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Investigative reporter for @BlockClubCHI. Previously covered Logan Square, Humboldt & Avondale. Tips: mina@blockclubchi.org; (847) 370-9735. RTs ≠ endorsements.

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Reporter for Block Club Chicago, the nonprofit neighborhood news website started by former DNAinfo Chicago editors and reporters.

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Alderman profited off The 606 — but that doesn’t mean he wants you to

Alderman profited off The 606 — but that doesn’t mean he wants you to

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With more than half of its tenants burdened by soaring rents, Chicago considers rent control - Be...

With more than half of its tenants burdened by soaring rents, Chicago considers rent control - Be...

The Gonzalez family has a story that is far from unique: In record numbers, tenants in Chicago are being disp…

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Morning commute feeling more crowded? Blue Line sees explosive growth, data show

Morning commute feeling more crowded? Blue Line sees explosive growth, data show

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Humboldt Park beach has safe bacteria levels only 35 percent of the time, but people swim anyway

Humboldt Park beach has safe bacteria levels only 35 percent of the time, but people swim anyway

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Netflix ends unauthorized 'stranger things' bar with a super classy letter

Netflix ends unauthorized 'stranger things' bar with a super classy letter

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Future of cabrini-green rowhouses may be settled after 19 years in limbo

Future of cabrini-green rowhouses may be settled after 19 years in limbo

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City Dismisses Citations Against Nearly 20 Street Vendors After Crackdown On Downtown Peddling

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By Mina Bloom Verified, Colin Boyle Verified, Francia Garcia Hernandez Verified
| Block Club Chicago Verified
LITTLE VILLAGE — Downtown street vendor Leydy Murillo appeared in court Thursday afternoon a little more than a month after getting arrested for allegedly selling fruit from a cart in a prohibited area without a license. At the request of a city attorney, Cook County Judge Joseph Gump dismissed Murillo’s case, along with citations against at least 18 other vendors.
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Alderpeople Call For Hearing On Domestic Violence Program After Block Club Investigation

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By Mina Bloom Verified
| Block Club Chicago Verified
CHICAGO — Alderpeople are pressing for a City Council hearing to examine a city-funded domestic violence program after Block Club found it has so far been ineffective. Ald. Nicole Lee (11th) introduced a resolution in City Council this month calling on police representatives “to provide testimony on the allocation of $3.9 million to the Office of Victim Services and other initiatives around domestic violence prevention and services.” Thirteen other alderpeople signed on as cosponsors.
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Street Vendor Ticketed By Police, Then Detained By ICE: ‘We Don’t Know Who We Can Trust’

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By Mina Bloom Verified, Francia Garcia Hernandez Verified
| Block Club Chicago Verified
DOWNTOWN — An immigrant street vendor ticketed by Chicago police last month was detained by federal immigration officials this week while leaving the courthouse, raising fresh concerns about the city’s potential collaboration with federal agents. Norma Salazar Perdomo was selling fruit in the Millennium Park area on May 5 when a police officer ticketed her for operating without a license, according to court records and Juan Gama, vice president of the Street Vendors Association of Chicago.
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