Block Club and news organizations sued the federal government for its actions against journalists outside the Broadview ICE detention facility. Four of our journalists have been shot with pepper-spray bullets and tear-gassed.| Block Club Chicago
Russell Hott, ICE's field director in Chicago, said officers have committed no wrongdoing since Operation Midway Blitz began. But protesters, local officials and residents have cited many instances of violence and unlawful detainment.| Block Club Chicago
Attorneys argued that the recent arrest of an Albany Park family at Millennium Park violated a consent decree that limits the conditions under which federal agents can make warrantless arrests.| Block Club Chicago
About a dozen immigration-related arrests have taken place at or near county courthouses since July, according to the public defender's office.| Block Club Chicago
The cameras are installed on six CTA buses as part of the city’s Smart Street pilot. A 30-day warning period starts Wednesday, after which fines will be issued.| Block Club Chicago
The heavily-Latino and Black community has mobilized its aid networks since Operation Midway Blitz hit Chicago last month. Organizers urged residents to film and report immigration activity after agents arrested and tear gassed residents Tuesday.| Block Club Chicago
This brings to 33 the number of sites in the city’s Food Scrap Drop-off program, which helps turn food waste into compost. The program is free for Chicago residents.| Block Club Chicago
The grocery store will anchor a tower on May Street slated to open in 2027, part of a development bringing 667 apartments to the neighborhood.| Block Club Chicago
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said the teen hit an agent in the face with an egg. They said claims that agents disappeared the teen are “categorically false.”| Block Club Chicago
Neighbors joined Whistlemania events in seven neighborhoods Tuesday to assemble whistle kits that alert when immigration agents are nearby.| Block Club Chicago
Block Club’s new WhatsApp Channel delivers ICE updates, migrant coverage and breaking immigration news straight to readers’ phones.| Block Club Chicago
From a South Side Little League team that made national headlines to the city's vibrant Kyrgyz community, the festival’s City & State program showcases films created for, by and about Chicagoans.| Block Club Chicago
The Humboldt Park alderperson was handcuffed and threatened with arrest by federal agents this month while asking agents if they had a warrant for a man they detained in her neighborhood.| Block Club Chicago
Chicago Park District lifeguard Charles Leto, accused of killing a 15-year-old and critically wounding another boy outside Douglass Park pool last week, has been identified as the man who killed a dog and wounded another in 2023.| 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
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
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
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
