Michael Liptrot, reporter for Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Michael ...

Three months after local news specialist DNAinfo’s website was abruptly pulled offline, a team of Chicago journalists have rebirthed its spirit as Block Club Chicago — boosted by blockchain and ...

The shuttering of DNAinfo left a void in Chicago’s local news coverage. Sports, city politics and business news still receive plenty of attention, but updates on police activity, business closures and ...

Block clubs are some of the most integral building blocks of a community. Any time someone reaches out to me to ask a question about his or her neighborhood, or to point out a concern pertaining to ...

The Board of Block Clubs was founded in 1990 in an effort to provide leadership and create a communication network amongst block clubs, tenant councils, crime watch units, human services agencies, the ...

An earlier story in this space about starting and operating successful block clubs in northeast Ohio generated many responses. Additional club members wished to weigh in with their thoughts. Carol and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- On 8000 South Euclid Ave. in the South Chicago neighborhood, the self-proclaimed "new kid of the block" moved in five years ago. Rodney Meeks only had to point across the street from ...