Maxwell Evans
@afrodip.bsky.social
south shore, woodlawn + hyde park for @blockclubchi.bsky.social. kalamazoo's child. what is it, where is it, how will it affect me
First spin of 2026 is the Velvet Rope
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
First spin of 2026 is the Velvet Rope
$5K on an initial $1K goal. You people are great. I'd love to see get it as high as it can go before it closes in the next few days. blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/17/w...
December 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
$5K on an initial $1K goal. You people are great. I'd love to see get it as high as it can go before it closes in the next few days. blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/17/w...
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It’s game day and there is a bar on the south side preparing for Sunday Fun Day. Read about this community staple 🐻⬇️
thetriibe.com/2025/12/a-wi...
thetriibe.com/2025/12/a-wi...
A winning Chicago Bears season is driving crowds and dollars to this South Side Black-owned lounge • The TRiiBE
Even after falling to Green Bay, The Family Den Lounge buzzed with optimism, music and decades of tradition as Bears fans embrace a season that finally feels different.
thetriibe.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It’s game day and there is a bar on the south side preparing for Sunday Fun Day. Read about this community staple 🐻⬇️
thetriibe.com/2025/12/a-wi...
thetriibe.com/2025/12/a-wi...
Nothing but love and funds over to Porsha and her babies. Their presence helps people survive. Help them do more than survive. www.gofundme.com/f/support-a-...
Donate to Support a Dedicated Volunteer and Mom of 4 Facing Eviction, organized by Dani S
One of La Tiendita’s most dedicated volunteers, a lifelong South Sid… Dani S needs your support for Support a Dedicated Volunteer and Mom of 4 Facing Eviction
www.gofundme.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Nothing but love and funds over to Porsha and her babies. Their presence helps people survive. Help them do more than survive. www.gofundme.com/f/support-a-...
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Residents Move Out Of Raided South Shore Building As Court-Ordered Deadline Arrives Friday
Some residents said they were moving in with loved ones, while others were preparing for a night on the streets ahead of a weekend cold snap.
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blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/12/r...
Some residents said they were moving in with loved ones, while others were preparing for a night on the streets ahead of a weekend cold snap.
@afrodip.bsky.social
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/12/r...
December 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Residents Move Out Of Raided South Shore Building As Court-Ordered Deadline Arrives Friday
Some residents said they were moving in with loved ones, while others were preparing for a night on the streets ahead of a weekend cold snap.
@afrodip.bsky.social
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/12/r...
Some residents said they were moving in with loved ones, while others were preparing for a night on the streets ahead of a weekend cold snap.
@afrodip.bsky.social
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/12/r...
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There are people, myself included, who sometimes fail to do good journalism.
Then there are the ghouls actively betraying it.
Then there are the ghouls actively betraying it.
December 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
There are people, myself included, who sometimes fail to do good journalism.
Then there are the ghouls actively betraying it.
Then there are the ghouls actively betraying it.
Swear to god CTA mandates employees must whisper all relevant updates on platforms and trains using microphones from 1926
December 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Swear to god CTA mandates employees must whisper all relevant updates on platforms and trains using microphones from 1926
First full year without Stopfyi made my music data results very funny
A few gag spins of the Lin-Manuel Miranda beat made Lil Wayne my #2 artist
A few gag spins of the Lin-Manuel Miranda beat made Lil Wayne my #2 artist
December 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
First full year without Stopfyi made my music data results very funny
A few gag spins of the Lin-Manuel Miranda beat made Lil Wayne my #2 artist
A few gag spins of the Lin-Manuel Miranda beat made Lil Wayne my #2 artist
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A newly uncovered video shows the chamber's former director of community development & outreach thanking and encouraging immigration agents. After Block Club uncovered the video, the chamber said the employee was no longer employed there “effective immediately.”
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/03/l...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/03/l...
Little Village Chamber Leader Thanked Border Patrol Agents As They Arrested Neighbors, Video Shows
Little Village, an enclave for Mexican Americans and immigrants, was heavily targeted during Operation Midway Blitz. After Block Club uncovered the video, the chamber said the employee was no longer e...
blockclubchicago.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A newly uncovered video shows the chamber's former director of community development & outreach thanking and encouraging immigration agents. After Block Club uncovered the video, the chamber said the employee was no longer employed there “effective immediately.”
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/03/l...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/03/l...
Self-reflection, education, volunteering, collaboration, consistency.
Neighbors are doing what they can to unite Black + Brown communities in Chicago + LA, at a time when the need for such solidarity has rarely been more obvious.
w/ @lapublicpress.bsky.social: blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/24/h...
Neighbors are doing what they can to unite Black + Brown communities in Chicago + LA, at a time when the need for such solidarity has rarely been more obvious.
w/ @lapublicpress.bsky.social: blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/24/h...
How Residents In Chicago And LA Are Building Multiracial Solidarity Against ICE
Violent immigration crackdowns, looming safety-net cuts and arrests of street vendors are pushing Black and Latine residents in both cities to organize around their common ground.
blockclubchicago.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Self-reflection, education, volunteering, collaboration, consistency.
Neighbors are doing what they can to unite Black + Brown communities in Chicago + LA, at a time when the need for such solidarity has rarely been more obvious.
w/ @lapublicpress.bsky.social: blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/24/h...
Neighbors are doing what they can to unite Black + Brown communities in Chicago + LA, at a time when the need for such solidarity has rarely been more obvious.
w/ @lapublicpress.bsky.social: blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/24/h...
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Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences students prepared a farm-to-table Thanksgiving feast for more than 400 seniors Tuesday.
CPS students cook up Thanksgiving dinner for South Side seniors
chicago.suntimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences students prepared a farm-to-table Thanksgiving feast for more than 400 seniors Tuesday.
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The recognition comes after a standout year for @jakewittich.bsky.social's career, which has included growing Windy City Times’ newsletter operation from the ground up, doubling down on in-depth LGBTQ+ reporting, and training others through Windy City Times’ inaugural community journalism cohort.
Jake Wittich, managing editor of Windy City Times, named ‘Chicago Journalist of the Year’ - Windy City Times
The Chicago Journalists Association recognized Windy City Times managing editor Jake Wittich with its Chicago Journalist of the Year award during its 86th anniversary ceremony on Nov. 14. The award re...
windycitytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The recognition comes after a standout year for @jakewittich.bsky.social's career, which has included growing Windy City Times’ newsletter operation from the ground up, doubling down on in-depth LGBTQ+ reporting, and training others through Windy City Times’ inaugural community journalism cohort.
The restoration of a decaying "comfort station" (fancy potty) in Jackson Park, designed by famed architect Daniel Burnham's firm, got a $500K HUD grant.
Construction goes to bid in early '26, and the project will take about a year to complete once work begins. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/17/j...
Construction goes to bid in early '26, and the project will take about a year to complete once work begins. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/17/j...
Jackson Park's Burnham Building To Be Restored With Help From $500,000 Federal Grant
The dilapidated 113-year-old building, designed by famed architect Daniel Burnham’s firm, will be restored as a public restroom. The project will take about a year to complete.
blockclubchicago.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The restoration of a decaying "comfort station" (fancy potty) in Jackson Park, designed by famed architect Daniel Burnham's firm, got a $500K HUD grant.
Construction goes to bid in early '26, and the project will take about a year to complete once work begins. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/17/j...
Construction goes to bid in early '26, and the project will take about a year to complete once work begins. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/17/j...
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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
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
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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
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
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
UChicago faculty, nurses and Lab School teachers are calling on the university to ban warrantless immigration operations and use its emergency alert system to notify people when feds are nearby.
“Federal immigration agents have no place on our campus.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/u...
“Federal immigration agents have no place on our campus.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/u...
UChicago Workers Want University To Take Stronger Stance Against Feds On Campus
Unions of UChicago faculty, nurses and Lab School teachers called for the university to ban warrantless immigration operations. They also want the university's emergency alert system to notify people ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
UChicago faculty, nurses and Lab School teachers are calling on the university to ban warrantless immigration operations and use its emergency alert system to notify people when feds are nearby.
“Federal immigration agents have no place on our campus.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/u...
“Federal immigration agents have no place on our campus.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/u...
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Delight of the day: www.printmag.com/designer-pro...
Winey Bears Repair Brings Old Stuffed Animals Back to Life – PRINT Magazine
The heartwarming, 40-year-old family business restores worn-out stuffed animals to help keep memories alive.
www.printmag.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Delight of the day: www.printmag.com/designer-pro...
ICYMI, BIDPI, BSMID: With 30 of the former South Works' 440 acres polluted beyond modern standards, developers say they'll cap the whole site with asphalt, concrete or clean soil.
Read on for more on their cleanup proposal, and what they found in the ground: blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/05/q...
Read on for more on their cleanup proposal, and what they found in the ground: blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/05/q...
Quantum Developers Share Plan For How They'll Clean Up Pollutants At Old South Works Site
About 30 acres of the 440-acre former steel mill are polluted beyond modern standards, developers said as they submitted their cleanup plan to state regulators. Plans include capping the entire site w...
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
ICYMI, BIDPI, BSMID: With 30 of the former South Works' 440 acres polluted beyond modern standards, developers say they'll cap the whole site with asphalt, concrete or clean soil.
Read on for more on their cleanup proposal, and what they found in the ground: blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/05/q...
Read on for more on their cleanup proposal, and what they found in the ground: blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/05/q...
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Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero