Our goal is always to tell a story and capture unique moments in place and time with our wild fermentation beers. Stephen Montemayor takes a look at an iconic barrel that embodies all that and more. blockclubchicago.org/2025/06/25/the…

📢 JOB ALERT: Block Club is hiring a full-time reporter to cover Beverly, Morgan Park + Mount Greenwood on Chicago's South Side! Deadline to apply is 9/15: blockclubchi.co/417MIqG

I mostly “work from home” and sometimes at Cubs games. Chicago, help me tell this guy’s story!

I'm working on a story looking back at Hurricane Katrina's impact on Chicago and local relief efforts. If you are/know someone who was displaced and came here — or if you were involved in relief efforts at the time — shoot me a DM.

Ongoing: Federal Agents Tear Gas, Detain Protesters Outside Broadview ICE Facility blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/19/ice… via @BlockClubChi

Every week we highlight things to do in Chicago over the weekend. And this week, we’re spotlighting our very own Block Party! 📅Sat., Oct. 4 📍 Half Acre Beer Co. 🎶 DJs, entertainment, kids activities, food + drinks 🤑 FREE More info: blockclubchi.co/4887ivr

Federal agents handcuffed Humboldt Park Ald. Jessie Fuentes as she confronted them Friday at Humboldt Park Hospital. Agents handcuffed her, forced her out of the hospital and threatened her with arrest, Fuentes told a Block Club reporter. blockclubchi.co/3Wkje5V

NEWS: Trump is federalizing 300 National Guard troops in Illinois, Gov. Pritzker announced.

Block Club Chicago and other news organizations are suing the federal government over First Amendment violations. Four of our journalists have been shot with pepper-spray bullets and tear-gassed by federal agents. blockclubchi.co/4mRA6vG

ICE Violated Consent Decree With Warrantless Arrests, Federal Judge In Chicago Says blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/07/ice…

President Trump said Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Johnson should “be in jail” for not protecting ICE agents. blockclubchi.co/4nS4lE0

Feds Had 'Less Evidence Than A Ham Sandwich' In Dismissed Armed Protester Case, Lawyer Says. Charges Also Dropped Against A Third Broadview Demonstrator. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/08/fed… via @BlockClubChi

NEWS: Today, a judge banned federal agents from using riot control weapons against reporters in Chicago. It comes after 4 of our journalists were shot w/ pepper-spray bullets and our newsroom @blockclubchi & others sued. This judgement protects us all: blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/09/jud…

BREAKING: A federal judge has partially blocked the Trump administration's efforts to mobilize the National Guard in Chicago. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/09/jud…

Federal charges were dropped against a HS cafeteria worker and reduced for an Air Force veteran accused of impeding ICE during protests in Broadview. Paul Ivery, who spent 4 days in jail, is now "encouraging people to continue to peacefully protest." blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/10/tro…

The feds accused a Chicago Tribune reporter of interference, sparking backlash: "Journalism is not a crime."

South Shore residents made thousands of distress calls to the city before a federal raid there made national news. The building averaged more than one emergency call a day over almost five years. blockclubchi.co/4oV24IH

A judge blasted Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino for violating her order to stop using excessive force against peaceful protesters and journalists. “Kids dressed in Halloween costumes walking to a parade do not pose an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer,”

We're at court today as a judge mulls limiting the # at the ICE facility in Broadview. One former detainee testified he could only sleep sitting up, minutes at time, in a cell with 150+ people, “because I could fall on top of the fellow in front of me.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/04/det…

U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman wrapped a court hearing by calling conditions described inside the Broadview ICE facility "unnecessarily cruel." He plans to issue a temporary restraining order tomorrow to provide "relief" for those still held there. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/04/det…