The federal agents arrived in moving trucks and knocked down doors inside the apartment building, detaining as many as 40 people, witnesses said.| Block Club Chicago
Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson said the feds must do a better job of working with local officials.| Block Club Chicago
The family-owned dessert shop offers 11 varieties of the Filipino sandwich cookie — including ube, matcha and buko pandan — and flan. It opened Sept. 13 with a line down the block.| Block Club Chicago
Discos Calidad has roughly 10,000 records for sale and has become a premier destination for Latin music.| Block Club Chicago
At "The Disappointed Tourist," which runs through April at the Chicago Architecture Center, you can see paintings of Riverview Park, Berlin nightclub, Mecca Flats and more lost Chicago history on display.| Block Club Chicago
David Ortiz's boxing club and gym offers affordable memberships, youth programs and partnerships with local grassroots organizations.| Block Club Chicago
The NW Side Art Walk features 10 sculptures along the Milwaukee Avenue corridor, five of them new. A dedication ceremony is Saturday.| Block Club Chicago
The veteran journalist has joined the ranks of Mike Royko, Richard Roper and Roger Ebert by having her byline added to the wall of the famed Downtown tavern.| Block Club Chicago
The mother and two young children who were arrested Sunday in Millennium Park are being held at O'Hare Airport, while the father is in Broadview. A neighbor was able to bring the family some supplies like diapers and medicine to the airport Monday.| Block Club Chicago
Chicago residents can access free flu and COVID-19 shots at the city's four walk-in immunization clinics.| Block Club Chicago
Anakin Perez, who family said was a joyful and athletic fourth-grader, was killed when a driver hit him outside McNair Elementary. The school only has one crossing guard and is not part of CPS' Safe Passage program.| Block Club Chicago
The 60-year-old watering hole’s last day is Sunday. The owners hope to reopen the bar elsewhere in the neighborhood.| Block Club Chicago
This year's free block party is at Half Acre Beer Co. in Bowmanville. There will be family activities, local vendors, food, beer and more fun.| Block Club Chicago
PHOTOS: Take a peek at life in the city through the eyes and lenses of the Block Club Chicago staff.| Block Club Chicago
Ashley Jefferson's daughter was the target of bullying for months, despite pleading with administrators for help. Her family is demanding CPS do better at enforcing its anti-bullying policy.| Block Club Chicago
The lawsuit accuses the Park District of misconduct in hiring Charles Leto, who prosecutors say shot and killed Marjay Dotson, 15, and wounded Jeremy Herred, 14, over a dispute about Leto’s bike.| Block Club Chicago
At least eight people were killed and 50 wounded over the long weekend as officials attempt to stop President Donald Trump from sending federal agents and troops to Chicago as part of a "crime crackdown."| Block Club Chicago
"The city of Chicago will do everything in our power to defend our democracy and protect our communities,” Johnson said.| Block Club Chicago
Chicago labor unions led a large Labor Day march and rally to show unity ahead of a potential deployment of federal troops that could come as early as this week.| Block Club Chicago
As the city braces for the National Guard to be called up, residents are debating whether the presence of troops will actually help reduce crime — or inflame tensions.| Block Club Chicago
Government officials told reporters Thursday that a large-scale immigration crackdown is being planned for after Labor Day. City officials and immigrant rights advocates say they are preparing for the deployment.| Block Club Chicago
Chicago leaders said they will not help federal troops with immigration enforcement or tent city sweeps, but they could not say how police would interact with National Guard units if they are deployed.| Block Club Chicago
Terminated employees defrauded the company's medical benefits program, workers said. Now, Target is on a hiring blitz.| Block Club Chicago
MCKINLEY PARK — A controversial asphalt factory was awarded $141 million in city contracts the same day it settled an agreement with the public health| Block Club Chicago
The Bon Femmes store, 4917 N. Damen Ave, will only be open Saturdays, but customers will still be able to shop online. A grand opening is this weekend.| Block Club Chicago
SOUTH CHICAGO — Young Southeast Siders can receive leadership training and get involved in the area's social justice movements through the Alliance of the| Block Club Chicago
At least three people were detained Monday, and one person was ultimately arrested for assaulting an ICE agent, an agency spokesperson said. Organizers said it was federal agents who escalated the situation.| Block Club Chicago
At least 10 people were arrested at check-ins under an ICE monitoring program for immigrants, and an alderman said he was thrown to the ground by agents while protesting the arrests.| Block Club Chicago