ICE agents arrested a man after crashing into his truck on the Southwest Side Monday. When a tow truck driver arrived and saw that it was an ICE SUV that needed a tow, he bailed blockclubchi.co/4cGOFjv

Tow Truck Driver Refuses To Help ICE After Agents Crash Into Truck On Southwest Side

Ald. Julia Ramirez said agents rammed their SUV into a truck before arresting a man in McKinley Park. Rapid response groups reported to the scene and successfully thwarted an attempt to tow the…

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📢 JOB ALERT: @blockclubchi.bsky.social is teaming w/ @thetrace.org to hire a reporter focused on gun violence in Chicago. By combining the Trace's expertise + BC's neighborhood approach, this reporter will be positioned to land stories that drive change. Apply: blockclubchicago.org/the-trace-is...

The Trace Is Hiring: Staff Writer On Gun Violence In Chicago

The Trace, in partnership with Block Club Chicago, is looking for a full-time staff writer to cover the impact of gun violence on Chicago’s neighborhoods. The staff writer in this role, which is funde...

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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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Incredibly proud of the entire @blockclubchi.bsky.social team — we're nominated twice for the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Reporting for "Chicago Under Siege" + our Midway Blitz coverage + @mannyramos.bsky.social's troubling investigation "Death Hospital." headlineclub.org/2026/02/04/f...

Finalists for the Chicago Headline Club’s first A-Mark Prize for Investigative Editing and Reporting, Watchdog Award - Chicago Headline Club

Winners will be announced on Saturday, March 21 at FOIA Fest The Chicago Headline Club is thrilled to announce the finalists for its inaugural A-Mark Prize for Investigative Editing and Reporting and ...

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Telling folks not to use public transit on New Year's Eve is... an interesting choice.

Block Club Chicago@blockclubchi.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Ald. Jim Gardiner urged riders not to use public transit after dark, but data shows CTA crime is down. blockclubchi.co/49ddyCb

NEW: Our project, “Chicago Under Siege,” documents the fear people lived in, the ways they sought to organize and resist and the heartbreak they experienced under Operation Midway Blitz. blockclubchi.co/3Ye4GGa

How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.

The feds raided an East Chicago home, arrested a mother and her 26-year-old schizophrenic daughter. She's been here since she's 2. In ICE custody, she had no meds and chose to leave the country. Now she's in Mexico, barely speaks Spanish, and her family can't find her.

‘They destroyed us’: East Chicago woman with schizophrenia who opted for deportation now missing in Mexico

When federal immigration agents raided Martha Porcallo Martinez’s East Chicago, Indiana home on June 12, they also arrested her 26-year-old daughter who has schizophrenia.

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CPD is withholding drone footage from this scene. I noted two drones + timestamp my notes from the alley just east of Kedzie that afternoon. At least one belonged to CPD. Difficult to say because we haven't seen, but likely to offer the clearest view of federal movements and gas deployment.

Tom Schuba@schuba.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Wanna see what happened after Border Patrol shot a woman in Chicago? So do @chicago.suntimes.com and @illinoisanswers.bsky.social. So we asked CPD for videos. But the cops said no — because a chief is accused of waving off the police response and is facing investigation. tinyurl.com/8ktur6kh

NEW: Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino tells agents in LA, "It’s our f–king city" in newly released video. blockclubchi.co/4oU0lTF

Criminals posing as US immigration officers have carried out robberies, kidnappings, and sexual assaults in several states, warns a law enforcement bulletin issued last month by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves

In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.

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PUñO in Pilsen has issued a shelter in place advisory for vulnerable residents due to ICE activity.

Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.

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🎄Peter Nickeas 🎄@peternickeas.bsky.social · last yr.

Here's a short video of an Edison Park man confronting border patrol. You can hear others in the background. #chicago

Great reporting here by Manny on the many companies that benefitted from the ICE surge in Chicago.

Manny Ramos@mannyramos.bsky.social · last yr.

Federal agencies paid $1.5 million to a local nonlethal weapons manufacturer in Chicago for air-powered guns and pepper balls. It also paid $7.3 million to a downtown real estate company to relocate ICE agents leading up to Operation Midway Blitz. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/23/c...

"With no billionaire owners to answer to, @blockclubchi.bsky.social believes their responsibility is to the community." — @charlesmblow.bsky.social Don't miss @jensabella.bsky.social + @afrodip.bsky.social in this new doc series on the crisis facing local news. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xymb...

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If you're not in Chicago, it's difficult to understand how federal immigration actions have changed life as we know it in our neighborhoods. @franciagarciah.bsky.social + I break down how @blockclubchi.bsky.social is trying to meet the moment for our readers on CJR's podcast:

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On the Kicker, @franciagarciah.bsky.social and @slulay2.bsky.social of @blockclubchi.bsky.social on ICE’s Chicago surge and the attacks on journalists. Listen in with host @joshuahersh.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

NEW — Rod Johnson will never forget federal agents zip-tying his hands behind his back. The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours. “I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said. thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...

South Shore raid triggers past traumas and sparks new conversations about divisions between Black and Latino communities • The TRiiBE

Federal agent activity on Chicago’s South and West sides put Black people in the crosshairs.

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I'm really glad more people are realizing how brutal ICE has been in Chicago but it's really weird to see people talking about Rev Black getting attacked like it happened yesterday and not 3 weeks ago. Like, I'm glad people are catching up! But it's very weird.

ICE agents clash with Forest Park cemetery workers attempting to help man in Des Plaines River youtu.be/aPtEmAwgPRk...

Video: ICE agents clash with Forest Park cemetery workers attempting to help man in Des Plaines Rive

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The Illinois Press Association board of directors has made a huge mistake. What a mess localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/1...

Illinois Press Association CEO Resigns After Dispute Over ICE Lawsuit

The CEO of the Illinois Press Association, who had joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration for actions toward journalists outside a Chicago-area ICE facility, resigned this week following a ...

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Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. trib.al/9Sxu9IN

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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@blockclubchi.bsky.social, our nonprofit newsroom, is suing the federal government after 4 of our journalists were shot w/ pepper-spray bullets & tear-gassed by federal agents at Broadview. Here's why we're defending our First Amendment right to report — and your right to know:

Block Club Chicago, News Organizations Sue Feds Over First Amendment Violations

Four of our journalists have been shot with pepper-spray bullets and tear-gassed while covering protests outside the Broadview ICE facility. A judge heard arguments at an emergency hearing Monday.

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NEW — Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents outside the Broadview immigration facility earlier this evening. A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release. thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...

Chicago journalist detained while covering protest outside Broadview immigration facility • The TRiiBE

Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents earlier this evening.

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@joanesposito.bsky.social & I had a great conversation about journalism with these heroes of local news. I hope you'll actively support each one: + @tracybaim.bsky.social of Press Forward Chi + @laraweber.bsky.social of @statesnewsroom.com + @jensabella.bsky.social of @blockclubchi.bsky.social

There is so much wrong with journalism right now in America so I want to talk to somebody who is getting right: @jensabella.bsky.social of @blockclubchi.bsky.social. I hope you'll tune in to @lincolnsquare.media today at 11Am CT for our conversation. STREAM: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Thinking about the op-ed I wrote 7 years ago for the Times where I waved caution signs in front of the excitement over Chance the Rapper buying Chicagoist to "save local news" (spoiler: he didn't). True as ever: folks need to break free from the benevolent billion/millionaires news savior fantasy.

Aurora local Amanda Luciano racked up more than $138,000 in debt to attend a “predatory for-profit” college in the Loop. Now, she's suing the loan servicer, Navient, for fraud.

Aurora student saddled with $138K debt for 'worthless' degree sues loan servicer Navient for fraud

The servicer let some borrowers off the hook after a 2022 settlement — but not Amanda Luciano and others who faithfully made their loan payments.

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Wow Slack being down is a nightmare.