'Monster Feelings' is the new tape by Waukegan, Illinois's FREAK ACTIVITY, which is self-described on his Bandcamp here as 'One dude in a room full of instruments and a microphone'. Bedroom post-synth-egg-punk maybe? It's great. Catchy and hooky as fuck. The last song is wild- like 80s kinda. Very strange. Dig all of it, been really hooked on it.

https://freakactivity.bandcamp.com/album/monster-feelings

#2026Albums #2026Records #Illinois #Waukegan #FreakActivity #WaukeganIllinois #punk #synth #SynthPunk #EggPunk #PostPunk #BedroomPop #BedroomPunk @skullvalanche @Defiance

Badass #Waukegan mayor steps in after Border Patrol reportedly arrests American citizen

#FightBack #NaziUSA

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/Z1rzZv8mU34

La migra en Waukegan IL. #shortvideo #arresto #waukegan #illinois - YouTube

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/49OqSIgXwyo

🚨🚨🚨#ALERT 🚨🚨🚨🚨

Does any1 know this 23 y. o. woman who was illegally arrested

#NaziUSA

#WaukeganRiver and its ravines to be subjects of study; ‘This is for the next generation and the generations to follow’

An engineering design study starting by Sept. 1 will determine what can be done with the Waukegan River system to enhance the area as it flows into #LakeMichigan.

By Steve Sadin | Lake County News-Sun
UPDATED: August 11, 2025

Excerpt: "Labeled the Waukegan River Ravines Corridor Improvements Project, the effort will design strategies to stabilize eroding ravines, remove invasive species, enhance native habitat and improve recreational trails. Some trails already exist in parks that abut the ravines.

"#Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham, who chaired the Mayor’s Water Equity Commission of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative during his first term, reengaged with the organization when he returned to office in May. Building partnerships is important for the city, he said.

" 'Rebuilding Waukegan requires partnerships,' Cunningham said. “With me being involved again, and this in the pipeline, will only further our goal of rebuilding Waukegan. We are working with partners who can help our vision.”

"Funded by a $250,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to Waukegan via the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, Altenberg said it will enhance the effort to adapt to climate change, flooding and erosion in the area.

"Daron Terfehn, a special project analyst for the city of Waukegan, said the Waukegan River is a watershed stream that brings rainwater from the ravines around the city into Lake Michigan near the harbor. The area incurred a lot of erosion in the past.

" 'A lot of things have been dumped in the ravines over the years,' Terfehn said.

" 'Everything (there) flows into Lake Michigan. It affects the salmon, the trout, everything that’s in the lake.'

"Before projects can be discussed with potential partners like the Waukegan Park District and the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission, Terfehn said the results of the study are essential. He estimates it will take approximately a year.,

" 'Much of the land is private property,' Terfehn said. 'Some belongs to the city and some to the Park District where it touches their parks. Once we have an idea of what we have to do, we can work with the Park District and stormwater management to do projects together.'

"When Cunningham began his second term, Altenberg said the mayor quickly took a leadership role again with the Great Lakes Initiative organization. He is now the co-chair of the Western United States Region which includes Illinois, #Michigan, #Wisconsin, #Minnesota and #Indiana."

Learn more:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/11/waukegan-river-ravines/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/LPNRN

#SolarPunkSunday #Illinois #GreatLakesInitiative #RestoreNature #NatureIsLife #WaterIsLife #GreatLakes

18 Cities with uninspired tallest buildings

Listed below are 18 American cities whose tallest buildings are less than inspiring nor particularly appealing visually. In many cases it appears that function (or budgetary considerations) overruled form as the lack of of panache, style, adornments, and interesting architectural features have made these buildings rather bland. It seems to this author that if you are going to the effort to construct the tallest building in a city, it ought to have some personality and visual appeal that enhances pride in the community.

When comparing the Rhodes State Office Tower in Columbus, Ohio to its surrounding counterparts, it is quite apparent that the Rhodes Tower is boxy and lacks charm. This is especially evident when viewing it in comparison to the city’s prior tallest building, the stunningly gorgeous LeVeque Tower.

What may be the most disappointing is the example from Charleston, South Carolina. This is not because the building is worse than the others, but due to the fact that it seems out-of-sync with the historic colonial integrity of that charming city.

Sixteen of the 19 towers (there is one tie) identified below were built between the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. That may say something about the styles employed during that two-decade period or that budgetary considerations outweighed style. Hopefully, if and when some of these towers are refurbished, the work can include adding some features that make them visually more appealing.

Peace!

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MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

MACON, GEORGIA

GARY, INDIANA

RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA

BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA

ODESSA, TEXAS

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA

SPOKANE, WASHINGTON

COLUMBUS, OHIO

WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS

MUNCIE, INDIANA

LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA

FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS

HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

KANSAS CITY, KANSAS (two tied for the tallest building)

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY

#Bakersfield #beauty #buildings #Charleston #cities #Columbia #columbus #design #FallRiver #Gary #Harrisburg #KansasCity #Lafayette #landUse #Macon #Memphis #Muncie #NewOrleans #NewportNews #Odessa #panache #planning #Riverside #skylines #skyscrapers #Spokane #style #towers #Trenton #Waukegan

The Bridge, US Naval Training Station, Waukegan, Illinois, 1916 - Woolworth Postcard

https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/the-bridge-us-naval-training-station-waukegan-illinois-1916-woolworth-pc-222183639.htm

#Waukegan #USNavy #Postcards