Colin Boyle

Photographer and Reporter at Block Club Chicago

Articles

This Week In Photos: Englewood Junkyard Irks Neighbors, Thousands March Against Trump And More

1 week ago | blockclubchicago.org | Colin Boyle

CHICAGO — We have a lot of great photos from stories all across the city this week!See what Block Club reporters captured while covering the city’s neighborhoods. Read more: Massive Crowds March Downtown Against Trump, Musk At ‘Hands Off’ ProtestRead more: Prescribed Burns Were Banned 3 Decades Ago. Now, Cook County Is A Leader In Urban Burning Read more: An Illegal Junkyard Has Operated In Englewood For A Decade. Why Hasn’t The City Cleaned It Up?
Gucci unveils 'The Art of Silk' initiative

2 weeks ago | documentjournal.com | Colin Boyle

The iconic fashion house celebrates its silk scarf heritage with nine contemporary artists, a retrospective book, and a Steven Meisel campaign featuring Julia Garner On March 21, Gucci announced their newest cultural project The Art of Silk, a multi-format series which includes a reimagining of their silk scarf collection by several artists, a retrospective book, and a stunning new campaign by the iconic Steven Meisel.
This Week In Photos: Skyway Lanes Survives, Tom Skilling Returns And More

2 weeks ago | blockclubchicago.org | Colin Boyle

CHICAGO — Some good news happened this week: The city’s last Black-owned bowling alley will remain open after countless Chicagoans showed up for the longtime South Side establishment. See what Block Club reporters captured while covering the city’s neighborhoods.
Negative-Sum Game - the polycrisis and the Green response

2 weeks ago | colinboyle.substack.com | Colin Boyle

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What the Greens think they are doing

2 weeks ago | colinboyle.substack.com | Colin Boyle

My Monday doom-scrolling was proceeding as normal - Labour being nasty to the vulnerable, Greens taking principled positions on the many ills facing the world, far-right poison fed into my timeline by Musk’s algorithm - you know, the usual, when I alighted on this:Now, I expect ill-informed hot takes on the Greens from most of the media spectrum, and I don’t usually get too bothered by them.
Loewe unveils ‘Crafted World’ in Tokyo, a love letter to artisanship

3 weeks ago | documentjournal.com | Colin Boyle

From leather atelier to global luxury brand, the exhibition traces the house’s evolution while honoring Japanese craft traditions and marking a creative turning point How does a company evolve from a discreet leathermaking collective to a brand, then from a brand to a creative world? This is the central question for Loewe’s Crafted World, the exhibition by the Spanish luxury fashion house which opened in Tokyo’s Harajuku district on March 29.
Dyett's Basketball Champions, A Student's Hair Care At School And More

3 weeks ago | blockclubchicago.org | Colin Boyle

CHICAGO — Block Club dove deep with a story on how one school’s basketball team won a state championship a decade after the school was saved from closure. And so much more. See what Block Club reporters captured while covering the city’s neighborhoods. Read more: 10 Years After Hunger Strikers Saved Dyett High School, Boys Basketball Team Wins State TitleRead more: West Side Teen Went Viral For Doing Hair In School Bathroom. Now, She Wants A Salon Of Her Own Read more: New Bike Lanes?
This Week In Photos: St. Paddy’s In Chicago, Finding A Beaver At Midnight, And More

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Colin Boyle

CHICAGO — Chicago’s had an absolute whiplash of weather this week, so let’s get to it. See what Block Club reporters captured while covering the city’s neighborhoods. Read more: Can Moving This 1919 ‘Black Sox’ Baseball Save The White Sox? Support Local News! Block Club Chicago is an independent, 501(c)(3), journalist-run newsroom. Every dime we make funds reporting from Chicago’s neighborhoods. Support our work with a tax-deductible donation today.
St. Paddy's In Chicago, Finding A Beaver At Midnight, And More

1 month ago | blockclubchicago.org | Colin Boyle

CHICAGO — Chicago’s had an absolute whiplash of weather this week, so let’s get to it. See what Block Club reporters captured while covering the city’s neighborhoods. Read more: Chicago River Dyed Green For St. Patrick’s Day 2025Read more: Local Lens: A ‘Dam’ Nice Night Looking For Beavers On The Chicago River Read more: Chicago’s Next Romantic Comedy To Explore Finding Love Later In LifeRead more: Can Moving This 1919 ‘Black Sox’ Baseball Save The White Sox?
A 'Dam' Nice Night Looking For Beavers On The Chicago River

1 month ago | blockclubchicago.org | Colin Boyle

Local Lens is a series where Block Club Director of Photography Colin Boyle explores the story behind the photograph. GOOSE ISLAND — This surely was a first-of-its-kind scene for me: There we were, humming down the Chicago River and riding around Goose Island aboard a small motorboat. What on Earth were we up to? We were looking for beavers. They are Chicago’s latest animal celebrity, after all. I’ve spent almost all my life within half a mile of the Chicago River.