Summer Interns We’re Hiring Paid Summer Interns Block Club Chicago, a nonprofit newsroom focused on Chicago’s neighborhoods, is looking for paid summer interns. Interns should be based in and have knowledge of Chica...

Exciting: @blockclubchi.bsky.social is looking for our summer 2026 interns!

Block Club’s interns gain valuable experience — and clips — with a team that is dedicated to helping them grow and succeed during and after their internship.

More info and application here: blockclubchicago.org/interns-2/.

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NEW: Our project, “Chicago Under Siege,” documents the fear people lived in, the ways they sought to organize and resist and the heartbreak they experienced under Operation Midway Blitz. blockclubchi.co/3Ye4GGa

Twisted Spoke's Biker Skeleton Could Become A West Town Monument Artist and neighbor Jon Satrom has launched a petition to move the beloved motorcyle-riding skeleton to a median on Ogden Avenue following Twisted Spoke's closure. The bar's owner is on board.

Love this town. The combination of hard edges and utter sentimentality . . . blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/17/t...

We're doing it again — mark your calendars! Join us for the 2nd annual @blockclubchi.bsky.social Block Party 🎉

📅Saturday, Oct. 4
📍 Half Acre Beer Co.
🎶 Live DJs, entertainment, kids activities, local vendors, food + drinks
🤑 FREE

RSVP or get VIP tickets here: partywithblockclub.org

JUST IN: ICE mass arrests sparked chaos in Chicago's South Loop as activists fought to disrupt the operation. blockclubchi.co/454QHag

A woman donated her kidney to a renowned Chicago choreographer — who will soon dance again. blockclubchi.co/4jiXtwF

Block Club Chicago Finalist For Driehaus Foundation Investigative Reporting Award Reporter Manny Ramos' investigative series "CTA In Crisis" is nominated for the Driehaus Foundation Awards, which highlight the imperative impact and importance of investigative reporting in the state...

Incredibly proud of @blockclubchi.bsky.social investigative reporter @mannyramos.bsky.social, who is a finalist for the Driehaus Foundation Investigative Reporting Award for his series “CTA In Crisis."

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Here's a time lapse I made of the Chicago River dyeing for St. Patrick's Day as seen from above Michigan and Wacker!
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Plan To Expand Toxic Dump On South Lakefront Scrapped Thanks To Neighbors' Fight After Illinois environmental regulators sided with activists seeking to block the expansion of a lakefront dump, the U.S. Army Corps announced it will explore "alternative solutions" to storing dredge...

The Army Corps of Engineers has withdrawn its decision to expand a lakefront dump for polluted, dredged sediment, agency officials said Tuesday.

The reversal follows a lawsuit from local environmentalists and pushback from the IL EPA and Attorney General. blockclubchicago.org/2025/03/11/p...

Sandra Hayes celebrates Nathaniel Walker Jr.’s spare at Skyway Bowl, 9915 S. Torrence Ave., in Jeffrey Manor on Feb. 27, 2025. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Skyway Bowl, 9915 S. Torrence Ave., in Jeffrey Manor on Feb. 27, 2025. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Skyway Bowl, 9915 S. Torrence Ave., in Jeffrey Manor on Feb. 27, 2025. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Brunetta Hill-Corley, Rico Corley and Jacquline Corley pose for a photo at Skyway Bowl, 9915 S. Torrence Ave., in Jeffrey Manor on Feb. 27, 2025. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Skyway Lanes, One Of The South Side's Last Bowling Alleys, Needs Saving One More Time

Skyway, the city’s last Black-owned bowling alley, lost many leagues after the pandemic and recently saw its property tax assessment more than double.
🖊️ Mack Liederman
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Need A Summer Job? Chicago Park District Has 3,700 Openings Job openings for young people ages 16 and older includes lifeguards, recreational leaders and junior laborers, with hourly pay starting at $17.02.

Need A Summer Job? Chicago Park District Has 3,700 Openings
Job openings for young people ages 16 and older includes lifeguards, recreational leaders and junior laborers, with hourly pay starting at $17.02.
via Grace Xue / @blockclubchi.bsky.social
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PHOTOS: Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse with his family after being found guilty in landmark political corruption case on Feb. 12, 2025.

📸 Vincent Alban for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Story to be updated via Mack Liederman

Check out the photos from the great @blockclubchi.bsky.social team this week!

This Week In Photos: A Day Without Immigrants, Chicago Gets A Milk Bar And Much More blockclubchicago.org/2025/02/07/t...

MERCH ALERT: Signed, numbered prints of artist Ryan Duggan’s “Chicago’s Natural Wonders” artwork.

Just $35. Only a few left. Once these sell out, they’re gone forever, so get 'em while you can: https://buff.ly/3DPMWK5

Maplewood Brewery's Expansion Will Bring More Food, Lounge Space To Logan Square's Beer Scene The brewery will have space for private events, more draft lines, a full kitchen menu and a larger bar.

Local beer lovers will have more room to relax and eat come spring with Maplewood Brewery’s expansion in its Logan Square building. Just gotta wait a few more months!

(Second positive brewery story in a week for the neighborhood is a good sign)
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‘Piss On History’ At Skylark, Home Of Chicago’s Oldest-Known Urinals The stately, 3.5-foot-tall porcelain facilities date to 1910 when the building was a tied house for Birk Bros. Brewing Co. Now, the Pilsen bar is working to honor the storied loo's history.

Great story, a deep dive into . . . no, wait, that metaphor not the best for the subject matter. Better stand back . . . no, also not right. Anyway, Linze Rice writes another great story. blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/16/p... @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Restaurant NEWS: Charlie Trotter's To Reopen This Year, Son Says — But First, A Pop-Up Restaurant
While plans are in early stages, “I believe the restaurant will be reopened this year,” Dylan Trotter told @blockclubchi.bsky.social last night.
via Charles Thrush
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How José 'Cha Cha' Jiménez Empowered Chicago Puerto Ricans: 'He Was A True Revolutionary' The Young Lords founder, who died Friday, inspired youth from different backgrounds to work together to fight for equality and social justice, family and friends said.

José “Cha Cha” Jiménez represented Puerto Rican resistance, liberation and activism for the working class in Chicago. The Young Lords founder, who died Friday, inspired youth from different backgrounds to work together to fight for equality + social justice.
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It’s been a while, and we have so many great photos to share. So let’s get to it! Check out the art from the @blockclubchi.bsky.social team over the past few weeks!

A Few Weeks In Photos: Funeral For The Blue Man Group, Derrick Rose Mania And Much More blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/10/a...

Chicago ‘Should Explore’ Congestion Tax To Reduce Traffic, Mayor Says
In an interview today w/ @blockclubchi.bsky.social Mayor Johnson also defended the 2025 budget process & reiterated his support for Chicago’s sanctuary city status.
via @quinnmyers.bsky.social
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Chicago's Essential Dive Bars: The History And Legacy Of 14 Iconic Watering Holes Block Club went deep — like, really deep — into the history of some of the city's most beloved and historic dive bars.

There are hundreds of fantastic dive bars in Chicago. Linze Rice, @colinbphoto.bsky.social and @blockclubchi.bsky.social went deep on 14 (for now) ...

ComEd Fired Him. Now, Urban Historian Shermann ‘Dilla’ Thomas Is Launching His Own Show The history program will highlight "the positive aspects of Chicago and its amazing history." It's one of many projects Thomas will focus on after ComEd laid him off following a decade with the compan...

It's been so cool to watch the rise of urban historian Shermann "Dilla" Thomas. Wishing him the best of luck in his latest chapter.