@afrodip.bsky.social on Bruce Sagan, the passionate, humble “renaissance man” who gave so much to the news and arts in Chicago.

dozens of federal agents with border patrol and the fbi raided an apartment building in south shore shortly after 1 am as part of a “targeted immigration enforcement operation.” neighbors report hearing flash-bangs and screaming, and one person told abc 7 they saw two people detained.

You can't take pictures of an ego death, so here's the absolutely necessary Monday reset

Vampire contest at the garlic festival underneath a castle

This was the only goal. In fact the only thing that happened last night. No need to verify otherwise

City Council just backed a plan to set aside city-owned land for affordable housing and fund homeownership programs near the future Obama Center. The ordinance passed within a day, after an initial draft — focused solely on South Shore — stalled for 2 years. blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/25/o...

Never in a million years did I think I would ride with a pedicab aka demon cyclist aka trail clogger this weekend. But I'm not going to make my auntie walk a mile, c'mon now Never in a trillion years did I think a mile ride to Northerly Island would be $77.70 I will complain about this until I die

Heads up: The next meeting on Blacks in Green's plan to buy city land and develop 20 apartments, 12 storefronts and gardens is 6 p.m. tonight at the Bessie Coleman Library. blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/05/b...

[leftishly] gender is a BINARY. you’re either one or the other.

Forgive me if this isn't news — I was in 7th grade for Til the Casket Drops and GOOD Music was practically my coming of age — but it's clicked that Malice is actually the slight 1 of the 2. That Community feature... "mother auntie cousin, couldn't tell you who reside there..." that was it

Hi world, I'm working on a story looking back at Hurricane Katrina's impact on Chicago and local relief efforts. If you are/know someone who was displaced and came here — or if you were involved in relief efforts at the time — feel free to shoot me a DM or email. maxwell[at]blockclubchi.org

$1.5 million for a home in South Shore www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-...

Sam Altman: I see humans achieving omnipotence using dark matter by… 2030 maybe? That’s if OpenAI is given a quadrillion dollars Theo Von: Yeah Altman: Or, we may become a race of slaves, genetically modified to be harvested by robot spiders. That’s if OpenAI doesn’t get the money Von: Right

Boring cable station rebrand, as well as boring BlueSky™ copy-and-paste discourse™ about said rebrand, are boring. Beautiful pearlescent 1992 Ford Taurus is exhilarating

I wonder what this sonic boom that just set off alarms and nearly ruptured my eardrums in Clarendon Park might have done. Stupid ass planes go away forever

letting these go to show they can't weigh me down, and can always be picked back up babysherm.bandcamp.com/album/resee

Its all the way up at Club 67/Jeffery Gas Stations!!

i saw a guy on here asking people what they thought was the GREATEST OF ALL TIME tv show and i cant think of anything better than weather channel local on the 8s

Running it back all weekend

Me when my wife and child can't believe our luck in obtaining non-hydrogenated liquid shortening and various quantities of cooking oils

Eight new DJs will graduate from their class at Miyagi Records Saturday by spinning sets for a daylong party at the South Side shop. The next 6-week session opens in late August, while a new beatmaking class launches in September. blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/29/m...

Why Is It So Expensive To Build Affordable Housing In Chicago? For @blockclubchi.bsky.social with @arielparrella.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/28/w...

Grants that helped grow Lost Boyz Inc., a South Shore youth sports nonprofit, are coming to an end — with no immediate replacements for that funding in sight. Leaders are turning to a fundraiser to sustain programs while they seek more stable income. blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/25/l...

One of the best pieces I've read in quite some time. Well-deserved recognition. I will be rooting for them to win.

Still can't bring myself to Alfredo 2. maybe tomorrow, or not. My last Freddie experience was him turning Piñata 10 into the "I'm drunk as hell and hate my ex" therapy hour... or 2 hours. Then there's the AI chemist. Hard to separate the art

I lucked up today www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gy8...

Coming just a month after Pixel Grip's newest album dropped, a proper, release-day credit on Travis Scott's Jackboys 2 project could've been "life-changing" for the Chicago band. Except Scott's team never cleared their sample of Pixel Grip's "Pursuit." blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/21/p...

wrote about how social media kills sex for @readlux.bsky.social lux-magazine.com/article/priv...

Today is the 30th anniversary of the Day that Newsweek Discovered Bisexuality. To mark the occasion, I’m going to tell you all a little story. 1/

Downzoning several vacant sites on 79th Street allows for more local control over the corridor’s growth, Ald. Michelle Harris said. Critics, including a developer interested in two affected sites, say the move is a roadblock to development. blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/16/c...

Somebody better wife me up. up at 1130 cooking fall off the bone chicken with an olive and lemon sauce over couscous. Photos are not gonna do this god-tier work justice

Zoning committee passed all three downzoning proposals without discussion. They'll go to a full council vote as soon as tomorrow.

Ald. Harris' plan to downzone some 79th St properties is up in committee today. Two people said they tried and failed under Harris to bring a business to one long-vacant site — and the latest would-be developer there said the rezoning push is another roadblock. blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/15/a...

That free low power divvy is the truth, i was still essentially teleporting

iridescent www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lDV...

After hosting a kayak night last year, Rainbow Beach's park council president applied to run it back. Within days — rather than a stated 2-week review period — the Park District blocked it, citing safety concerns about simultaneous events in the 142-acre park. blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/10/p...

all my haters are confused and entitled

Devastated at the rate you fell below me What wasted unconditional love On somebody who doesn't believe in the stuff Oh well aaahhhhhhhHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

The city will shutter a ~750-bed shelter in Kenwood within 6 months, after announcing earlier this year that the shelter would stay open indefinitely. Another large shelter on the Southwest Side closes June 30. Homelessness in Chicago was +207% from '23-'24. blockclubchicago.org/2025/06/23/c...

Conscious Plates is seeing some major changes as owner Latrell Garnett tries to stabilize the South Side alkaline eatery. Fried foods are off the menu, the shop's now closed Mon-Wed, wait times for meals are gradually improving — and he's trying to raise $100K. blockclubchicago.org/2025/06/10/c...

Your work is invaluable to this city @imleor.bsky.social, so we get that out the way up front. How much attention do you pay to my local news stories? Yes, *this* story was assigned to me via an Instagram post (which I don't have, nor TikTok). I engaged with the assignment and the art beyond that.

>:( >:( >:( CANADAAAAAAAAA

A concrete slab sitting in a UChicago garage may not immediately register as art — let alone a piece painstakingly saved from obscurity and decay. "Concrete Traffic" is gaining new attention as its custodians prepare a book on the '57 Caddy encased in concrete. blockclubchicago.org/2025/05/28/s...

That is also nba champion OG Anunoby

that’s nba champion pascal siakam