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Our Chicago School Board Voter Guide is here! 🗳️💪 All 21 Chicago Board of Education members are up for election for the first time. @blockclubchi.bsky.social @chalkbeat.org @wbez.org @chicago.suntimes.com collaborated over months to produce a multilingual guide: www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/scho...

SAVE THE DATE Nov. 7 for @blockclubchi.bsky.social's FREE South Side Health & Wellness Fest in Chatham! 💪🎉 👟 Fun run/walk w/ Joabe Barbosa 🏋️‍♀️ Workout class by South Side Sweats 🧘🏽‍♀️ Meditation + massages 🩺 Medical screenings 🍎 Free food + baby products Register: blockclubchicago.org/healthfest/

Relish is one of the “seven sacred condiments” that tops a Chicago-style hot dog. Here’s the story behind its neon-green color: buff.ly/zfRrAYH

📢 JOB ALERT: @blockclubchi.bsky.social is hiring a full-time reporter to cover Jefferson Park, Portage Park & Chicago's Far Northwest Side! We're thrilled former Far NW Side reporter @mollydevore.bsky.social's work continues at BC, as she has moved to the Lincoln Square beat. Deadline 11/15:

This month, a city hearing on domestic violence was canceled at the last minute bc not enough alderpeople showed up. @blockclubchi.bsky.social readers had a strong reaction to our story. So we decided to ask those alders why they skipped it. @minabloom.bsky.social reports:

South Siders! Meet reporter @jimrlynch.bsky.social + help @blockclubchi.bsky.social celebrate its expanded coverage of Beverly, Morgan Park & Mount Greenwood 10/29 at Open Outcry! FREE. Trivia w/ @ourmaninchicago.bsky.social & your first drink is on us. 🎟️ RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-your-...

WOW! A huge thank you to the staff, volunteers, vendors, performers, sponsors, Half Acre Beer & the 2,300! of you who showed up to make @blockclubchi.bsky.social's 3rd annual Block Party a success! Thanks to you, we raised $50,000! More about the magical day: blockclubchicago.org/2026/10/14/b...

An ex-Loretto Hospital executive and his contractor pal — who fled the U.S. amid accusations they stole millions of dollars from the hospital — reportedly celebrated New Year’s Eve last year with Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general who is now locked in a battle for U.S. Senate. buff.ly/FdB9eRT

A billionaire’s squirrel-feeding operation is driving Lincoln Park neighbors nuts. buff.ly/5C4lOo2

Incredibly proud of the @blockclubchi.bsky.social team! We were honored with two @journalists.org Online Journalism Awards for our Midway Blitz reporting. We do this work for our readers, not awards. But we're grateful to be recognized.

"Yes, pizza too has been drawn into a favorite local game: I’m More Chicago Than You Are." Gem of a story by John Carruthers digging into the origins of "tavern-style" blockclubchicago.org/2026/10/05/c...

In Chicago mayoral race, candidates are turning to influencers hoping to go viral with voters. buff.ly/vbjtbrF

One of the best days of the year is almost here! 🎉🍻

A story we had been working on for weeks just published, and I'm so grateful to everyone who shared their time and stories with us! Give it a read here in @blockclubchi.bsky.social: Your Guide To Devon Avenue: Where To Eat, Shop And Spend The Day blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/18/y...

INTERNSHIP ALERT: @blockclubchi.bsky.social is hiring paid fall investigative interns! 🔍 Work w/ + learn from The Watch team ✍️ Contribute to published stories + pitch your ideas 💰 $22/hour 🤝 Supported by Gary Marx Fund for Emerging Journalists Apply by 9/20: blockclubchicago.org/investigativ...

"On Dec. 22, an immigration judge in Michigan ordered Padilla Mora to be removed from the country, according to his lawyer, Enrique Espinoza. The judge said his children would adapt to life without their father." ✍🏽 @franciagarciah.bsky.social Madison Savedra blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/09/a...

Chicago Under Siege, One Year Later: A year after Operation Midway Blitz, Chicagoans are still picking up the pieces. From a family separated by deportation to a street vendor slowly getting back to work, many are adjusting to a new normal. buff.ly/LgHAmFk

What an honor! @blockclubchi.bsky.social is a finalist for three @journalists.org Online Journalism Awards, including ONA’s top award. These nominations are a reflection of the hard work our journalists put in every day to tell the stories that matter to Chicago’s neighborhoods.

Incredibly proud of the @blockclubchi.bsky.social team for this recognition, for showing up for our neighbors and for standing up for the truth.

Come work with me at @blockclubchi.bsky.social and @thetrace.org! We're looking for a full-time staff writer to cover the impact of gun violence on Chicago’s neighborhoods. blockclubchicago.org/the-trace-is...

What an honor! @blockclubchi.bsky.social is a finalist for 3 @lionpubs.bsky.social Sustainability Awards. We're nominated in Public Service, Community Engagement and Financial Health categories. Proud of these team efforts.

📢 JOB ALERT: @blockclubchi.bsky.social is teaming w/ @thetrace.org to hire a reporter focused on gun violence in Chicago. By combining the Trace's expertise + BC's neighborhood approach, this reporter will be positioned to land stories that drive change. Apply: blockclubchicago.org/the-trace-is...

From pigeon portraits to the opening of the Obama Center, @blockclubchi.bsky.social interns are gaining hands-on reporting experience. Read photography intern Zoey Duchene's reflection on time here:

Incredibly proud of the @blockclubchi.bsky.social team for this recognition — and grateful for the neighbors who trusted us with their stories.

Congrats to Emerging Leader of the Year Khadijah Bland and Nonprofit Newcomer of the Year @franciagarciah.bsky.social.

ICE arrests are on the rise again in Chicago. Here’s what immigrants need to know: blockclubchi.co/4aLHeqt

Meet the man behind the Sky Ride Tap, the Loop’s last real dive bar. blockclubchi.co/4bbgoIl

The hearing push is a direct response to Block Club’s investigation published in June that revealed failures by the Chicago Police Department’s Office of Victim Services. @blockclubchi.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/30/a...

As thorough an attempt as I've seen to account for the US Customs & Border Protection personnel who operated for a little over two months here. #chicago

Help Block Club raise $20,000 for high-impact investigations that hold Chicago's institutions and leaders accountable. If our work matters to you, consider supporting Block Club: blockclubchi.co/42NbmNv

Are you a Chicago-obsessed reporter with lots of story ideas and a passion for neighborhood news? @blockclubchi.bsky.social is hiring a GA reporter blockclubchicago.org/were-hiring-...

MEET THE FINALISTS: @blockclubchi.bsky.social Manny Ramos talks about his work, "Some Call It 'Death Hospital'," which is one of the large newsroom finalists of the 22nd Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting. Tickets: https://bit.ly/4triTgPhttps://bit.ly/4triTgP

@blockclubchi.bsky.social's Francia Garcia Hernandez and Madison Savedra are finalists for the 22nd Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting. Winners will be announced on May 7. Tickets: https://bit.ly/4triTgPhttps://bit.ly/4triTgP #Chicago #Illinois #ICE

Press Freedom goes beyond one day. I'm honored to participate in a stellar panel discussing physical and legal threats to the press and share what it's like to cover immigration and ICE operations in Chicago. Register: www.classacthr73.org/event-6568604 @classacthr73.bsky.social

Added a new title to my resume: Mom of 4. I’ll be slow to respond as I adjust to my new role. Got @blockclubchi.bsky.social-related tips/pitches/questions? Reach all of our editors at newsroom@blockclubchi.org.

Silverio Villegas González was a father of two who lived in the Chicago area. ICE agents killed him. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office and Franklin Park police did not launch probes into his slaying — though in Minneapolis, officials are investigating ICE killings. blockclubchi.co/4sXjMwR

ICE agents shot & killed Silverio Villegas Gonzalez after he dropped his kids off at school in September. Minn officials launched investigations into Pretti & Good's killings. Cook County has not done the same for Villegas Gonzalez. blockclubchicago.org/2026/03/23/i... ✍️ @mollydevore.bsky.social

Breaking News: Kristi Noem has been fired as homeland security secretary by President Trump, who picked Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to replace her. Follow live updates. trib.al/znvv0xP

New: Internal tension at the Associated Press over use of AI. One of the AP newsroom leaders leading the company's AI initiatives told staff that many editors preferred an AI-written article to a human one, and told them when it comes to using AI in the newsroom "resistance is futile."

“The reports contain few details about each arrest. When they do, the accounts are sometimes at odds with body-camera footage.” Great reporting about the avalanche of charges levied against nonviolent protesters at the Broadview ICE detention center: