journo, producer & comms whiz kid. she/her ✨ www.reemasaleh.com 💼 @peopleslobbyusa.bsky.social 🖋️ @chicagoreader.com @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social and elsewhere 📚 policy trained at uchicagohttps://bsky.app/profile/reemasabrina.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/reemasabrina.bsky.social/post/3ml7tb57ipn2ui indie book crawled (and biked 🚲) my way through chicago, somehow did a shift at work, and got my 10/10 book stores for my 10% off 📖 next time, a 15% discount will hate to see me coming 🙌🏽06 May 2026 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:fcpuuv54yl6ewlmpnnkv3va4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7tb57ipn2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/reemasabrina.bsky.social/post/3ml25numbbm2y🌸 love them Jackson Park cherry blossoms thank you Japan 🌸04 May 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:fcpuuv54yl6ewlmpnnkv3va4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml25numbbm2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/reemasabrina.bsky.social/post/3mkpynp2oky2oHey look! Chicago Headline Club's Lisagor Awards finalists are out! And Victor Hilitski and I are there for Environment and Climate Change reporting for @blockclubchi.bsky.social! Very proud of how we dove (only metaphorically) into the river's environmental turnaround over the past 100 years 🌊30 Apr 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:fcpuuv54yl6ewlmpnnkv3va4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpynp2oky2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/reemasabrina.bsky.social/post/3mko7ypbjcv25Over the moon to be working as an apprentice for @raceandequityproject.org this year! It's been a month learning the ropes, but I'm excited to dive more into investigative and data reporting 🗞️🎙️✍🏾29 Apr 2026 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:fcpuuv54yl6ewlmpnnkv3va4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mko7ypbjcv25https://bsky.app/profile/reemasabrina.bsky.social/post/3mgy54jjq2s2qcommunity meetings are special 2 me bc they're the only place where it's societally acceptable to haze an architect14 Mar 2026 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:fcpuuv54yl6ewlmpnnkv3va4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgy54jjq2s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/reemasabrina.bsky.social/post/3mgnrd7dbr32fAfter her mother died, Cheia Myers found an apartment in one of Uptown's last remaining SROs. But when her landlord sold the building, it forced tenants to look for affordable housing in a neighborhood where it's vanishing. 🖊️ More from me in @blockclubchi.bsky.social. blockclubchi.co/4swmTfk09 Mar 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:fcpuuv54yl6ewlmpnnkv3va4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnrd7dbr32fhttps://bsky.app/profile/reemasabrina.bsky.social/post/3mfpi7d3lbz23🖊️ On this edition of "I learn how taxes work, so you don't have to," I wrote about changes to the state and local tax deduction for @chicago.suntimes.com. https://chicago.suntimes.com/taxes/2026/02/19/changes-obbba-irs-salt-deduction-state-local-taxes25 Feb 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:fcpuuv54yl6ewlmpnnkv3va4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpi7d3lbz23https://bsky.app/profile/reemasabrina.bsky.social/post/3mf66pt6ofl2fIt's @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social's 10th anniversary! And I'm excited to talk about all things book coverage with my fellow editors at @storystudiochicago.bsky.social. We'll talk about the writers and work behind the curtain—and how to become a contributor. 📅 Fri, Feb 27 📍 Zoom ⏰ 6 PM18 Feb 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:fcpuuv54yl6ewlmpnnkv3va4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf66pt6ofl2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/reemasabrina.bsky.social/post/3mejjhjjnkk2uchatgpt and whatever image generator that conservative commenters seem to prefer have dealt immeasurable damage to the social media accounts i manage rip10 Feb 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:fcpuuv54yl6ewlmpnnkv3va4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejjhjjnkk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/reemasabrina.bsky.social/post/3me7usswwzk2hthis bitch is off insulin ‼️‼️‼️06 Feb 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:fcpuuv54yl6ewlmpnnkv3va4/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7usswwzk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/reemasabrina.bsky.social/post/3mawjdyrb4k2sdo 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?27 Dec 2025 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:fcpuuv54yl6ewlmpnnkv3va4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mawjdyrb4k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/reemasabrina.bsky.social/post/3maoiph3kcp2pAnd 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!23 Dec 2025 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:fcpuuv54yl6ewlmpnnkv3va4/app.bsky.feed.post/3maoiph3kcp2phttps://bsky.app/profile/reemasabrina.bsky.social/post/3malxjjqjas23am realizing i follow city council in the way other folks follow sports 🙂‍↕️22 Dec 2025 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:fcpuuv54yl6ewlmpnnkv3va4/app.bsky.feed.post/3malxjjqjas23