Fucking nightmare.

Still in so much disbelief that @blockclubchi is 5 years old! Make no mistake — it's because of the COMMUNITY that built us. Thank you all who came out to celebrate our nonprofit, reader-funded, journalist-run newsroom! As Maple Joy said, we're just getting started. ✨

Has Chicago's smokey air made you sick? 😶‍🌫️😷 I'm working on a story for Block Club Chicago, DMs are open.

Excitebike! Here's the latest on improving the Major Taylor Trail and Burnham Greenway, building a bike trail across Lake Calumet, and converting old railways to trails in Englewood and Bronzeville. blockclubchicago.org/2023/07/06/the…

"There is little point in a local news that only covers suffering rather than helping a community to interrupt it."- the great @sarahalvarezMI, my hero

Listening to The Story Of Us as an adult

URGENT: Our friends at CACC are in critical need. With the help of fosters, we can save CACC’s at-risk pets! When you take in a foster pet, you free up a room at PAWS for us to take in a pet that might otherwise face euthanasia due to overcrowding. (1/3)

(2/3) Pictured here are just a few that you could foster, most of which are totally healthy and just waiting on space at our Adoption Center. There’s a pet in need for every kind of home, and our foster team will help you find your perfect match!

❗️Did you buy a ticket for the now-canceled Ruido Fest? I’m looking for folks who have gotten their ticket refunded for a story I’m working on. DMs are open, or reach out at [email protected]!

.Mick Dumke wrote about the investigative team he and @chlawrence are building at Block Club. Read about it here: buff.ly/3rt5R7f Subscribe here for just $59 to support their work + get a free neighborhood print: buff.ly/3D6yaLH

A rainbow appears at 741pm following Wednesday's storm in downtown Chicago. #weather #news #chicago

Is this the beginning of middle-aging? Or is this the end of civilization?

Dramatic storm clouds loomed behind the Chicago skyline after a tornado warning and storm passed through the city Wednesday. 📷 by Colin Boyle ✍️: buff.ly/3JYiTjD

One of our adorable Beverly foxes has mange. It's so so upsetting and he looks terrible. Anyone know who to call for help with this?

Trauma vultures are a thing in Chicago. They strive for attention. They won’t post a positive Chicago story if the world depended on it, but when bad it’s posted. Chicago is complex & running from it won’t fix it. BUT…Being a trauma vulture is NOT the answer

One of the things maturing is helping me understand very clearly: folks will judge you either way, so you might as well do what makes you happy. My grandmother tried to tell me, but young ears sometimes can’t understand lived wisdom.

Can the news please take a lil nap for a sec?

. Alex V Hernandez spoke to volunteers about why migrants may be reluctant to report abuse: “Many still don’t know what COPA is, let alone feel confident they can report police misconduct to them without facing reprisals."

13 years after I stopped being a server/bartender, I still have stress dreams about it. And my job was pretty good! Tip better, people. Tip or stay home.