Today is the second day of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. Yesterday, on the eve of Hanukkah, two hate-filled men carried out a terror attack against Jewish people gathering to celebrate the holiday on a popular public beach in Australia.

👋 Meet our fall Civic Reporting Fellows! Four emerging reporters are looking into the people, places and organizations bringing different generations together. Zulema Luz Herrera Amari Amai Davis Marium Asif Jorge Iván Soto Learn more about them: www.citybureau.org/intergenerat...

A coalition of organizers are demanding a progressive budget in Chicago that combats federal cuts and taxes the ultra rich. thetriibe.com/2025/10/as-t...

Congress has axed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. @wbez.org has lost $3 million we were set to get last week. Do you value our reporting? We need you to step up with a recurring donation, whatever you can afford. This urgent fundraiser ends tomorrow: donate.wbez.org

🗣️ NOW EXTENDED || We’re hiring a Director of Development to lead our fundraising and strengthen the future of people-powered journalism! Help us solidify City Bureau's future as a vital force for a just democracy. https://www.citybureau.org/director-of-development

Mayor Brandon Johnson just told reporters that he's going to veto this ordinance. "I stand against this proposal because we need data-driven, effective strategies to guide our community," he said.

We are horrified at the targeted political assasination of MN elected officials, former Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and the attempt on the lives of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. Our full statement: localprog.org/MourningMeli...

Happy No Kings Day. Celebrate peacefully and responsibly ✊🏽🇺🇸

A beloved member of my organizing community was taken by ICE today during an immigration check-in. Please sign this petition demanding her release.

“Political violence causes harm to individuals and communities and it drives us further apart. It is antithetical to building the solidarity vital to our diverse communities coming together to create a shared, just world. We remain committed to that vision and building that world together.”

This week, the Colorado state legislature will be moving forward a bill (SB 276) that would strengthen critical immigrant protections. Across the state, LP members are standing up to support this bill with unique messages on how their communities would benefit. Hear more 👇

Ellis Lakeview tenants are suing to block evictions they claim are retaliation for a rent strike. buff.ly/xWs8fDF

BREAKING: A joint Chicago City Council committee voted 25-13 to create a city-owned nonprofit housing developer — the centerpiece of Mayor Johnson’s effort to reduce Chicago’s massive affordable housing shortfall after weeks of intense debate. Final vote set for this afternoon. @wttw.bsky.social

Every decision Trump makes to slash budgets or fire workers has a real human impact and our members hear it every single day. Listen to one of our board member, Chicago Alderwoman Maria Hadden, about the real on-the-ground stories coming out of the Trump administration.

Today is Arbor Day! Shit, how did THAT sneak up on me? Trees need a better publicist. Well, happy Arbor Day to all who celebrate. Which is hard to do if you don't even know it's occurring.

Exclusive: The Pentagon will resume gender-affirming care for transgender service members, according to a memo we obtained.

🌟 Hey, Chicago, TODAY @chialderwoman.bsky.social Ald Maria Hadden is joining this national conversation: Firings, Freezes, and Fallout. TODAY Wed Apr 23, 2:00 pm CT. Info/register ⤵️

I toured Lawndale Christian Legal Center's new HQ, which includes 20 studio apartments for young men impacted by the criminal justice system. The new HQ was named in honor of West Side Native Dr. Dennis Deer, a former Cook County Commissioner, who died in 2024. thetriibe.com/2025/04/west...

Bruno’s doesn’t have a social media presence, so I am stepping up to spread the word here. This is a great fundraiser for a great cause, dear to the hearts of Far North Siders for over a century. @chicagobars.bsky.social @chialderwoman.bsky.social @kmcchicago.bsky.social

Why are pedestrian crashes so common on Sheridan Road by Loyola University, and what can be done to make things safer? chi.streetsblog.org/2025/04/14/w... @chicagocta.bsky.social @leniann.bsky.social @chialderwoman.bsky.social @atalliance.bsky.social @loyolachicago.bsky.social

At a conference for American historians, one Duke professor's call to action: Institutional leaders "have taken pains to prostrate themselves to the authoritarians, whose actions don’t even carry the backing of law. We can do better. We can fight like the world depends on us."

I happen to know that some powerful media orgs were unhappy that AP filed suit; they thought the conflict with the White House would blow over on its own and that AP risked making bad law. The AP's leadership deserves a lot of credit for having proceeded as it did. apnews.com/article/trum...

State Rep. Kelly Cassidy calls for more cisgender allies to stand up for trans rights. “Get comfortable being uncomfortable. Call their shit out!” @windycitytimes.com

I caught up with Anjanette Young, who has a new exhibit at the DuSable Museum. It’s a collection of artwork representing not only her experience with the police but that of other Black women and girls. thetriibe.com/2025/03/anja... 📸: @ash.thetriibe.com

NO LAYOFFS AT THE @chicago.suntimes.com!!!!!!!!! Dozens off our @cstguild.bsky.social colleagues are taking buyouts. Now, Chicago Public Media is threatening to lay even more people off. We're at the CPM board meeting to say NO MORE JOB CUTS. We did our part — it's time for them to do theirs.

Don't miss our Best of Chicago issue! @chicagoreader.com chicagoreader.com/best-of-chic...

Chicago will soon have a museum of public housing! blockclubchicago.org/2025/03/12/l...

Bets on how long the company will exist beyond acquisition? #vulturecapitalism

Protect Public Media protectmypublicmedia.org

Many students are mapping out their own support plans years after a 2019 Illinois law was enacted to support student mental health at public universities and community colleges. www.citybureau.org/newswire/sou...

Merch to help Brave Space Alliance trans group www.bonfire.com/store/joy-in...

Happening now: in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood, students at Sullivan High School are walking out this afternoon in protest of ICE and Trump's deportation regime.

Pritzker and Illinois's Democratic congressional delegation are pressing the White House to release an estimated $1.88 billion in federal funds that are being withheld despite courts rescinding a federal freeze that has wreaked havoc across the country.

The NAACP issued a Black Consumer Advisory urging Black consumers to spend money at businesses that maintain DEI commitments and support Black-owned businesses. We concur: Shop local and buy Black. southsideweekly.com/the-backlash...

49th Ward Alderwoman Maria Hadden is here rallying alongside union members and workers: "We're not gonna let this billionaire death cult ruin this country."

Happening now: it's 1°F outside in Chicago—a literal frozen hellscape. Furious EPA workers with AFGE Local 704 are rallying against the Trump/Musk evisceration of the federal workforce targeting new hires. Recently fired employees include those responsible for monitoring air & water quality.

🎁CHICAGO'S ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SHOPPING LOCAL🎁 Block Club highlighted 100+ shops across Chicago where you can get a perfect gift for everyone on your list — while supporting small businesses. Check out our neighborhood gift guides:

Several city warming centers have opened Friday morning as colder temperatures begin to grip the area. chicago.suntimes.com/weather/2024...

🎁CHICAGO'S ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SHOPPING LOCAL🎁 Block Club highlighted 100+ shops across Chicago where you can get a perfect gift for everyone on your list — while supporting small businesses. Check out our neighborhood gift guides: https://buff.ly/4eKBPiu

Around this time every year, I share a list of ways to support Native people. From supporting Indigenous people seeking abortion care to defending Native voting rights and keeping Native families together, here are some causes worth supporting. 🧵

The CTA holiday train and bus rides start next week. 🎄 🎁 ❄️ 🚂 Here's the schedule: https://buff.ly/3ADO5n7

7 years ago, DNAinfo shuttered + 115 journalists were laid off. Some of us picked up the pieces to launch @blockclubchi.bsky.social. Since then, we've told 25,000 stories. We've grown from 8 to 37 full-time staffers. And we outlived our billionaire-owned predecessor. Thank you, Chicago. 🙏