Stephanie Lulay
@slulay2.bsky.social
Co-founder + Executive Editor @blockclubchi 📰 Former flames @DNAinfoChi @BeaconNews 🔥 Mom. I-L-L fan. CHICAGO. The future of news is local. [email protected]
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'Abolish ICE' Submitted 9,200 Times For Chicago Snowplow Naming Contest, Records Show
Anti-ICE sentiments made up nearly 80 percent of submissions. Voting for the top five names opens Sunday and runs through Feb. 14.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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"Abolish ICE" was submitted 9,200 times for Chicago's snowplow naming contest, records show. blockclubchi.co/3ZAnDTZ
January 28, 2026 at 3:42 PM
"Abolish ICE" was submitted 9,200 times for Chicago's snowplow naming contest, records show. blockclubchi.co/3ZAnDTZ
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A West Ridge crossing guard is earning praise after carrying students across a street flooded with icy water due to a water main break.
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January 22, 2026 at 11:20 PM
A West Ridge crossing guard is earning praise after carrying students across a street flooded with icy water due to a water main break.
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Cheese Grater Guy got prime seats to the Bears playoff game thanks to his favorite beer. blockclubchi.co/4aWS0Lo
January 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Cheese Grater Guy got prime seats to the Bears playoff game thanks to his favorite beer. blockclubchi.co/4aWS0Lo
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Cheese Garter Guy, worthy standard-bearer of this rare Bears playoff run blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/16/c...
Cheese Grater Guy Gets Prime Seats To Bears Playoff Game Thanks To His Favorite Beer
Brandon Martinez went viral after he snuck a cheese grater into Soldier Field with some liquid courage courtesy of "Miller Lattes." The beer brand is returning the favor with two tickets to Sunday's B...
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January 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Cheese Garter Guy, worthy standard-bearer of this rare Bears playoff run blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/16/c...
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How chains are changing Fulton Market, which was once the hot spot for indie restaurants and retailers. blockclubchi.co/4sDOETJ
January 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM
How chains are changing Fulton Market, which was once the hot spot for indie restaurants and retailers. blockclubchi.co/4sDOETJ
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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
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“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
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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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January 13, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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...
“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...
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While homicides and most violent crime decreased in Chicago in 2025...domestic violence climbed. Domestic fatal shootings specifically rose by 50%.
Martina Mosby was one of 63 people killed in a domestic violence homicide last year.
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Martina Mosby was one of 63 people killed in a domestic violence homicide last year.
✍️ @minabloom.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.
blockclubchicago.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:05 PM
While homicides and most violent crime decreased in Chicago in 2025...domestic violence climbed. Domestic fatal shootings specifically rose by 50%.
Martina Mosby was one of 63 people killed in a domestic violence homicide last year.
✍️ @minabloom.bsky.social
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/13/c...
Martina Mosby was one of 63 people killed in a domestic violence homicide last year.
✍️ @minabloom.bsky.social
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/13/c...
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A blue-collar worker has found fame as "Cheese Grater Guy" during the Bears’ iconic playoff win over the Packers. blockclubchi.co/3Nu2vfn
January 13, 2026 at 3:02 PM
A blue-collar worker has found fame as "Cheese Grater Guy" during the Bears’ iconic playoff win over the Packers. blockclubchi.co/3Nu2vfn
@blockclubchi.bsky.social is bringing neighbors together to reflect on Operation Midway Blitz in Little Village.
📅6 PM 1/20
📍Apollo's 2000
🤝Mariachi. Food. Shop immigrant-owned businesses. Hear from ppl most impacted w/ @franciagarciah.bsky.social
Free. RSVP:
secure.everyaction.com/ar7Aboam10KQ...
📅6 PM 1/20
📍Apollo's 2000
🤝Mariachi. Food. Shop immigrant-owned businesses. Hear from ppl most impacted w/ @franciagarciah.bsky.social
Free. RSVP:
secure.everyaction.com/ar7Aboam10KQ...
January 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
@blockclubchi.bsky.social is bringing neighbors together to reflect on Operation Midway Blitz in Little Village.
📅6 PM 1/20
📍Apollo's 2000
🤝Mariachi. Food. Shop immigrant-owned businesses. Hear from ppl most impacted w/ @franciagarciah.bsky.social
Free. RSVP:
secure.everyaction.com/ar7Aboam10KQ...
📅6 PM 1/20
📍Apollo's 2000
🤝Mariachi. Food. Shop immigrant-owned businesses. Hear from ppl most impacted w/ @franciagarciah.bsky.social
Free. RSVP:
secure.everyaction.com/ar7Aboam10KQ...
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The Bears win!
The Bears beat the Packers in the playoffs as their storybook season continues, and Chicago is going wild.
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/10/b...
The Bears beat the Packers in the playoffs as their storybook season continues, and Chicago is going wild.
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/10/b...
January 11, 2026 at 4:44 AM
The Bears win!
The Bears beat the Packers in the playoffs as their storybook season continues, and Chicago is going wild.
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/10/b...
The Bears beat the Packers in the playoffs as their storybook season continues, and Chicago is going wild.
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/10/b...
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Before federal agents killed a Minnesota mom, they killed a man in Chicago and shot a woman 5 times. blockclubchi.co/4jxafcA
January 8, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Before federal agents killed a Minnesota mom, they killed a man in Chicago and shot a woman 5 times. blockclubchi.co/4jxafcA
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Breaking News: U.S. agencies blocked Minnesota officials from investigating the fatal shooting a 37-year-old woman by a federal immigration agent, a state official said.
Minn. Officials Say They’re Being Blocked From Investigating Fatal ICE Shooting
Federal officers fired tear gas to disperse early-morning protesters as outrage mounted in Minneapolis over the killing of a 37-year-old woman in her vehicle.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Breaking News: U.S. agencies blocked Minnesota officials from investigating the fatal shooting a 37-year-old woman by a federal immigration agent, a state official said.
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The archives for the old Curbed city sites have been offline for at least two weeks. If these sites are gone for good, it’s not just a loss for those who contributed to Curbed over the years, but a loss of ~15 years of reporting on new development, neighborhoods, and architecture criticism.
January 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
The archives for the old Curbed city sites have been offline for at least two weeks. If these sites are gone for good, it’s not just a loss for those who contributed to Curbed over the years, but a loss of ~15 years of reporting on new development, neighborhoods, and architecture criticism.
NEW: @blockclubchi.bsky.social debuted “Chicago Under Siege: How Operation Midway Blitz Changed Our City.”
The interactive project is part investigation & part archive — a permanent record of what happened when the federal govt used violence on its own people. blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/30/c...
The interactive project is part investigation & part archive — a permanent record of what happened when the federal govt used violence on its own people. blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/30/c...
Chicago Under Siege: How Operation Midway Blitz Changed Our City
Federal agents arrested thousands during an unprecedented immigration mission in Chicago. They also killed a man, shot a woman five times, tear-gassed a 1-year-old, separated families and brutalized p...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
NEW: @blockclubchi.bsky.social debuted “Chicago Under Siege: How Operation Midway Blitz Changed Our City.”
The interactive project is part investigation & part archive — a permanent record of what happened when the federal govt used violence on its own people. blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/30/c...
The interactive project is part investigation & part archive — a permanent record of what happened when the federal govt used violence on its own people. blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/30/c...
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Rich reporting and storytelling here from the team at @blockclubchi.bsky.social. Chicago Under Siege: How Operation Midway Blitz Changed Our City blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/30/c...
Chicago Under Siege: How Operation Midway Blitz Changed Our City
Federal agents arrested thousands during an unprecedented immigration mission in Chicago. They also killed a man, shot a woman five times, tear-gassed a 1-year-old, separated families and brutalized p...
blockclubchicago.org
December 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Rich reporting and storytelling here from the team at @blockclubchi.bsky.social. Chicago Under Siege: How Operation Midway Blitz Changed Our City blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/30/c...
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We've been quietly at work, taking a look back at how Operation Midway Blitz changed Chicago and what happened after hundreds of federal agents detained immigrants. Unlike what the feds claimed, over 60% of those arrested did not have criminal charges.
READ:
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/30/c...
READ:
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/30/c...
Chicago Under Siege: How Operation Midway Blitz Changed Our City
Federal agents arrested thousands during an unprecedented immigration mission in Chicago. They also killed a man, shot a woman five times, tear-gassed a 1-year-old, separated families and brutalized p...
blockclubchicago.org
December 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We've been quietly at work, taking a look back at how Operation Midway Blitz changed Chicago and what happened after hundreds of federal agents detained immigrants. Unlike what the feds claimed, over 60% of those arrested did not have criminal charges.
READ:
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/30/c...
READ:
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/30/c...
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The @blockclubchi.bsky.social team's Chicago roots run deep. For this project, we talked to neighbors across the city about how President Donald Trump's surge in immigration enforcement — operations Midway Blitz and At Large — have changed our city. blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/30/c...
Chicago Under Siege: How Operation Midway Blitz Changed Our City
Federal agents arrested thousands during an unprecedented immigration mission in Chicago. They also killed a man, shot a woman five times, tear-gassed a 1-year-old, separated families and brutalized p...
blockclubchicago.org
December 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The @blockclubchi.bsky.social team's Chicago roots run deep. For this project, we talked to neighbors across the city about how President Donald Trump's surge in immigration enforcement — operations Midway Blitz and At Large — have changed our city. blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/30/c...
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Please take some time today to read the culmination of @blockclubchi.bsky.social's most intensive reporting undertaking in its history: An exhaustive account of a city under siege and how Operation Midway Blitz changed Chicago.
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
December 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Please take some time today to read the culmination of @blockclubchi.bsky.social's most intensive reporting undertaking in its history: An exhaustive account of a city under siege and how Operation Midway Blitz changed Chicago.
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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
December 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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
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Chicago has gone through a year like none other, and its residents have faced it with resilience. @blockclubchi.bsky.social's team has covered it all — from the onslaught of Operation Midway Blitz to the glimmers of joy around the city.
Chicago 2025 in Photos:
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/29/c...
Chicago 2025 in Photos:
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/29/c...
December 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Chicago has gone through a year like none other, and its residents have faced it with resilience. @blockclubchi.bsky.social's team has covered it all — from the onslaught of Operation Midway Blitz to the glimmers of joy around the city.
Chicago 2025 in Photos:
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/29/c...
Chicago 2025 in Photos:
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/29/c...
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Block Club Chicago is nominated for three Chicago Reader Best of Chicago 2025 awards!
Vote Block Club for:
▪️ Best Newsletter
▪️ Best Independent Website
▪️ Best Newspaper
Voting is open through Dec. 31 — and winners are chosen by YOU. 🗳️
VOTE NOW: blockclubchi.co/3Ya97Sq
Vote Block Club for:
▪️ Best Newsletter
▪️ Best Independent Website
▪️ Best Newspaper
Voting is open through Dec. 31 — and winners are chosen by YOU. 🗳️
VOTE NOW: blockclubchi.co/3Ya97Sq
December 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Block Club Chicago is nominated for three Chicago Reader Best of Chicago 2025 awards!
Vote Block Club for:
▪️ Best Newsletter
▪️ Best Independent Website
▪️ Best Newspaper
Voting is open through Dec. 31 — and winners are chosen by YOU. 🗳️
VOTE NOW: blockclubchi.co/3Ya97Sq
Vote Block Club for:
▪️ Best Newsletter
▪️ Best Independent Website
▪️ Best Newspaper
Voting is open through Dec. 31 — and winners are chosen by YOU. 🗳️
VOTE NOW: blockclubchi.co/3Ya97Sq
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ICE’s Illinois arrests during Trump’s crackdown were among the nation’s highest — and most people arrested didn’t have criminal records.
Here are 4 other findings our investigative team discovered from ICE's own data: blockclubchi.co/3YM9x1i
Here are 4 other findings our investigative team discovered from ICE's own data: blockclubchi.co/3YM9x1i
December 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
ICE’s Illinois arrests during Trump’s crackdown were among the nation’s highest — and most people arrested didn’t have criminal records.
Here are 4 other findings our investigative team discovered from ICE's own data: blockclubchi.co/3YM9x1i
Here are 4 other findings our investigative team discovered from ICE's own data: blockclubchi.co/3YM9x1i
It's been a difficult year.
Proud of these Chicago journalists for finding room for joy this season while raising money for those in need.
@latrace.bsky.social @ctoner.bsky.social @mauriciopena.bsky.social + more
Proud of these Chicago journalists for finding room for joy this season while raising money for those in need.
@latrace.bsky.social @ctoner.bsky.social @mauriciopena.bsky.social + more
Chicago Journalists Swap Bylines For Basslines In New Christmas Album For Charity
The Chicago Media Chorus dropped its first Christmas album last week to raise money for StreetWise and spread holiday cheer.
blockclubchicago.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It's been a difficult year.
Proud of these Chicago journalists for finding room for joy this season while raising money for those in need.
@latrace.bsky.social @ctoner.bsky.social @mauriciopena.bsky.social + more
Proud of these Chicago journalists for finding room for joy this season while raising money for those in need.
@latrace.bsky.social @ctoner.bsky.social @mauriciopena.bsky.social + more