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The important, emotional, inspiring stories affecting Chicagoans.

  1. The Chicagoans Trapped In Their Apartments

    1 DAY AGO

    The Chicagoans Trapped In Their Apartments

    Residents of an affordable housing building in Lakeview say they’ve felt trapped and unsafe for months as the building’s new management delays repairs to the main elevator. Wheelchair users and others with mobility issues at The Parkway, 712 W. Diversey Parkway, said they’ve had to cancel doctor appointments, miss prescription pickups and struggled with basic tasks like grocery shopping due to the faulty elevator.

    17 min
  2. Why Do Chicagoans Love (And Loathe) Malört?

    6 DAYS AGO

    Why Do Chicagoans Love (And Loathe) Malört?

    Why, after almost a century of toiling in obscurity, did Malört experience a cultural and economic renaissance in the 2010s, making it not just a staple at Chicago dive bars but in high-end cocktail lounges and cities around the country? Those questions are all addressed in local writer Josh Noel’s latest book, “Malört: The Redemption of a Revered and Reviled Spirit,” published earlier this month by Chicago Review Press.

    16 min
  3. Why Does Chicago Smell So Bad Lately?

    17 SEPT

    Why Does Chicago Smell So Bad Lately?

    Not everyone has noticed it, but listeners from Beverly To Edgewater have complained recently of a sulfur-like sour smell emanating in Chicago. Kevin Fitzpatrick from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago chimes in on what might be creating the smell.

    19 min
  4. After The Teacher Left, This 15-Year-Old CPS Student Taught Chemistry For Months

    11 SEPT

    After The Teacher Left, This 15-Year-Old CPS Student Taught Chemistry For Months

    Fifty years after Clemente Community Academy opened with the promise of serving the community, its students are missing critical instruction time because of absent teachers.

    27 min
  5. The Hurdles Ahead For CPS As Classes Begin

    3 SEPT

    The Hurdles Ahead For CPS As Classes Begin

    Chicago Public Schools students returned to class last week — amid an excessive heat warning, ongoing student transportation challenges, and growing friction between district leadership, the teachers union, and the mayor’s office.

    21 min
  6. CTA Boss Travels The World More Than Visiting City Transit Stations

    28 AUG

    CTA Boss Travels The World More Than Visiting City Transit Stations

    While CTA riders coped with dirty and delayed trains and buses, Carter spent a cumulative total of more than three months in other U.S. cities, Spain, Puerto Rico, New Zealand and Australia from spring 2023 to spring 2024.

    20 min

  7. 27 AUG

    Beethoven And Beers -- Chicago's Only Classical Music Street Fest

    ACM’s Thirsty Ears Festival is Chicago’s only classical music street festival! For two days Wilson street between Hermitage and Ravenswood are closed to feature stellar ensembles and soloists performing music from Beethoven to Shostakovich to Reich and everything in between on the main stage.

    21 min
  8. Kamala Accepts, Chicago Takes A Bow, And Beyoncé Didn’t Show — Day Four Of The DNC

    23 AUG

    Kamala Accepts, Chicago Takes A Bow, And Beyoncé Didn’t Show — Day Four Of The DNC

    An eventful final day at the DNC convention. Block Club reporters covered it all.

    18 min
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The important, emotional, inspiring stories affecting Chicagoans.

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  • Creator
    Block Club Chicago
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    236
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    © 2021 Block Club Chicago
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