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1 day ago · CTA Boss Dorval Carter Retires After Years Of Mounting Pressure Over Struggling Transit Service. CTA President Dorval Carter’s retirement comes as the agency has reeled in substantial federal funding and after numerous Block Club Chicago investigations put a spotlight on how the system’s leaders failed its riders and workforce.
City Leaders, Advocates Rally Against Proposal To Change …
19 hours ago · CITY HALL — City and state leaders joined immigrant advocates Monday to rally against a proposal that would allow Chicago police to coordinate with federal immigration officials, citing potential financial and community impacts.
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Mission Block Club Chicago is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to delivering reliable, nonpartisan and essential coverage of Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods. Our Story Block Club Chicago was created by former DNAinfo Chicago editors following the shutdown of DNAinfo and Gothamist in November of 2017. After hearing from people all over the city about how much […]
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The district’s Office of Inspector General found that hundreds of CPS employees appear to have significantly understated their incomes on forms used to determine fee waivers for students and additional funding for schools. Transit officials said last month they were “confident” they’d strike ...
Chicago is Debating Lowering its Speed Limit. Other Cities Aren’t …
Jan 7, 2025 · New York City. When the New York City Council voted in October 2014 to lower the city’s default speed limit from 30 to 25 miles per hour, it represented a sudden and widespread shift across the city of 8 million. Before the switch, the 30 mile per hour limit applied to about 95% of the city’s streets. Overnight, the limit decreased almost everywhere.
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Sep 30, 2024 · Block Club Senior Editor of Investigations Curtis Lawrence is retiring after 44 years in journalism. Read his farewell letter to readers and learn about the investigative fund you can donate to in honor of his retirement.
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Kelly is a Senior Editor for Block Club Chicago and leads the team’s coronavirus coverage. She was named Journalist of the Year in 2021 by the Chicago Journalists Association and was dubbed the city’s “Best Watchdog” by Chicago Magazine in recognition of her work covering COVID-19 for Block Club, which included an award-winning series …
The Watch - Block Club Chicago
The Watch is Block Club’s investigative team, dedicated to rooting out corruption, wrongdoing and inequality on the South and West sides. The Watch works alongside our neighborhood reporters to pursue high-impact stories that improve government transparency and accountability. Meet The Watch team. Have a tip for our The Watch team? We want to hear it. […]
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Jan 6, 2025 · In an interview Tuesday with Block Club, Mayor Brandon Johnson also defended the 2025 budget process and reiterated his support for Chicago’s sanctuary city status.
The Ballot - Block Club Chicago
Live Mayoral Candidate Interviews. Tune in to our live interview series with the candidates vying for Chicago’s top job: mayor. Our interviews are hosted by Tribune contributing columnist and ABC7 political analyst Laura Washington.