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We, the staff at @thetriibe.com are unionizing. Please support us in our efforts and sign our petition.

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The Art Institute of Chicago just hung its first Norman Rockwell, and it depicts the Cubs

In what will likely be a major draw for the museum, the Art Institute of Chicago on Tuesday installed its first-ever Norman Rockwell painting, and it depicts the Chicago Cubs.

Meet the runners who refuse to let Chicago’s arctic chill slow them down.
“We’re crazy, man,” one said. blockclubchi.co/4qOmWmg

St. Stanislaus Kostka Academy To Close In Wicker Park After More Than 150 Years The Catholic elementary school has been open since 1874. The parish's pastor cited plummeting enrollment and a loss of government scholarship funds as factors in its closure.

The mother church of Chicago’s massive Polish community will have no school 🇵🇱 blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/16/s...

Foundry Park Development At Former Lincoln Yards Site OK'd By City Plan Commission Foundry Park could add 3,700 housing units, a hotel, riverwalk, park space, retail and restaurants to the northern section of what was once supposed to be the Lincoln Yards megadevelopment. It still n...

Foundry Park is being pitched by the city's top planning official as a "course correct" from Lincoln Yards -- smaller in scaler, more emphasis on housing/retail than office -- although questions remain over related infrastructure and how TIF will be used.

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Gourmet Magazine Gourmet is a worker-owned publication about food and the people who make and consume it.

Condé Nast forgot to renew the trademark for Gourmet and so a group of journalists grabbed it and are relaunching the food magazine as a worker-owned co-op. Love it. [gourmetmagazine.net]

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.

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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"“The Bears finally score a touchdown, and I just started ripping it."

Classic Fran line: "Until now, Quigley has been the Hamlet of Chicago politics. He has flirted with the idea of running for mayor for the last three or four cycles, but he never pulled the trigger."

Up Tooker Alley New Year's Eve Bawl M'ass'k Broadside from the Dill Pickle Club records, 1906-1941 at member Newberry Library

Let's end this most challenging year with our favorite Dill Pickles and their Bawl M'ass'k courtesy of member @newberrylibrary.bsky.social (citation below)
2026 has to be better, right? Right????

Why I decided to leave my dream job to help launch a new show

When Patrick Smith decided to become the co-host of "Say More," he left behind a dream job so he could help create a new public square on WBEZ.

CPD graphic design went hard in the '80s

We're thrilled to welcome reporter @jimrlynch.bsky.social, a Morgan Park native, to the @blockclubchi.bsky.social team, expanding our full-time coverage to Beverly, Mount Greenwood, Morgan Park + Washington Heights.

Send him your tips at jim@blockclubchi.org!

With dueling budget proposals, City Council is no closer to compromise as shutdown deadline looms. blockclubchi.co/4rR5bDr

Soccer House bar is taking over the former Twisted Spoke just in time for the World Cup. blockclubchi.co/3Mx1939

Major props to Illinois Answers and the Sun-Times for doggedly covering this story all year

Hundreds Pack The Metro — And Lakeview Streets — To Honor Tony Fitzpatrick: 'Tony Was Chicago' The Chicago visual artist, poet and actor died in October at the age of 66. A Sunday "celebration of life" included a program at the Metro and second line parade through the neighborhood.

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Mayor's Head Tax Plan Tweaked, But 2026 Budget Still Faces Uphill Battle Ahead Of Vote Mayor Brandon Johnson amended his corporate head tax proposal, reversed a 50 percent cut to the library collections budget and made other changes as he pushes to pass a final budget next week.

A source involved w/ budget negotiations says there will likely be no committee votes today on MBJ's package budget. Process seems poised to stretch into December

From Friday, w/ latest budget numbers in slideshow at bottom of story:
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Volumes Bookcafe Closing In January After Decade In Wicker Park Rebecca George, who owns the indie bookstore with her sister Kimberly, said the opening of Barnes & Noble nearby led to a sharp drop in sales. "I definitely blame it on Barnes and Noble, 100 percent,"...

Volumes is calling it after a decade in Wicker Park. Sad to see an indie bookstore close, anytime. Owner directly points the finger at the nearby Barnes & Noble, which opened last year.

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Ald Greg Mitchell declined to answer Qs about the immigration raid and living conditions at 7500 S Shore Dr at council today.

He said the raid was "over with," and suggested I already knew about his prior work to address the building's problems. When I said I do not, hence me asking, he walked away

Roughly outside what is today Easy Bar

Bovino just posted this on X

Border Patrol Agents Pose At 'The Bean' For Apparent Photo Op The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, Little Village!"

"While Border Patrol photographers snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”

“Little Village!” the crowd shouted back from the Downtown sculpture, located 6 miles northeast from the Chicago neighborhood."

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It might be getting lost in the shuffle, but Chicago Public Library's proposed collections budget -- used to buy new books, maintain subscriptions, access databases -- is slated for a 50% cut next year, from $10 million to $5 million.

69 currently vacant positions are also on the chopping block.

One update - at least one other man was detained by Border Patrol on Avers Avenue south of Lawrence this morning, according to video provided by a witness.

Video from this morning on Lawrence near Kedzie @blockclubchi.bsky.social

From the LoganSquare community on Reddit: ICE incident at Rico Fresh Explore this post and more from the LoganSquare community

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Hundreds marched through Downtown Tuesday to protest President Trump’s latest threat to send troops to Chicago as well as his administration’s immigration enforcement operations. blockclubchi.co/4nU7XFb

Mother, children detained by ICE at Millennium Park Sunday held at O’Hare with other families: ‘We never imagined’ The mother said she felt her family was targeted because of their appearance. “There were a lot more people there, but the agents came directly to us because of how we look,” she said.

Dasha Ramirez, 8, and her little brother were playing with the water at the Crown Fountain in Chicago’s Millennium Park when federal agents approached their parents.

She ran toward her father, Jaime Ramirez, who was suddenly surrounded by a group of heavily armed agents in full camouflage.