I spoke with Block Club about our little Christmas album a handful of journalists and I released last week. Hear @mauriciopena.bsky.social crush the vocals on "The Christmas Song," me returning to my Midwest emo roots, and an original from @ctoner.bsky.social. blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/22/c...

If you haven't already now is a GREAT time to download this album for $7. All proceeds benefit Streetwise, a weekly magazine that assists and employs homeless people. We're trying to hit $500 in donations in the next couple of days

I recently connected with a handful of Chicago journalists to record an album of holiday songs just in time for Christmas. Hear classic holiday covers and a reading from legendary columnist Mary Schmich. All proceeds directly benefit StreetWise. chicagomediachorus.bandcamp.com/album/christ...

Incredible reporting from my friend, former colleague Mila Koumpilova and the wonderful Sarah Karp @chalkbeat.org @wbez.org projects.chalkbeat.org/2025/chicago...

Congratulations to @mauriciopena.bsky.social as a 2025 Studs Terkel Award recipient for fearless journalism in the face of autocracy and hate. @publicnarrative.bsky.social

An abandoned church became a refuge for migrants who created a soup kitchen to feed new arrivals. Now, they face an impending eviction by the new owners. Read @borderlessmag.bsky.social' latest from Hillary Flores and Nissa Rhee borderlessmag.org/2025/05/02/w...

La Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA) ha sido objeto de ataques durante varios años. Ahora, el programa sigue activo, pero no ha aceptado nuevos solicitantes desde 2021. Por Fiona Wu para @borderlessmag.bsky.social borderlessmag.org/es/2025/04/0...

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. I was that reporter. More on this: blockclubchicago.org/2025/02/25/a...

Why are public servants kicking out reporters from PUBLIC community meetings? Thank you for reporting this story, @franciagarciah.bsky.social. blockclubchicago.org/2025/02/25/a...

Across Chicago, elected officials and immigrant serving groups have been on alert, working to combat the thing Trump has long employed in his political toolbox: fear. The latest from @borderlessmag.bsky.social borderlessmag.org/2025/01/21/c...

Trump just justified his pardon of violent Jan. 6 rioters by pointing to Portland, saying “nothing happened to anybody” after riots there. That’s not true. Many people got prosecuted. Some got multi-year prison terms. One is set to be in prison until 2031.

Concerns about deportation threats and changes to the asylum process have sent chills through Chicago’s immigrant communities. borderlessmag.org/2025/01/21/c...

El Paso-based Bridge Pups Rescue volunteers have been reuniting immigrants with their pets after crossing the US-Mexico border. Chelsea Verstegen reports for Borderless Magazine. Read a little feel-good story ahead of the holidays: borderlessmag.org/2024/11/25/e...

Chicago is phasing out Favorite Healthcare Staffing after paying them $342 million to oversee the shelter system. Records show they had a poor track record of resolving complaints. Read Borderless' collaboration with the Investigative Project on Race and Equity borderlessmag.org/2024/11/19/c...

After two years of traveling alongside asylum seekers, two photographers share their work to expand conversations on immigration. borderlessmag.org/2024/11/15/c...