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BREAKING: Brandon Johnson has won the Chicago's mayor's race.
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Illinois ban on book bans takes effect Jan. 1.
The state will withhold funding from schools & libraries that attempt to ban books. It’s the first state in the nation to enact such a law.
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Scenes from
#TXTPALOOZA
as Tomorrow X Together electrifies a packed crowd on Day 3 of
#Lolla
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We have a photo of Chance the Snapper and HE'S ADORABLE.
#HumboldtGator
#GatorWatch2K19
@chancetherapper
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Two Black trans women were killed within two weeks in Chicago.
Activists are begging the city to take the crimes more seriously — and to stop misgendering the victims.
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Dolly Parton is sending free books to all Illinois kids 5 and under as her Imagination Library partners with the state.📚
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@ChancetheRapper
made a surprise visit to a Chicago elementary school's college and career fair today
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A "suspicious object" led police to shut down part of State Street ... but it was just a can of Chef Boyardee on wheels.
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19 years ago today, the Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of poop on people taking a Chicago River cruise.
Chicago will never forget.
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White Sox's
@TimAnderson7
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@whitesox
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A GoFundMe has been created to raise money for the original artist behind the South Side Michelle Obama mural
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JUST IN: The Warehouse, the birthplace of house music, is now a Chicago landmark.
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Chicago will stop shutting off water service due to unpaid bills: "Water is a basic human right."
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NO VIDEO IN STORY: Video shows Chicago police shooting 13-year-old Adam Toledo as he raised his hands:
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Never forget. Dave Matthews' bus dumped 800 pounds of poop into the Chicago River 13 years ago today
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BREAKING: Chicago's protected bike lanes will all be upgraded to have concrete barriers by the end of 2023, the city says.
The announcement comes amid a brutal year that has seen drivers kill multiple bicyclists as they rode in bike lanes.
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The old Rainforest Cafe got key city approval to swap its mushrooms for weed and turn into a dispensary.
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Illinois schools can no longer ban cornrows, locs and braids — thanks to a West Side mom who fought hair discrimination
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TikTok historian Sherman "Dilla" Thomas is working on a Chicago-based TV series with Netflix.
@6figga_dilla
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11-year-old Jayden Perkins was a beloved dancer who saved the life of his pregnant mom in the attack that killed him.
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Hatty the support dog was sworn in Tuesday. She'll soon comfort children and survivors of sex abuse as they navigate the criminal justice system.
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Emmett Till's former home, now a Chicago landmark, will become a museum.
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BREAKING: Two Chicago police officers have been charged with three felonies. They shot an unarmed man in an "unprovoked act of violence" and then lied to prosecutors by saying they'd been fired upon first, Kim Foxx said.
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BREAKING: Brandon Johnson has pulled ahead of Paul Vallas in the Chicago mayor's race.
Johnson: 50.38%
Vallas: 49.62%
90% of precincts are reporting.
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13-year-old Adam Toledo’s mom thought her son was missing — until Chicago Police came knocking 2 days after killing him.
"Ironically one of his dreams was to become a police officer," his mom said.
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BREAKING: The Chicago Bears will reveal Arlington Heights stadium and "entertainment district" plans next week, according to reports.
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AMAZING news, friends! Block Club has been awarded a ✨ $1.6 million, three-year grant ✨ from the
@JournalismProj
to expand our work!
@ChiTrust
pledged an additional $450,000 in matching funds to Block Club over three years.
Read more:
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BREAKING: Vienna Beef is reopening its restaurant and corporate headquarters at former Bucktown factory.
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The Garfield Park Conservatory is now serving food and drinks courtesy of a Black-owned coffee startup.
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Cubs star pitcher Marcus Stroman is making a $20K Pride Month donation to Brave Space Alliance.
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A West Side private school forced a 4-year-old boy to remove his braids. The school's parents are questioning: Why are we policing Black children's hair?
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Candace Parker and the Chicago Sky celebrated their WNBA title with a Portillo's takeout run.
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Chicago police napped and made popcorn — in a congressman's closed office — while Englewood businesses were looted, video shows
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A West Sider will open North Lawndale's only Black-owned grocery store in 2022. It'll have fresh food from Black farmers.
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Meet Kalani Han, the super stylist mailman delighting Northwest Side neighbors.
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This Corgi dressed as Chance the Snapper for a pet costume contest and he's perfect.
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BREAKING: A wealthy family's hedges were ripped out after they blocked off park land as their own private yard.
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Chicagoans clap back at Fox News with "Shut The F— Up About Chicago" T-shirts in response to a reporter's visit to Naperville.
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Adam Toledo, the 13-year-old boy whom a Chicago cop killed, is being honored with an ofrenda at the National Museum of Mexican Art.
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Amazon installs huge lockers on a Chicago park’s sidewalk, confusing and frustrating neighbors
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BREAKING: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker wins another term as governor, easily defeating Trump-backed Republican Darren Bailey, reports say.
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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders has endorsed Brandon Johnson in Chicago's mayoral race.
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Chicago is the most corrupt city in the nation. But it doesn't have to be that way.
We have big news: Today, the
@McCormick_Fdn
announced a $1.6 million grant for Block Club to build an investigative team to root out corruption, wrongdoing and inequity.
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A South Side activist is reviving The Jane Collective, a Chicago-based underground network that helped thousands of women get abortions before Roe v. Wade.
Here's how you can join:
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A Logan Square woman is facing eviction for refusing to remove a Palestinian flag.
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You can now get wagyu beef hot dogs at Home Depot. 🌭
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The entire student body at one of Pilsen’s largest high school was surprised with full rides to college.
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BREAKING: A Chicago cop has been charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection, with officials saying he entered a senator's office while wearing a CPD hoodie.
On Jan. 6, the officer sent a photo of himself and texted, "We inside the capital lmfao," feds said.
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We found out there's a 🥐 secret society of Chicago bakers.🥖
There are 13 members who come from the oldest family-owned bakeries around Chicago. They've met once a month for decades — and they keep our beloved bakeries alive.
Meet the Bakers Dozen: .
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Anyone know this guy? We want to find him and learn his hat trick secrets (and maybe give him a Block Club hat). 😍
Email Newsroom
@BlockClubChi
.org.
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A man froze his trousers and turned them into dibs: "Pants are always funny."
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A Pilsen bookstore has pledged to refuse service to cops. The owners have declared it a "police-free store."
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Thank you, Chance.
@Chancetherapper
stuns Chicago with surprise free concert after Bud Billiken Parade [VIDEO]
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A South Side cowboy was harassed and had his car egged after false social media posts claimed he stole a police horse.
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"Squirrels have gone wild" because they’re celebrating an acorn surplus. 🐿️
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Block Club is 3! 🎉
We've published more than 12,200 stories, have 10 newsletters and offer a free coronavirus hotline. We now have 12 full-time reporters and five editors. And we're growing!
It's all thanks to you, our 16,700+ subscribers!
Let's recap the past year ... .
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The Chicago Public Library is hosting a drag makeup tutorial for teens.
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BREAKING: Sister Jean will accompany the Loyola basketball team to the March Madness tournament, the university says.
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Meet the adorable fox family living in Millennium Park. 🦊
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorses Brandon Johnson in the Chicago Mayor's race.
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@chancetherapper
making "major" CPS announcement TODAY at Robeson in Englewood 📷
@JoshuaMellin
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Chicago was voted the best U.S. city to visit for the fourth time in a row.
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Central Camera has reopened its 122-year-old Loop shop after it was destroyed in 2020: "I'm so happy this place is still here."
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Chicago is getting 3 new public libraries in Woodlawn, Back of the Yards and Humboldt Park.
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Chicago's first Black-, trans- and queer-owned tattoo shop is opening.
Faith worked for 15 years but struggled to break into the white male-dominated industry. Now they're launching their own shop, which will also be a training ground for artists: .
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This restaurant owner is buying out city tamale vendors every morning to get them out of the cold — and he's giving away the food to people in need.
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@ladygaga
's mom threw a barbecue at a Chicago homeless shelter before her daughter's Wrigley Field show
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New 79th Street murals are beautifying a vacant lot in South Shore: "These are our pyramids ... lour great statues of Rome."
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Schubas Tavern reopens Wednesday — and it has a full weekend of live music planned.
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The CTA is getting $200 million in federal funding to replace decades-old “L” cars.
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Lesbian cocktail bar Dorothy has started Silent Book Club so attendees can read in quiet camaraderie.
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VonMar, rapper/prankster, arrested, faces felony charge after filming video ransacking 7-11
http://t.co/rLrnpj9DNH
http://t.co/D6rI2V4lag
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Illinois schools can no longer ban cornrows, locs and braids — thanks to a West Side mom who fought hair discrimination
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Dogs are allowed in Chicago bars now that City Council has approved new rules.
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Lincoln Park Zoo introduced Pilipili, the first lion cub to be born there in 20 years, to Chicagoans Saturday.
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Mayor Lightfoot’s car caravan parked in a bike lane so she could buy doughnuts, bike advocates said.
The Mayor’s Office did not respond to repeated requests for comment about photos a bike advocacy group shared.
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It's official: Jesus "Chuy" García is running for Chicago mayor, challenging Lori Lightfoot.
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A Chicago midwife is trying to create a "utopia of Black birth workers" by opening the South Side Birth Center to combat disparities in maternal health.
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Meet the Midwestern women steelworkers who put a pro-Biden bat signal on Trump Tower.
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Dramatic storm clouds loomed behind the Chicago skyline after a tornado warning and storm passed through the city Wednesday.
📷 by
@colinbphoto
✍️:
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BREAKING: A man with a swastika flag and flamethrower has prompted a SWAT team response in West Humboldt Park.
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The Tamale Guy is opening a Ukrainian Village restaurant.
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BREAKING: Angela Clay wins Uptown's 46th Ward race, despite big money against her from outside groups.
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Lightfoot trails Chuy García, Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas in new mayoral election poll.
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The Chicago Sky sold out their stadium for Game 3 — and girl hoopers across the city are celebrating: "I can do what the Sky are doing."
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It's official: Google is buying the Thompson Center to turn it into offices for the tech giant's workers.
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TikTok's Dilla the Urban Historian is educating followers and challenging Chicago stereotypes — 60 seconds at a time.
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Chicago's Black activists aren't putting their faith in Biden: "We're going to continue to take care of ourselves."
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BREAKING: The city is closing the Lake Shore Drive bridge Downtown Thursday, the same day video of Chicago Police fatally shooting 13-year-old Adam Toledo will be released.
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18 years ago today, a Dave Matthews tour bus dumped 800 pounds of poop on people taking a Chicago river cruise.
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BREAKING: Chicago police failed on every level when responding to protests and unrest over the slaying of George Floyd, a newly released watchdog report finds.
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Chicago Cop Who Fatally Shot Anthony Alvarez Being Investigated For Pulling Gun In Logan Square Road Rage Clash
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An off-duty Chicago police sergeant pinned a 14-year-old boy against the sidewalk in Park Ridge, lawyers say — and now his family is suing.
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