Patrick Filbin

The Parkway elevator was down all summer. Residents had to cancel doctor appointments and couldn’t go grocery shopping. The day after our @BlockClubCHI story ran, the elevator was back up and running. “I’ve been going out almost every day,” Ed told me. tinyurl.com/ymrkuykx

Get ready! Two-way traffic around Logan Square is set to begin Nov. 6. It’s arguably the most anticipated part of the project — and the most confusing. For a refresher, I broke down how the new pattern will work and why the city chose a two-way design. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/30/log…

A judge blasted Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino for violating her order to stop using excessive force against peaceful protesters and journalists. “Kids dressed in Halloween costumes walking to a parade do not pose an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer,” the judge said during a hearing Tuesday. “They just don’t.” blockclubchi.co/4qukilG

A Chicago dad of a teen who is battling cancer has been illegally detained by ICE, a judge ruled: blockclubchi.co/4nn4lek

Federal agencies paid $1.5 million to a local nonlethal weapons manufacturer in Chicago for air-powered guns and pepper balls. It also paid $7.3 million to a downtown real estate company to relocate ICE agents leading up to Operation Midway Blitz. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/23/chi…

A Chicago high schooler had just returned from chemotherapy. Then ICE arrested her father. blockclubchi.co/4njEhR7

I sat down with @GovPritzker and @ChicagosMayor to talk about Chicago’s fight against the Trump administration one month into an intense immigration blitz. They both say they still have some ammunition in the tank. Read more below. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/09/one…

.@blockclubchi, our nonprofit newsroom, is suing the federal government after 4 of our journalists were shot w/ pepper-spray bullets & tear-gassed by federal agents. Here's why we're defending our First Amendment right to report — and your right to know: blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/07/blo…

The Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool, one of the city’s most treasured and celebrated architectural achievements, is open again after years of renovation. blockclubchi.co/4nitsPM

Chicago Rapper Femdot is teaching a class on hip hop at DePaul this fall. blockclubchi.co/4n5NYDk

📢 JOB ALERT: @BlockClubCHI is hiring a FT reporter to cover Beverly, Morgan Park + Mount Greenwood on Chicago's South Side! Dream come true for @jensabella + me. We both live in Beverly + have dreamed of adding a reporter here for years. Deadline 9/15: blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/13/wer…

How Chicago’s Uniting Voices choir helped close out Djo’s Lollapalooza set: blockclubchi.co/4foGAAg

Chicago Cubs icon, Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg dies at 65 years old. nytimes.com/athletic/60083…

Why Is It So Expensive To Build Affordable Housing In Chicago? For @BlockClubCHI with @ArielParrella blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/28/why…

Pete Crow-Armstrong "plays like a kid who can’t believe he’s out there," so it only made sense he dropped by a Wrigleyville kid's lemonade stand — with more to spend than most, writes @PatrickFilbin blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/28/cub…

Don’t go changing, Chicago 😌

I truly believe that housing is one of the most important issues of our time. I hope you will see my byline again soon. I have too many questions left unanswered for anyone to shut me up for long :) If you know of other journalism opportunities out there, please let me know

The flashy fugitives: Anosh Ahmed are Sameer Suhail are accused of stealing millions from Loretto Hospital. But they're living abroad in Dubai. Ahmed is starting a podcast & appealing to Trump, and Suhail started a luxe plastic surgery clinic. blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/22/the…

From 12 People To 4,000: How A Free Pilates Class Took Over Oak Street Beach And yes. She has a permit. blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/09/fro…

North Center's timeless Timber Lanes has been bought by a longtime bowler in deal to keep it open for good. Retiring owner Bob Kuhn could have sold it for more — but didn't want a neighborhood without its alley. “I’m very much involved with the people.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/06/26/tim…

How the Outspoken storytelling show at Sidetrack became a sanctuary for LGBTQ+ Chicagoans: blockclubchi.co/46eqPcs