Block Club Chicago’s investigative team, the Watch, accepts internship applications periodically throughout the year. Applications for the fall 2026 are currently being accepted and are due by 11:59 p...

Though the federal agents often wore masks concealing their identities, Block Club Chicago identified 271 of them. Many were trained specifically for crowd control, yet reported using force more than ...

Though the federal agents often wore masks concealing their identities, Block Club Chicago identified 271 of them. Many were trained specifically for crowd control, yet reported using force more than ...

Though the federal agents often wore masks concealing their identities, Block Club Chicago identified 271 of them. Many were trained specifically for crowd control, yet reported using force more than ...

Even after a $4 million boost, the Police Department program has struggled, Block Club found. Now alderpeople led by Nicole Lee want police leaders to answer questions.

Seventeen years after Daley's disastrous parking meter deal, a new meter sale is in the works. But Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city signed a confidentiality agreement, though he won’t share that ei...

Chicago police ticketed an immigrant street vendor — and ICE agents then swooped in to arrest her and her nephew when she had to make a court appearance.

Chicago police ticketed an immigrant street vendor — and ICE agents then swooped in to arrest her and her nephew when she had to make a court appearance.

Chicago police ticketed an immigrant street vendor — and ICE agents then swooped in to arrest her and her nephew when she had to make a court appearance.

The Police Department’s victim services office has produced few documented results despite a surge in domestic violence cases. Survivors and advocates are furious the money wasn’t used on much-needed ...

The Police Department’s victim services office has produced few documented results despite a surge in domestic violence cases. Survivors and advocates are furious the money wasn’t used on much-needed ...

The police department’s victim services office has produced few documented results despite a surge in domestic violence cases. Survivors and advocates are furious the money wasn’t used on much-needed ...

The police department’s victim services office has produced few documented results despite a surge in domestic violence cases. Survivors and advocates are furious the money wasn’t used on much-needed ...

Over the past month, prosecutors have dropped charges against the majority of protesters arrested by local police outside the federal facility in Broadview. But 20 cases are still pending — and those ...

Alpha School, a pricey private school with campuses nationwide, uses artificial intelligence to instruct students. AI schools have been praised by the Trump administration, but researchers say there's...

Neither the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office nor Franklin Park police chose to launch probes into the death of Silverio Villegas González. That’s in stark contrast to Minneapolis, where local off...

A Block Club investigation found dozens of protesters arrested by state police are still facing criminal charges for minor infractions, such as sitting on a concrete barrier — even after Gov. JB…

A Block Club investigation found dozens of protesters arrested by state police are still facing criminal charges for minor infractions, such as sitting on a concrete barrier — even after Gov. JB Pritz...

A Block Club investigation found dozens of protesters arrested by state police are still facing criminal charges for minor infractions, such as sitting on a concrete barrier — even after Gov. JB Pritz...

A Block Club investigation found dozens of protesters arrested by state police are still facing criminal charges for minor infractions, such as sitting on a concrete barrier — even after Gov. JB Pritz...

A Block Club investigation found dozens of protesters arrested by state police are still facing criminal charges for minor infractions, such as sitting on a concrete barrier — even after Gov JB Pritzk...

It’s the latest controversy surrounding land owned by Suzie B. Wilson and her sister Swedlana Dass, who have been caught in a legal web since a 2023 investigation by Illinois Answers Project and Block...

It’s the latest controversy surrounding land owned by Suzie B. Wilson and her sister Swedlana Dass, who have been caught in a legal web since a 2023 investigation by Illinois Answers Project and Block...

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.

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.

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.

Homeland Security has sought to reshape violent encounters into triumphant narratives — even as judges, journalists and experts said the agency has repeatedly distorted facts, misled the public and at...

Homeland Security has sought to reshape violent encounters into triumphant narratives — even as judges, journalists and experts said the agency has repeatedly distorted facts, misled the public and at...

CHICAGO — For two months, federal immigration agents unleashed "indiscriminate" force on peaceful protesters and others across the Chicago area — and

About 80 protesters have been arrested at the ICE facility since barricades went up. Protesters and legal observers say the arrests run counter to the state’s stated goals of ensuring public safety an...

During a pivotal federal court hearing on immigration crackdown tactics, other witnesses described being assaulted, threatened with guns, tear-gassed and shot with pepper balls.

“Kids dressed in Halloween costumes walking to a parade do not pose an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer,” U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis told Bovino during a court hearing T...

“Kids dressed in Halloween costumes walking to a parade do not pose an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer,” U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis told Bovino during a court hearing T...

“Kids dressed in Halloween costumes walking to a parade do not pose an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer,” U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis told Bovino during a court hearing T...

Parcels that belonged to Suzie B. Wilson and her sister accumulated $15 million in city fines for rat-related violations. Hundreds are still sitting empty without any promise of redevelopment.

Chicago has been slow to provide many schools with what they need to serve English learners. The result: Students are left waiting for an education they’re legally entitled to, and teachers feel unpre...

Chicago has been slow to provide many schools with what they need to serve English learners. The result: Students are left waiting for an education they’re legally entitled to, and teachers feel unpre...