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Why Chicago is losing the war on rats.

Be warned: cringy stories within. “An investigation by the Illinois Answers Project and Block Club Chicago shows that since the beginning of the pandemic, record rat complaints have overwhelmed city services. The city’s resources are stretched thin, and so many […]

on the blockchain

Civil shuts down

This blockchain company, founded in 2016, had a lofty mission to create more trustworthy journalism. My favorite local news source, Block Club Chicago, runs on Civil’s platform. “Our grand experiment did not achieve its mission, but we did succeed in […]

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Wicker Park has one remaining newsstand. 

Block Club Chicago interviewed the owner, Roman Brach, to learn more about the business and why he still runs it. He keeps it going because “it’s like my reality show.” | learn more