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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 2h

A federal judge in Chicago says ICE violated a consent decree with warrantless arrests. blockclubchi.co/4nGUOQ8

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Stephanie Lulay @slulay2.bsky.social · 1d

@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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Stephanie Lulay @slulay2.bsky.social · 1d

In a note to @blockclubchi.bsky.social readers, I explain why we joined the lawsuit to protect Chicago journalists — and why this step isn't political & shouldn't be viewed as controversial:
newsletter.blockclubchi.org/index.php?ac...

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Stephanie Lulay @slulay2.bsky.social · 1d

@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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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 2d

The state of Illinois is suing Trump to stop him from sending hundreds of National Guardsmen to Chicago. blockclubchi.co/4gTVTl8

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 2d

A Brighton Park gas station clerk is being celebrated after giving out supplies to protesters who were tear-gassed by federal agents. blockclubchi.co/3IV9nQZ

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 4d

Federal agents handcuffed Humboldt Park Ald. Jessie Fuentes as she confronted them at a hospital. blockclubchi.co/3Wkje5V

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 6d

South Shore residents returned to their ransacked apartments after an ICE raid. "It looks like hell." blockclubchi.co/4gV8ODq

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Colin Boyle @colinbphoto.bsky.social · 6d

Rest in Peace, Jane. I’m so grateful we got to meet and report on you in Chicago last month.

Jane Goodall Recalls Chicago's Role In Her Life Of Activism blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/15/j...

Jane Goodall Recalls Chicago's Role In Her Life Of Activism

The renowned ethologist said she switched from "scientist" to "activist" after a 1986 visit to the Lincoln Park Zoo. She returned to the zoo for some special appearances over the weekend.

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Chip Mitchell @chipmitchell1.bsky.social · 7d

Gregory Bovino, commander-at-large of the U.S. #BorderPatrol, claims a @wbez.org/@chicago.suntimes.com report about his comments Sunday in downtown #Chicago was "grossly inaccurate" and taken out of context. So we've posted the interview's unedited AUDIO and TRANSCRIPT:
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Transcript: Gregory Bovino says arrestees in downtown Chicago chosen partly based on ‘how they look’

WBEZ reporter Chip Mitchell spoke with U.S. Border Patrol commander about a deportation blitz downtown and in the upscale River North neighborhood. Here is the transcript and unedited audio interview.

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 8d

An immigrant family taken by federal agents Downtown has been separated in detention centers: "They’re locking up children." blockclubchi.co/4pOrdpw

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Stephanie Lulay @slulay2.bsky.social · 8d

Overwhelmed by all of the ICE news?

@quinnmyers.bsky.social gets you caught up in 90 seconds for @blockclubchi.bsky.social: www.tiktok.com/@blockclubch...

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 9d

ICE fired a chemical weapon at a TV reporter in Broadview. The "unprovoked" attack is now under investigation. blockclubchi.co/4mHRQd8

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 9d

Large groups of border patrol agents marched through Downtown Sunday, patrolling some of the most high-trafficked spots in the city and detaining members of a family at Millennium Park, according to witnesses and local officials. blockclubchi.co/3Kqqris

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 10d

A journalist was arrested as ICE ramped up its use of tear gas and other non-lethal weapons against protesters in Broadview Saturday.
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ICE Escalates Violence Against Protesters In Broadview, Journalist Arrested

The use of tear gas, flash bang grenades and other weapons against protesters and members of the press ramped up Saturday after Broadview's mayor spoke out against ICE's tactics.

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Stephanie Lulay @slulay2.bsky.social · 11d

@afrodip.bsky.social on Bruce Sagan, the passionate, humble “renaissance man” who gave so much to the news and arts in Chicago.

Bruce Sagan, Hyde Park's Newspaperman And Renowned Arts Patron, Dies At 96

Loved ones remember Sagan as a passionate, humble "renaissance man" who had a seven-decade-long journalism career. He and his wife Bette Cerf Hill were instrumental in bringing the Joffrey Ballet to C...

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 13d

Are you a Block Club subscriber coming to our Block Party Oct. 4 at Half Acre Beer?

Make sure to visit our subscriptions + merch table. As a thank-you for your support, subscribers can enter our raffles — and you may qualify for discounted merch!
RSVP at partywithblockclub.org

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 14d

Private fences that were put up around a public park have irked Near North neighbors. blockclubchi.co/3IDVIh6

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 16d

A mural that can be seen on the Kennedy has been blasted as "AI slop" by local artists and commuters. blockclubchi.co/428g9tg

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Stephanie Lulay @slulay2.bsky.social · 19d

ICE LAWSUIT UPDATE: Back in May, we told you @blockclubchi.bsky.social, our nonprofit newsroom, was suing ICE over immigration records.

While ICE has produced some data, they still won't say exactly who they arrested. Here’s why we’re fighting to know more: blockclubchi.co/4n5L01T

ICE Arrested Nearly 400 In Chicago, Nearby States In The Days After Trump’s Inauguration: Records

Block Club had to sue to get the data — and ICE still won’t say who exactly they arrested. Here’s why we’re fighting to know more.

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 20d

A fight over rezoning Broadway is intensifying in Edgewater, with some neighbors taking out billboards. blockclubchi.co/42uLnuC

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Colin Boyle @colinbphoto.bsky.social · 21d

Logan Square Family Turns Run-Down Spot Under The 'L' Into A Community Garden

A local civil engineer hopes his guerrilla gardening inspires others to feel ownership of their neighborhoods.
via Lauren Dixon/ @blockclubchi.bsky.social
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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 21d

In Little Village, residents are blowing actual whistles to warn neighbors about ICE. blockclubchi.co/46mVKSq

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 22d

ICE arrested nearly 400 people in Chicago and nearby states in the days after Trump’s inauguration, records show.

Block Club had to sue to get the data — and ICE still won’t say who exactly was arrested. Here’s why we’re fighting to know more: blockclubchi.co/4n5L01T

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