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I'm really looking forward to hearing some queer musicians reclaim country music at Dorothy this weekend. :) I had a blast covering their work for Block Club Chicago blockclubchicago.org/2024/06/06/que…

Thanks Kelly Bauer for giving me the opportunity to contribute to Block Club Chicago's Proud City section to highlight a few Black Pride events feat. Lighthouse Foundation of Chicagoland, #PrideSouthSide, #BLKNOut, Nobody's Darling and more! So many exciting things going on! blockclubchicago.org/2024/06/20/whe…

CHICAGO: What’s your fave South Side dive bar? West Side? (That are still open) And why do you love it? 🍻

A man has been using Facebook to terrorize his ex and their children. He brags about it: “I want her to worry about who’s waiting on the corner.” But police do nothing and nobody seems to take it seriously. Chilling story from Stacy St. Clair and Joe Mahr chicagotribune.com/2024/07/07/fac…

BREAKING: A Loretto Hospital executive at the center of a Covid scandal has been charged with $15M in fraud. Anosh Ahmed and his friend Sameer Suhail were accused of defrauding the Austin safety net hospital out of millions. buff.ly/4d16uaD

The charges came after a Block Club investigation that began with allegations that Ahmed funneled hard-to-get vaccines early in the pandemic to his neighbors at Trump Tower and to workers at high-end businesses he frequented. Read the series here: blockclubchi.co/4cFYqwo

You can thank Local Journalism for this. Massive props to Block Club Chicago and Kelly Bauer for breaking this story!! #LocalJournalismMatters

The unrelenting work of Kelly Bauer and david jackson uncovered the secret dealings that led to this week's indictment of Loretto Hospital's former CFO and his friend. Feds say they schemed to steal $15M from the West Side's safety net hospital blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/12/lor…

IMPACT: A Loretto Hospital executive at the center of its COVID scandal has been charged w/ defrauding the safety net hospital out of $15 million. It comes after a series of Block Club investigations by @bauerjournalism uncovered problems at the hospital. buff.ly/3xXdkiG

.Kelly Bauer shares what our newsroom faced during our Loretto investigations in our newsletter: newsletter.blockclubchi.org/index.php?acti… This impact is possible because our readers support us. Subscribe to support our work: blockclubchicago.org/subscribe/ Or donate here: secure.everyaction.com/032hEXjSSUm3ar…

They told us it wasn't a story. They threatened to sue us. Now, 3 years after @bauerjournalism's @blockclubchi investigations revealed a COVID scandal at Loretto Hospital, an executive has been charged w/ defrauding the poor hospital out of $15 million. blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/12/lor…

ICYMI: A Loretto Hospital executive at the center of its COVID scandal has been charged w/ defrauding the safety net hospital out of $15 million. It comes after a series of Block Club investigations by @bauerjournalism uncovered problems at the hospital. buff.ly/3S7HbvK

.Kelly Bauer shares what we faced during our Loretto investigations in the Block Club Chicago newsletter: newsletter.blockclubchi.org/index.php?acti… This impact is possible because our readers back us. Subscribe to support our work: blockclubchicago.org/subscribe/ Or donate here: secure.everyaction.com/032hEXjSSUm3ar…

Worked on this piece throughout my time as an investigative associate with Block Club Chicago. I am so grateful to have been able to tell the stories of Lathrop residents and reflect back on the CHA’s decades-long promise to build more public housing. Give it a read!

It began with Kelly Bauer getting tips from Block Club Chicago readers about Loretto Hospital giving vaccines at Trump Tower. She kept digging and the story got bigger. Kelly explains how those tips led to charges against former hospital execs: POD: tinyurl.com/mr45crps

Everyone go listen to Kelly Bauer on this episode!! 👏 love to re-learn the backstory and learn and work from Kelly every day!

CHICAGO: Show me some beautiful parkways! Do you have a favorite? A neighbor or local biz or hangout spot with some showy parkway landscaping? I want to see! Your pic may be included in a story I'm working on 🌻 Block Club Chicago

Trips to Spain, Australia, New Zealand and Puerto Rico weren't uncommon in President Dorval Carter's schedule. How common? A yearlong snapshot of his schedule shows he was away from Chicago nearly 100 days while just conducting 9 field visits. blockclubchicago.org/2024/08/28/cta…