Quinn Myers
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Chicago’s Tiniest Bakery Is Attached To A Tree In Bucktown — And Full Of Free Cookies
Bucktown neighbor Liz Tierney is giving away free homemade cookies every weekend out of a Little Free Library box near her home. "I just wanted people to experience joy," she said.
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Do not miss the quotes and details in this story “I’ve been out here every night with a Gatorade and my knife,” he said.
Block Club Chicago@blockclubchi.bsky.social · 6d agoChicagoans are rallying to help dislodge a boat stuck on North Avenue Beach, but it remains stuck. blockclubchi.co/4pOV15P
A sliver of land along the Kennedy Expressway has been reborn as a native prairie. blockclubchi.co/4wiYZ9k
Wicker Park's Milwaukee/Damen/North intersection is getting an all-pedestrian crossing. blockclubchi.co/4fDM0ZH
Cool spot coming to the whatever-you-want-to-call-it neighborhood west of West Loop and south of West Town. $100 "Club 'Tini" membership gets you one martini a month for a year -- pretty good deal! blockclubchicago.org/2026/07/07/h...
Home Bar, From Owners Of West Town's Happy Hour Shop, To Open This Month
John and Jess Feller, who also own the cocktail kit company Aged & Infused, are fulfilling a longtime dream: opening a cocktail bar.
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As thorough an attempt as I've seen to account for the US Customs & Border Protection personnel who operated for a little over two months here. #chicago
Who Were The Midway Blitz Border Patrol Agents? Most Were Veteran Immigration Officers
Though the federal agents often wore masks concealing their identities, Block Club Chicago identified 271 of them. Many were trained specifically for crowd control, yet reported using force more than ...
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I am back after a whirlwind vacation that included a few special work days covering Mayor Johnson at the Vatican! I also got to do some foreign correspondent reporting, speaking to Italians about their take on the Chicago-born pope and our great city. Check it out here: blockclubchi.co/4dUk15V
One Year In, Italians Reflect On Chicago-Born Pope Leo's Leadership: 'A Historic Moment'
For some Italians on both sides of the political and religious spectrum, having an American pope who is not afraid to call out injustices is important for the times and the religious landscape.
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Foundry Park is in line for $200 million in public funding at the former Lincoln Yards site. blockclubchi.co/4eiN6Ze
The city is collecting $440k in fines from "rogue" bus companies that brought migrants to Chicago. blockclubchi.co/49vKmpM
The preview isn't loading here, but this is a story I've been following for more than 4 years, since Caleb was killed near Chicago Avenue in West Town on Jan 18, 2022. About a year and a half ago, I also profiled his dad, Corneal Westbrooks, after he wrote a children's book about Caleb.
Block Club Chicago@blockclubchi.bsky.social · 2mo agoFour years after the shooting of high school football player Caleb Westbrooks in West Town, gunman gets 62-year sentence. blockclubchi.co/4dHydzb
This turkey vulture just flew up and perched on the third floor of the criminal courthouse at 26th and Cal for a few minutes
Last week, I watched 5 cars in a 30 minute period use the partially protected bike lane on Elston to skirt morning rush hour traffic. Not a great situation.
Block Club Chicago@blockclubchi.bsky.social · 3mo agoGoose Island traffic is "like the Wild West," with no immediate relief in sight. blockclubchi.co/3PnTYvM
A midcentury West Town church is likely to be demolished and replaced with 6 single-family homes. blockclubchi.co/3QSDTyx
Are you a Chicago-obsessed reporter with lots of story ideas and a passion for neighborhood news? @blockclubchi.bsky.social is hiring a GA reporter blockclubchicago.org/were-hiring-...
We're Hiring: General Assignment Reporter
Block Club Chicago, a nonprofit news organization focused on Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods, is looking for a full-time general assignment reporter. While most of our reporters are embedded in a geog...
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The Eckhart Park Farmers Market is seeking vendors ahead of a June launch in West Town. blockclubchi.co/4tK45cP
If this proves effective, it'll mean fewer owls and other animals dying from eating poisoned rats.
Block Club Chicago@blockclubchi.bsky.social · 4mo agoRat birth control is working in Wicker Park, early results show. blockclubchi.co/4t97C4n
The Hideout has been sold to a new owner who pledges to "continue the legacy." blockclubchi.co/4bvdVI8
A Ukrainian couple fled war and started fresh with Bloom&Buff flower shop in West Town. blockclubchi.co/4lsHoai
Surely June 6 (6/06) would be more appropriate to celebrate Chicago?
Bill Savage@rogersparkman.bsky.social · 5mo agoI am not onboard with calling today, 3/12, "Chicago Day" due to the Area Code; it's only Central Chicago Day, at best. It's been decades since 312 was the whole of Chicago. Pi Day is fine, Star Wars Day is a goofy pun, but c'mon, let's leave the invented holidays to Hallmark.
We, the staff at @thetriibe.com are unionizing. Please support us in our efforts and sign our petition. actionnetwork.org/letters/were...
onetriibeunited.bsky.social@onetriibeunited.bsky.social · 5mo agoWe’re forming a union to build a more sustainable and equitable newsroom that serves Chicago’s Black communities. ✨ You can support us by: Linktree Reading our mission statement ✅ Signing our petition ✅ Following us here and on Bluesky (@onetriibeunited) for updates ✅ Thanks for your support!
In what will likely be a major draw for the museum, the Art Institute of Chicago on Tuesday installed its first-ever Norman Rockwell painting, and it depicts the Chicago Cubs.
The Art Institute of Chicago just hung its first Norman Rockwell, and it depicts the Cubs
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Meet the runners who refuse to let Chicago’s arctic chill slow them down. “We’re crazy, man,” one said. blockclubchi.co/4qOmWmg
The mother church of Chicago’s massive Polish community will have no school 🇵🇱 blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/16/s...
St. Stanislaus Kostka Academy To Close In Wicker Park After More Than 150 Years
The Catholic elementary school has been open since 1874. The parish's pastor cited plummeting enrollment and a loss of government scholarship funds as factors in its closure.
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Foundry Park is being pitched by the city's top planning official as a "course correct" from Lincoln Yards -- smaller in scaler, more emphasis on housing/retail than office -- although questions remain over related infrastructure and how TIF will be used. blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/15/f...
Foundry Park Development At Former Lincoln Yards Site OK'd By City Plan Commission
Foundry Park could add 3,700 housing units, a hotel, riverwalk, park space, retail and restaurants to the northern section of what was once supposed to be the Lincoln Yards megadevelopment. It still n...
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Condé Nast forgot to renew the trademark for Gourmet and so a group of journalists grabbed it and are relaunching the food magazine as a worker-owned co-op. Love it. [gourmetmagazine.net]
Gourmet Magazine
Gourmet is a worker-owned publication about food and the people who make and consume it.
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The rise in DV homicides led one legal aid org to offer guardianship & POA services “No one wants to think about the fact that your abuser might murder you, but it is a real truth, & you can be prepared for it" My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/13/c...
Chicago’s Domestic Homicides Surged Last Year Even As Overall Violent Crime Dropped
Martina Mosby was the first of at least 63 people killed in domestic homicides in 2025. Experts say the increase is in part due to federal funding cuts to victim services programs.
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Classic Fran line: "Until now, Quigley has been the Hamlet of Chicago politics. He has flirted with the idea of running for mayor for the last three or four cycles, but he never pulled the trigger."
Chicago Sun-Times@chicago.suntimes.com · 7mo agoPortraying Chicago as a “city in crisis,” U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley said Wednesday he’s running for mayor and will stay in the race no matter who jumps in — so that he can make the tough choices he says Mayor Brandon Johnson has avoided.
Let's end this most challenging year with our favorite Dill Pickles and their Bawl M'ass'k courtesy of member @newberrylibrary.bsky.social (citation below) 2026 has to be better, right? Right????
When Patrick Smith decided to become the co-host of "Say More," he left behind a dream job so he could help create a new public square on WBEZ.
Why I decided to leave my dream job to help launch a new show
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