I'm so excited to share our staff's first ~Week in Photos~ post, where we will be rounding up Block Club Chicago's intrepid reporters' images each week :). Check it out!

This Week In Photos: Vibrant Murals, Free Bouquets And Business Openings In Chicago blockclubchicago.org/2022/09/30/thi…

In my latest for Block Club Chicago, I spoke with Charlene A. Carruthers, writer and director of The Funnel Film. The short film pairs poetry with history to capture Black love in 1940s Chicago.

You can catch it streaming at the Reeling Film Fest tomorrow. ✨

This Week In Photos: Vibrant Murals, Free Bouquets And Business Openings In Chicago blockclubchicago.org/2022/09/30/thi… by Colin Boyle, featuring various staffers

A Lincoln Park woman is creating a 'ripple effect' of joy by placing bouquets across Chicago for strangers to take. buff.ly/3SpG1JZ

The Chicago Reader is searching for its next CEO/Publisher. The Morten Group is heading the search. For details see: mortengroup.com/executive-plac…
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Stop worrying about what happens if we let kids transition. Worry about what happens if we don’t. vox.com/policy-and-pol… via Vox

New episode tonight!

A worker crisis at restaurants in the city. And join Jon Hansen to learn more about beautifying Chicago 🍂🌳🍃

WCIU, The U TONIGHT @ 7 PM

Brandon Pope TV

#tonight #Chicago #chicagonews #cityofchicago #new #episode #restaurant #owner #outdoors #beauty

AirGo’s looking to hire a producer for 'Guaranteed,' a podcast series about guaranteed income pilots, economics, and social justice in Illinois!

Email us by 10/15 at [email protected] with a bio, three work samples, and 3-5 sentences on why this project interests you.

🎙️A 96-year-old vacant church has new life as a safe and creative community center.

Lyte Collective spent 7 years of working out of their cars to serve young adults experiencing homelessness. Now they have a home.

🚨'It's All Good' @blockclubchi ep 59:
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#ILLINOIS & #INDIANA #JOURNALISTS ! The early-bird deadline for our #DorothyStorckAward & #SarahBrownBoydenAwards is THIS SATURDAY! A total of $1,500 is up for grabs! Don't miss out!

Apply: $50/entry | [email protected]

*Student cost: $25/entry

A Chicago half marathon cut the course short and didn't tell runners until after: 'I truly feel cheated.' buff.ly/3ffldWX

Tom Tunney for mayor? Petitions to get the outgoing Lakeview alderman on the ballot are going around as he decides. buff.ly/3UTEYUy

News you can use: After alderpeople accepted/denied next year's salary increase (nearly a 10% raise), I made a complete list of what each will make in 2023 w/ what they're making now.
The highest: $142,772.
The lowest: $115,560.
blockclubchicago.org/2022/09/27/how… via Block Club Chicago

SUCH exciting news.

If you've followed the Loretto stories, the COVID pop-up testing series or our other work, you know: Chicago needs investigative reporters in the neighborhoods.

Now, we can do many more of these stories — and promote transparency, equity and accountability.

Big news, we're getting an investigative team!

City Hall Shake-Up: Why Aldermen Are Retiring In Droves And How It Could Change Chicago Politics

by Maxwell Evans and I:

blockclubchicago.org/2022/09/26/cit…

Salon Glow In Lincoln Park Celebrating 10 Years In Business: ‘It Feels Unreal’ blockclubchicago.org/2022/09/27/sal…