Reema Saleh ✨
@reemasabrina.bsky.social
journo, producer & comms whiz kid. she/her ✨ www.reemasaleh.com
💼 @peopleslobbyusa.bsky.social
🖋️ @chicagoreader.com @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social and elsewhere
📚 policy trained at uchicago
💼 @peopleslobbyusa.bsky.social
🖋️ @chicagoreader.com @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social and elsewhere
📚 policy trained at uchicago
chatgpt and whatever image generator that conservative commenters seem to prefer have dealt immeasurable damage to the social media accounts i manage rip
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 PM
chatgpt and whatever image generator that conservative commenters seem to prefer have dealt immeasurable damage to the social media accounts i manage rip
this bitch is off insulin ‼️‼️‼️
February 6, 2026 at 9:44 PM
this bitch is off insulin ‼️‼️‼️
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@storystudiochicago.bsky.social's Pub Crawl is in full swing, and we wanted to invite you to our FREE panel on 2/27 w/ CHIRB editors @reemasabrina.bsky.social, @rachellayown.bsky.social, and @gregzimmerman.bsky.social, moderated by @mbwwelch.bsky.social—sign up below!
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February 4, 2026 at 6:20 PM
@storystudiochicago.bsky.social's Pub Crawl is in full swing, and we wanted to invite you to our FREE panel on 2/27 w/ CHIRB editors @reemasabrina.bsky.social, @rachellayown.bsky.social, and @gregzimmerman.bsky.social, moderated by @mbwwelch.bsky.social—sign up below!
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
do you think that in KPop Demon Hunters when the boys performed Idol, it was televised and ppl in other countries were like wtf is happening in Seoul rn?
December 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
do you think that in KPop Demon Hunters when the boys performed Idol, it was televised and ppl in other countries were like wtf is happening in Seoul rn?
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This year's been tough, but we found plenty of joy, too.
And just like that, I finished editing one of our last @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social reviews of the year!
...which also reminded me: it's been a year since I joined the masthead as a daily editor. What a joy to edit writers you adore and be part of the @storystudiochicago.bsky.social community!
...which also reminded me: it's been a year since I joined the masthead as a daily editor. What a joy to edit writers you adore and be part of the @storystudiochicago.bsky.social community!
December 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This year's been tough, but we found plenty of joy, too.
And just like that, I finished editing one of our last @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social reviews of the year!
...which also reminded me: it's been a year since I joined the masthead as a daily editor. What a joy to edit writers you adore and be part of the @storystudiochicago.bsky.social community!
...which also reminded me: it's been a year since I joined the masthead as a daily editor. What a joy to edit writers you adore and be part of the @storystudiochicago.bsky.social community!
December 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
And just like that, I finished editing one of our last @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social reviews of the year!
...which also reminded me: it's been a year since I joined the masthead as a daily editor. What a joy to edit writers you adore and be part of the @storystudiochicago.bsky.social community!
...which also reminded me: it's been a year since I joined the masthead as a daily editor. What a joy to edit writers you adore and be part of the @storystudiochicago.bsky.social community!
am realizing i follow city council in the way other folks follow sports 🙂↕️
December 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
am realizing i follow city council in the way other folks follow sports 🙂↕️
Reposted by Reema Saleh ✨
While we already ran a list of the best books we read in 2025 last week, it pains us to leave so many out. Sooo we’re offering another “best of 2025” list—introducing the best debuts we read in 2025.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/12/22/t...
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/12/22/t...
The Best Debuts We Read in 2025 - Chicago Review of Books
A delectable selection of books from this year's first-time authors.
chireviewofbooks.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
While we already ran a list of the best books we read in 2025 last week, it pains us to leave so many out. Sooo we’re offering another “best of 2025” list—introducing the best debuts we read in 2025.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/12/22/t...
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/12/22/t...
In a basement in Bridgeport, Aidan Anne Frierson and Dave King are turning wet, squelchy pulp into handmade paper. Together, they founded their studio, Chicago Pulp, to make pulp and papermaking accessible to everyone 📜
December 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
In a basement in Bridgeport, Aidan Anne Frierson and Dave King are turning wet, squelchy pulp into handmade paper. Together, they founded their studio, Chicago Pulp, to make pulp and papermaking accessible to everyone 📜
What are the best books we read this year? Always a hard question, but @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social has compiled them all! 📚
Wooohoooo! Check out the @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social's editors list of the best books they read this year. Perfect for last-minute gift ideas for the reader in your life.
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#books
#booksky
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#books
#booksky
The Best Books We Read in 2025 - Chicago Review of Books
A list of the best books the CHIRB team and contributors read this year.
buff.ly
December 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
What are the best books we read this year? Always a hard question, but @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social has compiled them all! 📚
Reposted by Reema Saleh ✨
Wooohoooo! Check out the @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social's editors list of the best books they read this year. Perfect for last-minute gift ideas for the reader in your life.
buff.ly/D9rhbzs
#books
#booksky
buff.ly/D9rhbzs
#books
#booksky
The Best Books We Read in 2025 - Chicago Review of Books
A list of the best books the CHIRB team and contributors read this year.
buff.ly
December 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Wooohoooo! Check out the @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social's editors list of the best books they read this year. Perfect for last-minute gift ideas for the reader in your life.
buff.ly/D9rhbzs
#books
#booksky
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#books
#booksky
An affordable housing development may replace a vacant building in Rogers Park. "We kind of look at this affordable deal as a place that will allow existing Rogers Park residents to basically age in place," said reps with 5T. More from me in @blockclubchi.bsky.social.
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44 Affordable Apartments Planned For Rogers Park's Sheridan Road
The building would include a corner storefront, which representatives from the development firm say they are reaching out to local nonprofits or small businesses to fill. Renderings show an outdoor…
blockclubchicago.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
An affordable housing development may replace a vacant building in Rogers Park. "We kind of look at this affordable deal as a place that will allow existing Rogers Park residents to basically age in place," said reps with 5T. More from me in @blockclubchi.bsky.social.
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blockclubchi.co/4rZn5E2
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NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Reposted by Reema Saleh ✨
another sro falls (at least temporarily)
Tenants Of Crumbling Uptown SRO Building Forced To Leave: 'People Have Nowhere To Go'
The Northmere has failed all 13 of its building inspections since 2022. A judge ordered the building vacated due to the dangerous conditions, but housing organizers fear the loss of one of Uptown's la...
blockclubchicago.org
December 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM
another sro falls (at least temporarily)
Reposted by Reema Saleh ✨
SROs are a valid form of housing and necessary for cities to prevent homelessness. Inventory continuing to decline is bad, even when closures like this are needed
One of Uptown's last single-room occupancy buildings, the Northmere, closed on Friday, leaving many tenants scrambling to find new housing. After the building failed 13 inspections in the past few years, a judge ordered residents to vacate, with tenants being given $2,500 for relocation expenses.
December 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
SROs are a valid form of housing and necessary for cities to prevent homelessness. Inventory continuing to decline is bad, even when closures like this are needed
Reposted by Reema Saleh ✨
SROs allow young people and lower income people to live in the city in dense places without needing to pay for a car and to all the way out to cheaper suburbs.
We need more housing variety and SROs are part of that.
We need more housing variety and SROs are part of that.
SROs offer dormitory-like affordable housing, often for people who may otherwise face homelessness. Housing organizers fear it may leave some with nowhere to go. Nearly 40% of the city’s SRO buildings have closed since 2014, according to a 2024 UIC study.
December 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
SROs allow young people and lower income people to live in the city in dense places without needing to pay for a car and to all the way out to cheaper suburbs.
We need more housing variety and SROs are part of that.
We need more housing variety and SROs are part of that.
One of Uptown's last single-room occupancy buildings, the Northmere, closed on Friday, leaving many tenants scrambling to find new housing. After the building failed 13 inspections in the past few years, a judge ordered residents to vacate, with tenants being given $2,500 for relocation expenses.
December 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
One of Uptown's last single-room occupancy buildings, the Northmere, closed on Friday, leaving many tenants scrambling to find new housing. After the building failed 13 inspections in the past few years, a judge ordered residents to vacate, with tenants being given $2,500 for relocation expenses.
Reposted by Reema Saleh ✨
🍽️ it's giving thanks 🍽️
December 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
🍽️ it's giving thanks 🍽️
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Congrats to Reema! Read the article here: chicagoreader.com/news/cta-blu...
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Congrats to Reema! Read the article here: chicagoreader.com/news/cta-blu...
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Another week of being so grateful for the hard visual work from the @blockclubchi.bsky.social team and freelancers. Check out our photos here:
This Week In Photos: 50 Years Of The Rink, A Father Returns From Federal Custody And More blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/t...
This Week In Photos: 50 Years Of The Rink, A Father Returns From Federal Custody And More blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/t...
November 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Another week of being so grateful for the hard visual work from the @blockclubchi.bsky.social team and freelancers. Check out our photos here:
This Week In Photos: 50 Years Of The Rink, A Father Returns From Federal Custody And More blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/t...
This Week In Photos: 50 Years Of The Rink, A Father Returns From Federal Custody And More blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/t...
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"Every single one of the daycare workers is afraid."
"Diana was targeted — stolen — on her way to care for our children by armed intruders from a private business without a warrant."
"These agents care little for the safety of our children."
#Illinois #USA #Education #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"Diana was targeted — stolen — on her way to care for our children by armed intruders from a private business without a warrant."
"These agents care little for the safety of our children."
#Illinois #USA #Education #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Families Rally After Feds Take Chicago Daycare Teacher: 'We Are Filled With Rage'
Hundreds of neighbors gathered in North Center demanding that federal immigration agents stay out of schools after a teacher was chased into and pulled out of a preschool by officers.
blockclubchicago.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"Every single one of the daycare workers is afraid."
"Diana was targeted — stolen — on her way to care for our children by armed intruders from a private business without a warrant."
"These agents care little for the safety of our children."
#Illinois #USA #Education #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"Diana was targeted — stolen — on her way to care for our children by armed intruders from a private business without a warrant."
"These agents care little for the safety of our children."
#Illinois #USA #Education #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Reposted by Reema Saleh ✨
by @reemasabrina.bsky.social. Hundreds of neighbors gathered in North Center demanding that federal immigration agents stay out of schools after a teacher was chased into and pulled out of a preschool by officers. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/06/f... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Families Rally After Feds Take Chicago Daycare Teacher: 'We Are Filled With Rage'
Hundreds of neighbors gathered in North Center demanding that federal immigration agents stay out of schools after a teacher was chased into and pulled out of a preschool by officers.
blockclubchicago.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
by @reemasabrina.bsky.social. Hundreds of neighbors gathered in North Center demanding that federal immigration agents stay out of schools after a teacher was chased into and pulled out of a preschool by officers. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/06/f... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social
I'm a finalist for the Chicago Journalists Association's Sarah Boyden Award in transportation reporting! (Second time in a row?!)
"Blue line blues" @chicagoreader.com came out of a weird data point—that ridership on the Blue Line's Forest Park branch had one of the weakest recoveries CTA-wide.
"Blue line blues" @chicagoreader.com came out of a weird data point—that ridership on the Blue Line's Forest Park branch had one of the weakest recoveries CTA-wide.
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I'm a finalist for the Chicago Journalists Association's Sarah Boyden Award in transportation reporting! (Second time in a row?!)
"Blue line blues" @chicagoreader.com came out of a weird data point—that ridership on the Blue Line's Forest Park branch had one of the weakest recoveries CTA-wide.
"Blue line blues" @chicagoreader.com came out of a weird data point—that ridership on the Blue Line's Forest Park branch had one of the weakest recoveries CTA-wide.
Reposted by Reema Saleh ✨
Congrats to all the Chicago Journalists Association Sarah Brown Boyden Award finalists, but especially Max Blaisdell, @samstecklow.bsky.social, & @reemasabrina.bsky.social for your work with @chicagoreader.com in this past year. Kudos! chicagojournalists.net/2025/10/31/c...
CJA Reveals Finalists for 2025 Sarah Brown Boyden Awards - Chicago Journalists Association
CJA announces finalists for its 2025 Sarah Brown Boyden Awards, honoring the best journalism in Illinois and northern Indiana.
chicagojournalists.net
October 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Congrats to all the Chicago Journalists Association Sarah Brown Boyden Award finalists, but especially Max Blaisdell, @samstecklow.bsky.social, & @reemasabrina.bsky.social for your work with @chicagoreader.com in this past year. Kudos! chicagojournalists.net/2025/10/31/c...