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Block Club Chicago is a nonprofit news organization that prioritizes digital reporting, focusing on providing trustworthy, unbiased coverage of the various neighborhoods in Chicago. By placing reporters directly within the communities they cover and interacting with their audience both online and in person, Block Club Chicago uncovers and shares the important stories that often go unnoticed by mainstream media.

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'The People's Pope'

2 days ago | blockclubchicago.org | Francia Garcia Hernandez

RIVER NORTH — Chicagoans are remembering Pope Francis for his compassion and love of people. Francis, who made history as the first pope from Latin America and who was known as “the people’s pope,” died early Monday after a final public appearance during Easter celebrations Sunday. Local faith leaders and neighbors have joined in global mourning for the Roman Catholic Church’s leader.
Experts Share Safety Tips, Self-Defense Classes For Sexual Assault Awareness Month

2 days ago | blockclubchicago.org | Ariel Parrella-Aureli

LOGAN SQUARE — In light of sexual assault attacks that rocked the Logan Square area in recent months, self-defense experts have been spreading awareness and information about how to potentially prevent and respond to violence. A man was charged this month in some of the recent attacks, which had left neighbors on edge. April is also Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and a series of self-defense classes, workshops and educational resources are available for residents to feel safer.
CPS Officials Weigh Hubbard High School Expansion In West Lawn, But More Funds Needed

3 days ago | blockclubchicago.org | Francia Garcia Hernandez

WEST LAWN — Before possibly expanding a Southwest Side high school, local and Chicago Public School officials will need to refine plans and find funds, officials said Monday. Hubbard High School school has an “overcrowding crisis” with more students enrolled than the 1,226-person capacity building can accommodate, leaving students and teachers crammed and having to use common areas and offices as classrooms, Ald. Silvana Tabares (23rd) previously said.
As Trump Moves To Screen Immigrants' Social Media, Experts Warn Of 'Chilling Effect' On Free Speech

3 days ago | blockclubchicago.org | Francia Garcia Hernandez

CHICAGO — Local immigration law and civil rights experts are raising concerns over federal authorities’ recently announced plans to screen immigrants’ social media for evidence of antisemitic activity, saying such actions are “unprecedented” and could have “chilling effects” on free speech.
Bridgeport's Cowabunga Pizza Pies Serves Up Ninja Turtles-Themed Slices, '90s Nostalgia

3 days ago | blockclubchicago.org | Noah Glasgow

BRIDGEPORT — Six months ago, Shawn Rogers thought he had hung up his apron for good. Rogers was once a chef and restaurant manager in Chicago, with stints at local staples, including The Berghoff. But a growing family and the pandemic turned him away from the food industry — until he was making pizzas with family and friends on Halloween and remembered the joy of slinging slices.
Pilsen's Via Crucis Procession Draws Hundreds To 48th Annual Good Friday Tradition

6 days ago | blockclubchicago.org | Francia Garcia Hernandez

PILSEN – Hundreds of people flocked to Pilsen Friday morning for the annual Good Friday tradition re-enacting Jesus Christ’s crucifixion. The procession started at the intersection of 18th and Halsted streets, with scenes from The Last Supper, The Prayer in Gethsemane and Jesus Before Pontius Pilate taking place on an outdoor stage — a departure from its usual start in the Providence of God Church’s basement.
Park District Clears Harrison Park 'Lake' Formed After Heavy Rain

6 days ago | blockclubchicago.org | Francia Garcia Hernandez

PILSEN — The Chicago Park District has cleared the water that flooded a section of Harrison Park after a few days of heavy rain earlier this month and had attracted bathing water fowl. Flooding covered a portion of the field at the northwest corner of the park at West 18th Street and South Damen Avenue for over a week, several neighbors said. Some neighbors took to social media, dubbing the flooded area Lake Harrison, Lake Pilsen and the Gulf of Pilsen.
QXY Dumplings Opening Wicker Park Restaurant, Complete With Wine Pairings

6 days ago | blockclubchicago.org | Quinn Myers

WICKER PARK — QXY Dumplings, a Chinatown mainstay that’s become incredibly popular among Chicagoans and visitors alike over the past decade, is expanding to Wicker Park. Construction is underway on the restaurant’s second full-service location at 2018 W. Division St. QXY also runs a dumpling stand at the Time Out Market in the West Loop. The new location will in many ways be an expansion of the Chinatown restaurant at 2002 S.
New Wave Of Openings Could Signal Rebound For Clark Street Corridor In Lakeview

6 days ago | blockclubchicago.org | Patrick Filbin

LAKEVIEW — Over the past several years, the business corridor near Clark and Roscoe streets in Lakeview has been marked by an unusually high number of closures. Beloved neighborhood staples like Town Hall Pub, Pick Me Up Café and Redmond’s Ale House have all shut their doors since 2020, casualties of a one-two punch: the COVID-19 pandemic and the start of the Chicago Transit Authority’s massive Red and Purple Line Modernization project.
Environmental Justice Ordinance Stalls In City Council

1 week ago | blockclubchicago.org | Francia Garcia Hernandez

CITY HALL – An ordinance aimed at protecting neighbors from disproportionate effects of pollution in their neighborhoods and changing how the city decides where heavy and intensive industries can operate stalled in City Council Wednesday. Mayor Brandon Johnson introduced the awaited ordinance at a City Council meeting where Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th) referred it to the Rules Committee, where legislation is often sent to die.