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

.@blockclubchi's Manny Ramos is a finalist for Online News Association's Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award for his series CTA In Crisis, which held leaders accountable for the transit agency’s failures. Congratulations, Manny! awards.journalists.org/entries/cta-in…

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Some call it the "Death Hospital": Inside a Northwest Side medical center plagued by problems. Patients reported filthy rooms, broken supplies and a flooded ER at Community First in Portage Park despite its tens of millions in taxpayer grants. blockclubchi.co/3JASNG4

From Block Club Chicago, a powerful new Manny Ramos investigation into Chicago's "Death Hospital": blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/27/som…

There is a lot going on in the world, but I am popping back in this space to share a yearlong investigation we published today about a hospital on Chicago's Northwest Side that some call the "Death Hospital." Here's why: blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/27/som…

Mr. B made the best Apple Fritter I’ve ever had, and I don’t even like Apple Fritters. Old Fashioned Donuts in Chicago is an absolute gem. He opened the place in 1972, hasn’t had an off day since. Turns 87 on Oct, 5th. The workers, the food, it was all just a fantastic

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Candlelite Pizza — and its famous marquee — still shines bright after 75 years. blockclubchi.co/3VOaUuX

ICE arrested nearly 400 people in Chicago and nearby states in the days after Trump’s inauguration, records show. Block Club had to sue to get the data — and ICE still won’t say who exactly was arrested. Here’s why we’re fighting to know more: blockclubchi.co/4n5L01T

Pro-Trump Chicago restaurateur Sam Sanchez is in D.C. urging the president to slow mass deportations, saying he backed Trump for law-and-order but opposes targeting nonviolent, hard-working immigrants. blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/16/pro…

Logan Square Family Turns Run-Down Spot Under The 'L' Into A Community Garden A local civil engineer hopes his guerrilla gardening inspires others to feel ownership of their neighborhoods. via Lauren Dixon/Block Club Chicago blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/17/log…

Cicero Parents Detained By ICE On Child's 10th Birthday: 'It Feels Like A Bad Dream' blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/17/cic…

A fight over rezoning Broadway is intensifying in Edgewater, with some neighbors taking out billboards. blockclubchi.co/42uLnuC

ICE LAWSUIT UPDATE: In May, we told you @blockclubchi, our nonprofit newsroom, was suing ICE over immigration records. While ICE has produced some data, they still won't say exactly who they arrested. Here’s why we’re fighting to know more: blockclubchi.co/4n5L01T

A mural that can be seen on the Kennedy has been blasted as "AI slop" by local artists and commuters. blockclubchi.co/428g9tg

Private fences that were put up around a public park have irked Near North neighbors. blockclubchi.co/3IDVIh6

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