John Greenfield

• Capitol Fax: "Roundup: Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Illinois"

This post is sponsored by The Bike Lane.

• Housing advocates: 1, NIMBYs: 0: "Broadway Rezoning In Edgewater, Uptown Gets City Council OK After Months Of Neighbor Debate" (Block Club)

• Another report on the rally in Horseshoe Sandwich Land: "100s Rally at State Capitol Urging Lawmakers to Prioritize People Over Polluters (Capitol Fax)

On Tuesday, I hopped on my bicycle and high-tailed it from Chicago to Springfield, Illinois, the state capital, in an effort to sample my first-ever horseshoe sandwich. In case you're not familiar with that delicacy, it's an open-faced sandwich composed of thick-sliced toast, a protein (often hamburger patties, but there are several other options), cheese sauce, and french fries. It's an indigenous dish of Flower City and, as far as I know, it's no longer available in the Windy City.

Last Friday's transit talk, "Averting the Cliff: The Road to Regional & High-Speed Rail" was supposed to feature State Rep. Kam Buckner, co-leader of the House's Public Transit Working Group, but he couldn't make it. So the question of who would take his place was a bit of a cliffhanger: Who would fill Buckner's Nikes?

• "Federal Agents Cause Crash, Tear Gas Protesters On Southeast Side Street" (Block Club)

Usually in news stories about Chicagoland's looming transit fiscal cliff, which Springfield legislators resumed tackling in the fall veto session today, you hear from agency officials, public transportation advocates, and riders.

• "Springfield now faces the $2B question: How much to invest in transit's future" (Crain's)

"I am a patient boyI wait, I wait, I wait, I wait"