Lilacs are here. 👃😍

Here are the demands of the UChicago Popular University for Gaza 🧵

Read the UChicago Popular University demands.

They include reparations for Gazans and Southsiders.

The Fight for $15 is changing its name to Fight for a Union

I applaud the student journalists who continue to document their communities at the sites of college campus encampments across the country. Make sure to review your rights for when you’re on the ground. Via Student Press Law Center splc.org/protests/

So thankful to the student journalists at The Daily Pennsylvanian and other campus newspapers for their coverage as they prepare for finals. 🙏

Columbia University faculty have linked arms at the entrance of the encampment as the 2p deadline passes for students to vacate or face suspension.

Chicago's Black and Latino Leaders Want ‘Profound Transformation' Amid Migrant Crisis – my latest ⁦Borderless Magazine⁩ borderlessmag.org/2024/04/29/chi…

At secret meeting, right-wing radio host Dan Proft dangled $20 million to Darren Bailey's governor run, from Rick Pearson. chicagotribune.com/2024/04/29/at-…

Beautiful audio and photos about 15 migrant couples who got married at the same time. by Adriana Cardona M and Manuel Martinez wbez.org/stories/migran…

Deadline alert! The deadline to apply for ProPublica's Local Reporting Network is Wednesday, May 1, at 5 pm ET: boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/job…

Catch investigative reporter Manny Ramos discussing the state of the CTA and his investigation of a bus driver's death on Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons at 12:05 p.m. today.

Listen live: wbez.org
Read his investigation here: buff.ly/4dgixlw

New: Cigna tracks every minute that its staff doctors spend deciding whether to pay for health care. Dr. Debby Day said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: “Deny, deny, deny. That's how you hit your numbers,” Day said. propub.li/3xTfCz8

Mayor Brandon Johnson scored two major victories Friday as the Chicago City Council passed his $1.25 billion bond plan and a $70 million migrant package. By Jake Sheridan chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/joh…

After 25 years of selling tamales in Chicago’s Little Village, an undocumented mother returns to Mexico without her family.

chicagotribune.com/2024/04/20/aft…

We’re thrilled to welcome Patrick Filbin to the @blockclubchi team as our new Lakeview, Lincoln Park + Old Town reporter!

This is his first week on the beat. Please send him your tips! He’s at [email protected]. 🗞️

It’s finally out! Join me in congratulating ⁦Maria Ines Zamudio⁩ on her latest investigative work:
They clean up after natural disasters. Now they’re getting sick. publicintegrity.org/environment/to…

By far, THE most ambitious piece of journalism I’ve attempted 🌽 I interviewed some of the most respected women in the nixtamal movement across the Midwest. This region of the USA is often overlooked in the Mexican food narrative. Cheers to changing that, one tortilla at a time!

Flint Taylor: You have to fight racism and white supremacy with all your might. A lesson like that, man, it stays with you for all of your life. chicagoreader.com/city-life/peop…

in the next couple weeks, @illinoisanswers will be pubbing some great stories about flooding and the flood risk faced by people across the state, starting with this great piece from @merenewman w/ assist from Alex Nitkin:

illinoisanswers.org/2024/04/16/chi…