How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.

The feds raided an East Chicago home, arrested a mother and her 26-year-old schizophrenic daughter. She's been here since she's 2. In ICE custody, she had no meds and chose to leave the country. Now she's in Mexico, barely speaks Spanish, and her family can't find her.

CPD is withholding drone footage from this scene. I noted two drones + timestamp my notes from the alley just east of Kedzie that afternoon. At least one belonged to CPD. Difficult to say because we haven't seen, but likely to offer the clearest view of federal movements and gas deployment.

NEW: Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino tells agents in LA, "It’s our f–king city" in newly released video. blockclubchi.co/4oU0lTF

Criminals posing as US immigration officers have carried out robberies, kidnappings, and sexual assaults in several states, warns a law enforcement bulletin issued last month by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

PUñO in Pilsen has issued a shelter in place advisory for vulnerable residents due to ICE activity.

Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.

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Great reporting here by Manny on the many companies that benefitted from the ICE surge in Chicago.

"With no billionaire owners to answer to, @blockclubchi.bsky.social believes their responsibility is to the community." — @charlesmblow.bsky.social Don't miss @jensabella.bsky.social + @afrodip.bsky.social in this new doc series on the crisis facing local news. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xymb...

If you're not in Chicago, it's difficult to understand how federal immigration actions have changed life as we know it in our neighborhoods. @franciagarciah.bsky.social + I break down how @blockclubchi.bsky.social is trying to meet the moment for our readers on CJR's podcast:

NEW — Rod Johnson will never forget federal agents zip-tying his hands behind his back. The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours. “I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said. thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...

I'm really glad more people are realizing how brutal ICE has been in Chicago but it's really weird to see people talking about Rev Black getting attacked like it happened yesterday and not 3 weeks ago. Like, I'm glad people are catching up! But it's very weird.

ICE agents clash with Forest Park cemetery workers attempting to help man in Des Plaines River youtu.be/aPtEmAwgPRk...

The Illinois Press Association board of directors has made a huge mistake. What a mess localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/1...

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. trib.al/9Sxu9IN

@blockclubchi.bsky.social, our nonprofit newsroom, is suing the federal government after 4 of our journalists were shot w/ pepper-spray bullets & tear-gassed by federal agents at Broadview. Here's why we're defending our First Amendment right to report — and your right to know:

NEW — Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents outside the Broadview immigration facility earlier this evening. A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release. thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...

@joanesposito.bsky.social & I had a great conversation about journalism with these heroes of local news. I hope you'll actively support each one: + @tracybaim.bsky.social of Press Forward Chi + @laraweber.bsky.social of @statesnewsroom.com + @jensabella.bsky.social of @blockclubchi.bsky.social

There is so much wrong with journalism right now in America so I want to talk to somebody who is getting right: @jensabella.bsky.social of @blockclubchi.bsky.social. I hope you'll tune in to @lincolnsquare.media today at 11Am CT for our conversation. STREAM: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Thinking about the op-ed I wrote 7 years ago for the Times where I waved caution signs in front of the excitement over Chance the Rapper buying Chicagoist to "save local news" (spoiler: he didn't). True as ever: folks need to break free from the benevolent billion/millionaires news savior fantasy.

Aurora local Amanda Luciano racked up more than $138,000 in debt to attend a “predatory for-profit” college in the Loop. Now, she's suing the loan servicer, Navient, for fraud.

Wow Slack being down is a nightmare.

A few years ago Byron Sigcho Lopez didn't like one of my stories so he filed a complaint with CPD internal affairs seeking to reveal the identity of one of my sources chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...

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Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez's chief of staff kicked a Block Club reporter out of a meeting on a controversial bar reopening. Two other reporters stayed. The move could violate the media’s First Amendment rights, experts said.

Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th Ward), facing a number of lawsuits and investigations, spent $122,028 in campaign cash to pay five law firms in 2023 and 2024, nearly three times as much as any other member of the Chicago City Council, according to state records. @wttw.bsky.social

we never should’ve given power to the nerds. the jocks shouldn’t have it either. we must usher in the age of the goths

When the 4 Non Blondes said “And so I wake in the morning and I step outside, and I take a deep breath and I get real high and I scream from the top of my lungs WHAT’S GOIN ON?!” I really felt that.

“It is imperative that individuals not spread unverified information that sparks fear across the city," Mayor Johnson said late Friday, without acknowledging that high-ranking city officials were responsible for making the false statements. @wttw.bsky.social

I spoke with two financial experts on Bally's “minority investment” offer plus dove into the 200+ page deal. Here’s what I learned. Big takeaway: you aren’t guaranteed a return on investment blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/24/b...

For no particular reason I’m posting these bumper stickers that I sell. 100% of the money gets donated to mutual aid projects and they raised over $900 last year.

The Sun-Times has been doing some truly excellent local reporting lately. I visit their website more than any other newsroom in town (aside from Block Club obvi). Sending love to all my CST folks. You deserve better.

CPM is offering voluntary buyouts to Sun-Times workers and business staff at WBEZ. This comes after the Chicago Reader announced layoffs for some of its non-union staff. It's really sad to see what's going on in media especially in these times. Remember to subscribe to newsrooms like ours!

We just published these beautiful photos that Jesus J. Montero made for @blockclubchi.bsky.social this weekend. GALLERY: Little Village Unites In Prayer Amid Looming Trump Deportation Threat blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/21/l...

Block Club’s 2024 print subscription special is back! Subscribe today & get a FREE print of your choice 🖼️ We're teaming up with local artist @chgohoods to offer 63 stunning prints of Chicago neighborhoods — plus a new exclusive print this year! buff.ly/3V37CnH (1/3)

And just like that.. Shannon O'Malley (or Phil Spiwak?) becomes the third Cook County judge in the past three decades to lose retention. We looked at the final (unofficial) election results and talked to some experts about the changing landscape. Read more: www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judic...