The Block Club Chicago Podcast

Mar 04 2025 283 ep. 19 mins 186
The Block Club Chicago Podcast artwork

The important, emotional, inspiring stories affecting Chicagoans.

  News  Society & Culture
RSS feed Share
Copy RSS


Subscribe on Podcast Addict


The Neighborhood Looking For Answers As Survivors Look For Justice

Mar 04 2025 26 mins  
Six survivors, some of whom were attacked as recently as last month and others back in 2022, have come together to speak out about their assaults in the Logan Square neighborhood. “We want our collective nightmare to end.”

90 Years Of Cheezborger Cheezborger

Feb 27 2025 17 mins  
There’s now a Billy Goat at both Chicago airports, Navy Pier, near the United Center, and most recently Wrigley Field, with two additional locations for good measure and even more cheezborgers for sale in supermarket freezers. Business is sizzling. And late last year the Billy Goat Tavern turned the corner on 90 years.

The Alderman's Office That Kicked A Block Club Reporter Out Of A Public Meeting

Feb 25 2025 17 mins  
When 25th Ward officials announced the reopening of a controversial Pilsen bar at a public meeting last week, Francia Garcia Hernandez wasn’t allowed to hear what neighbors had to say about it. That’s because Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez’s 25th Ward chief of staff kicked her out, a move media experts say may violate First Amendment rights that protect the press’ right to invest

City Tears Down Encampment Tents During Bitter Cold

Feb 20 2025 15 mins  
City crews removed tents at the Gompers Park encampment Wednesday morning in Mayfair. The tent removals came after neighbors and elected officials pushed for the park to be restored, and as advocates worried encampment residents would be forced out amid subzero wind chills.

Are Chicago's Winters Changing Forever?

Feb 17 2025 24 mins  
Despite this week's cold snap, we have had very little snow in Chicago this winter. After a few years of below-average snowfall, WGN's Bill Snyder discusses weather the whether in winter has changed for good.

Michael Madigan Guilty In Landmark Corruption Case

Feb 12 2025 20 mins  
The former Illinois House speaker — the longest-serving legislative leader in American history — was convicted by a federal jury of bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud. The jury found him not guilty or deadlocked on other counts after more than a week of deliberations.

When A Trip To The Doctor Could Lead To Deportation

Feb 11 2025 21 mins  
Yuritzi left her home in Michoacán, Mexico, three years ago. Planning to expand her family, she worried about sending her children to struggling schools in her Mexican hometown, where teachers were leaving in droves and kids couldn’t play outside because of gunfire, she said. Over the past two weeks, Yuritzi is living in fear again, this time because of President Donald Trump�

Lorraine Hansberry's South Side Roots Shaped Her Legendary Career

Feb 06 2025 24 mins  
Court Theatre’s ‘A Raisin In The Sun’ is honoring Lorraine Hansberry’s South Side Tale 60 Years After Her Death. The cast of South and West Side natives are bringing a fresh “heartbeat” to the Broadway play nearly 70 years after its debut.

He Was The City's Highest Paid Employee -- Now He's Getting A Raise

Feb 04 2025 15 mins  
Dorval Carter Jr. is in line for a substantial pay hike. Carter’s tenure as the highest-compensated employee in city government ended when he stepped down as CTA president on Jan. 31, giving up his $391,108 salary. But in a few weeks, he’ll start receiving a $137,000-a-year pension, according to the CTA. As a longtime federal employee, Carter also likely qualifies for a feder

Ten Days Of Fear, Confusion, Arrests

Jan 30 2025 21 mins  
State officials and immigrant advocates are not backing down on efforts to protect undocumented immigrants from President Donald Trump’s deportation surge that has led to “over 100” arrests in the Chicagoland area as of Tuesday.