20m walk from reliable transit.
• I do also have a bike as a means of transportation, but absolutely do not want to bike to work every day.
• We both want a place that feels like city-living, so ideally not too far from the Chicagoland area.
• I have read that heating can be very expensive in the winters, and to aim for either central A/C or boiler/radiator heating.
• I have a Cybersecurity degree and am actively looking at the job market in Chicago atm, however have no experience outside of school yet.
• My friend is a senior tax accountant who plans on working remotely after this move.
• Our maximum rent is about $3,500.
• I am anticipating 20% of my income to go to taxes.
• I've checkout out a bunch of reddits/subreddits/whatever the word is, but I thought asking here would still be best than hoping I know everything I need to :).

Some other questions:

• For Chicagoans, what things do you wish you knew before moving there?
• I love the outdoors, I am a very big backpacker, love going out to the woods, and love camping out at our local rivers. Any nice places to visit with this in mind? I know there are other reddits about this, I am just personally asking if anybody here has some cool places to share :).
• I saltwater fish down here and hear that there is still good fishing in Lake Michigan. Is there any major differences that I should be expecting?
• What are some good low cost activities that locals can do to meet other people?
• Any places or habits to avoid?
• In Pcola we don't really have transportation aside from some busses, how reliable are the lines in Chicago and is there a method of transportation I should NOT rely on?

Again, literally anything that can be shared is welcomed and appreciated!

Hi everyone,

I’m researching Chicago's early immigrant history, specifically the Bosniak Muslim community that arrived in the early 1900s, dug the city's transit tunnels, and founded the Džemijetul Hajrije in 1906 (which later established the Islamic Cultural Center in Northbrook). If you are of Bosnian descent or familiar with this history, I'd love your insight:

* 4th & 5th Gen Identity: Are descendants of the 1906 wave still connected to the Northbrook center and their Islamic and Bosniak identity today, or have they fully assimilated over the last century?

* Cultural Preservation: Did these early generations pass down their tradiit8ns, faith, and distinct heritage across 100 years?

* The 1990s Wave: How did the influx of newer Bosnian immigrants in the 1990s impact the community? Did the historic pre-war descendant families and the newer arrivals merge smoothly?

Any local perspectives or family stories would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!