Block Club Chicago

Block Club Chicago is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization dedicated to covering Chicago’s neighborhoods. The news organization’s mission is to cover the city through a truly block-level lens that encourages people to get involved at a local level—whether that’s through campaigning for a local school council seat or trying a family-owned restaurant instead of a chain. Block Clubs seeks to build community through ground-level reporting of the city’s neighborhoods.

Current Position

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Beat: Chicago South Side neighborhoods

Position:

This beat focuses on neighborhoods in the South Side of Chicago, home to roughly one million residents. The corps member is a watchdog, tackling stories about school councils, policing levels and strategies, and public health crises, among others.

Reporter: Atavia Reed