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Block Club Chicago is a nonprofit, digital-first news organization dedicated to delivering reliable, nonpartisan and essential coverage of Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods.

The family-owned dessert shop offers 11 varieties of the Filipino sandwich cookie — including ube, matcha and buko panda...
10/05/2025

The family-owned dessert shop offers 11 varieties of the Filipino sandwich cookie — including ube, matcha and buko pandan — and flan. It opened Sept. 13 with a line down the block.

Kevin Sofen, an instructor in DePaul’s Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, began his neighborhood clean-up busi...
10/05/2025

Kevin Sofen, an instructor in DePaul’s Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, began his neighborhood clean-up business in March.

Kevin Sofen, an instructor in DePaul's Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, began his neighborhood clean-up business in March.

At ‘The Disappointed Tourist,’ which runs through April at the Chicago Architecture Center, you can see paintings of Riv...
10/05/2025

At ‘The Disappointed Tourist,’ which runs through April at the Chicago Architecture Center, you can see paintings of Riverview Park, Prentice Women’s Hospital, Mecca Flats and more lost Chicago history on display.

At "The Disappointed Tourist," which runs through April at the Chicago Architecture Center, you can see paintings of Riverview Park, Berlin nightclub, Mecca Flats and more lost Chicago history on display.

The escalation comes after weeks of President Donald Trump threatening to send the National Guard to Chicago.
10/04/2025

The escalation comes after weeks of President Donald Trump threatening to send the National Guard to Chicago.

The team behind the North Pond restaurant in Lincoln Park have proposed opening Cafe Valera at the Humboldt Park Boathou...
10/04/2025

The team behind the North Pond restaurant in Lincoln Park have proposed opening Cafe Valera at the Humboldt Park Boathouse.

The team behind North Pond restaurant in Lincoln Park has proposed opening Cafe Valera at the boathouse, which hasn't had a food concessionaire since 2020.

OUR BLOCK PARTY IS HOURS AWAY 🎊 🥳 Block Club’s second annual party will have live DJs, performers, a kids zone, vendors,...
10/04/2025

OUR BLOCK PARTY IS HOURS AWAY 🎊 🥳

Block Club’s second annual party will have live DJs, performers, a kids zone, vendors, food, beer and more. Hope to see you there! 🎉 🎉

Sakana Sushi replaced My Place on Wabash Avenue last month, former Chicago Bear Israel Idonije is taking over M Lounge a...
10/04/2025

Sakana Sushi replaced My Place on Wabash Avenue last month, former Chicago Bear Israel Idonije is taking over M Lounge and only one Roots location remains open in West Town.

A family walking with their 2-year-old in Logan Square found themselves running for cover Friday afternoon after a maske...
10/04/2025

A family walking with their 2-year-old in Logan Square found themselves running for cover Friday afternoon after a masked federal agent threw a smoke gr***de onto a crowded street of people in Logan Square.

The two-level store features men’s, women’s and kid’s apparel as well as Kith Treats, an ice cream bar with only-in-Chic...
10/03/2025

The two-level store features men’s, women’s and kid’s apparel as well as Kith Treats, an ice cream bar with only-in-Chicago specials.

The two-level store features men's, women's and kid's apparel as well as Kith Treats, an ice cream bar with only-in-Chicago specials.

Protesters have gathered outside the facility for weeks with the goal of shutting it down, while Broadview officials hav...
10/03/2025

Protesters have gathered outside the facility for weeks with the goal of shutting it down, while Broadview officials have demanded ICE stop the “unprovoked” attacks.

Protesters have gathered outside the facility for weeks with the goal of shutting it down, while Broadview officials have demanded ICE stop the "unprovoked" attacks.

10/03/2025

Federal agents handcuffed Humboldt Park-area Ald. Jessie Fuentes as she confronted them Friday at Humboldt Park Hospital.

Agents handcuffed Fuentes, forced her out of the hospital and threatened her with arrest, Fuentes told a Block Club reporter. The agents appeared to be with ICE, she said.

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Block Club Chicago was created by former DNAinfo Chicago editors following the shutdown of DNAinfo and Gothamist in November of 2017. After hearing from people all over the city about how much they missed our truly local coverage, we knew we had to get back to work.

Thanks to more than 3,000 Kickstarter backers and generous support from Civil, we were able to recruit a dedicated team of reporters ready to hit the streets. Our focus remains on telling stories that matter in the neighborhoods, and growing our coverage sustainably through reader and donor support.

We decided to call ourselves the Block Club because we felt it reflected our mission: to build community through truly ground-level reporting of the city’s neighborhoods. If you don’t know about the history of Chicago’s block clubs, you can read up on them here.

If you organize a block club in your community, and are interested in receiving a sponsored subscription for your neighbors, email Jen Sabella at [email protected].