investigations @blockclubchi.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/minabloom.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/minabloom.bsky.social/post/3muzk4pqfk22tcome work with us! @blockclubchi.bsky.social https://blockclubchicago.org/investigative-internships/08 Sep 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:o7suzb5bofzgouekqcfiedmz/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzk4pqfk22thttps://bsky.app/profile/minabloom.bsky.social/post/3mpjfs7onic2nMany agents had specialized training, which experts say was part of the problem this fall. "All of the training is more about high risk, going after people that are armed. So using them for public-order policing is not a particularly good fit." https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/30/who-were-the-midway-blitz-border-patrol-agents-most-were-veteran-immigration-officers/?utm_content=buffer336ad&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer30 Jun 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:o7suzb5bofzgouekqcfiedmz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjfs7onic2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/minabloom.bsky.social/post/3mpjfjkiomk2n"They averaged more than a decade on the job, and about two-thirds of them had some form of special training. More than 100 had “Mobile Field Force” training, which includes deescalating civil unrest and crowd control." @cplhouse.bsky.social https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/30/who-were-the-midway-blitz-border-patrol-agents-most-were-veteran-immigration-officers/?utm_content=buffer336ad&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer30 Jun 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:o7suzb5bofzgouekqcfiedmz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjfjkiomk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/minabloom.bsky.social/post/3mpjaguntd22pThe hearing push is a direct response to Block Club’s investigation published in June that revealed failures by the Chicago Police Department’s Office of Victim Services. @blockclubchi.bsky.social https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/30/alderpeople-call-for-hearing-on-domestic-violence-program-after-block-club-investigation/30 Jun 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:o7suzb5bofzgouekqcfiedmz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjaguntd22phttps://bsky.app/profile/minabloom.bsky.social/post/3mp26f7p6xs2rChicago's 2008 parking meter privatization deal is one of the worst municipal deals in history. 17 years later, a new meter deal is in the works and alders are under pressure to approve it — but no one knows anything about it. @blockclubchi.bsky.social https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/24/why-is-mayor-johnson-keeping-secrets-about-the-parking-meter-deal/24 Jun 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:o7suzb5bofzgouekqcfiedmz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp26f7p6xs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/minabloom.bsky.social/post/3molq6qqey22vThe arrests raise fresh concerns about the city’s potential collaboration with federal agents. My latest with the brilliant @franciagarciah.bsky.social https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/18/immigrant-street-vendor-detained-by-ice-after-chicago-police-arrest-we-dont-know-who-we-can-trust/18 Jun 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:o7suzb5bofzgouekqcfiedmz/app.bsky.feed.post/3molq6qqey22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/minabloom.bsky.social/post/3mnwusah62s2eMy latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social is a look at a new police program aimed at helping domestic violence survivors. Advocates argue the program is a gross misallocation of taxpayer dollars. And we found little evidence it has been effective. https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/10/the-city-spent-millions-on-a-flailing-domestic-violence-program-no-one-asked-for-advocates-say/10 Jun 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:o7suzb5bofzgouekqcfiedmz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwusah62s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/minabloom.bsky.social/post/3mijejxafqk2mBroadview protesters still facing charges are urging prosecutors to drop their cases. “The state is wasting its own scarce resources ... and I am wasting hours of an attorney who could be working to support people who are detained." @blockclubchi.bsky.social https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/02/states-attorneys-refusal-to-drop-charges-against-nonviolent-ice-protesters-a-waste-of-resources-some-say/02 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:o7suzb5bofzgouekqcfiedmz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijejxafqk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/minabloom.bsky.social/post/3mhvcay6lhk2jThe school has received praise from the Trump admin, and the founder "has donated more than $2 million since 2023 to Republican candidates and political action committees that support it," @themelodymercado.bsky.social reports https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/03/25/an-ai-elementary-school-with-no-teachers-to-open-in-chicago-this-fall/25 Mar 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:o7suzb5bofzgouekqcfiedmz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvcay6lhk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/minabloom.bsky.social/post/3mgv7eovqx22wI wrote about an increase in domestic homicides in Chicago for @blockclubchi.bsky.social earlier this year. Today the Mayor’s Office, CPD and community orgs are all meeting to discuss how to combat the surge.12 Mar 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:o7suzb5bofzgouekqcfiedmz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgv7eovqx22whttps://bsky.app/profile/minabloom.bsky.social/post/3mfrgrp4dqs2bDozens of protesters arrested by state police are still facing criminal charges for minor infractions — even after Gov. Pritzker vowed to protect their First Amendment rights. My latest investigation for @blockclubchi.bsky.social https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/26/why-is-the-cook-county-states-attorney-prosecuting-nonviolent-ice-protesters/26 Feb 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:o7suzb5bofzgouekqcfiedmz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrgrp4dqs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/minabloom.bsky.social/post/3me26me6u5k2iMayor Johnson said: "We took her to court and we won back millions of dollars for taxpayers and more than 800 lots across the South and West Sides of the city of Chicago.” But he got the facts wrong. My latest w/ @ctoner.bsky.social @blockclubchi.bsky.social https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/04/city-sues-for-millions-in-damages-after-worst-landowner-property-auction-fails/04 Feb 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:o7suzb5bofzgouekqcfiedmz/app.bsky.feed.post/3me26me6u5k2i