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22 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend:
▪️ Renegade Craft Fair
▪️ Ballet Folklorico
▪️ Holiday markets: blockclubchi.co/4pNUccL
December 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino has left Chicago, according to reports. blockclubchi.co/4aqNZia
December 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This week in photos: Bovino returns briefly, residents leave troubled apartment buildings and more. blockclubchi.co/48NtURU
December 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Lawyers are racing to free detained immigrants – before they’re flown away. blockclubchi.co/4qgh3NQ
December 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
How Chicago’s bike courier collective is surviving the age of DoorDash and delivery robots: blockclubchi.co/45fQG2i
December 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The mayor’s team slammed an alternative budget proposal, but the head tax-free package advanced to the full City Council. blockclubchi.co/4s34Fm5
December 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
After years of advocating for the CTA to reconstruct and reopen a long-closed community train station, Englewood organizers are celebrating a new state transit bill that will do just that. blockclubchi.co/4sbXkkj
December 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Chicago’s "you name a snowplow" contest returns. Here’s how to submit and vote: blockclubchi.co/4p1l5IK
December 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Missing "Nerdette"? Greta Johnsen is back with "Happy To Be Here," a new and still nerdy podcast. blockclubchi.co/3Y2jBmI
December 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Neighbors are raising funds to help a mother of four and a core volunteer at a South Side “free store” who has assisted and united her Black and Latino neighbors and is now facing eviction at the end of the month. blockclubchi.co/3XZ5Ntd
December 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Where does your alderperson stand on ICE? @citybureau.bsky.social checked all 50: blockclubchi.co/4oZRDDe
December 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Crybaby Tattoo in Pilsen is donating a portion of flash tattoo sales and collecting supplies through December to support One Tail at a Time. blockclubchi.co/4atI1gt
December 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Englewood rapper and farmer Heavy Crownz is tapping into his roots for his debut album. blockclubchi.co/44yEb1E
December 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Vote-by-mail registration is open for the March primary. Here’s how to apply: blockclubchi.co/495kLmt
December 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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December 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
McGee’s, a Lincoln Park fixture since 1987, has closed. blockclubchi.co/4qgtNnG
December 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The mayor’s team slammed an alternative budget proposal, but the head tax-free package advanced to the full City Council. blockclubchi.co/4s34Fm5
December 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
22 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend:
▪️ Renegade Craft Fair
▪️ Ballet Folklorico
▪️ Holiday markets: blockclubchi.co/4pNUccL
December 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
How Chicago’s bike courier collective is surviving the age of DoorDash and delivery robots: blockclubchi.co/45fQG2i
December 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Lawyers are racing to free detained immigrants – before they’re flown away. blockclubchi.co/4qgh3NQ
Lawyers Race To Free Detained Immigrants – Before They’re Flown Away
During its immigration crackdown, the Trump administration has hurried to arrest, move and even deport thousands of people before they appear in court. But more than 100 in Illinois have won their rel...
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December 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Chicago Bears are once again looking for a new stadium site after a breakdown in talks over state financial aid for its planned Arlington Heights facility, the team announced Wednesday. blockclubchi.co/4p5gZiN
December 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
In a rebuke of Mayor Brandon Johnson, the City Council’s finance committee advanced an alternative budget plan that avoids a corporate head tax. blockclubchi.co/4aQ9R6A
December 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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December 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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December 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The Original Rainbow Cone opened as usual on Wednesday despite an early morning break-in that damaged the Beverly ice cream parlor’s storefront. blockclubchi.co/4q8Vw9I
December 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM