Madison Savedra

Alright y’all, I’ve got news 📣 After 2.5 years covering the Southwest Side here at Block Club, I’m switching things up. Starting today, I’m the new Far North Side reporter covering Rogers Park, Edgewater and Uptown.

I'm honored to be joining @Nytimes in June as a reporting fellow! Thankful for 5 great years in Chicago, where @BlockClubCHI took a chance on me. I covered a bit of everything and found a city full of colorful people with unmatched pride for their communities. You'll be missed.

I will trust someone on Reddit from 11 years ago with my life before using chatgpt for anything

Chicago Tonight | Week in Review: Transit Funding Package; Feds Charge Anti-ICE Protesters, with @madisonsavedra @rap30 @oliviaolanderr @BPopeTV & host @ndblumberg news.wttw.com/2025/10/31/wee…

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As Chicago is targeted by ICE, City Council’s immigration committee hasn't met in 8 months. After promising to meet monthly, the committee only met four times in 2024 — and never since Trump took office. buff.ly/LUOmplP

How Mayor Johnson performed under grilling from the Congressional oversight committee, the impact of tariffs on Illinois industry, how Walgreen’s sale is bad for Chicago and state flag poll results. At 7 @wttw with @MariahWoelfel, @cshepherd, @madisonsavedra and @johnpletz

Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez's chief of staff kicked a Block Club reporter out of a meeting on a controversial bar reopening. Two other reporters stayed. The move could violate the media’s First Amendment rights, experts said. buff.ly/4bhEIar

Thousands of ppl will have to find new healthcare as Heartland Alliance Health closes its clinics & food pantries this spring. The closure comes less than a year since it spun off from the now-defunct Heartland Alliance. a collab w/ @melodymercadotv buff.ly/418NtAc

Scoop from @madisonsavedra and I Heartland Alliance Health Shutting Down Clinics And Food Pantries, Affecting Thousands In Need blockclubchicago.org/2025/02/11/hea…

Our latest: ‘Why him?’ Undocumented father gets swept up, turned over to ICE during operation targeting someone else in the Chicago area. Advocates believe that collateral arrests will begin to increase in the coming weeks. Read the full story. chicagotribune.com/2025/01/30/why…

Shermann "Dilla" Thomas has landed his "dream" job at the DuSable Black History Museum. buff.ly/40BokMT @6figga_dilla

Congressional Republicans are calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson to testify at a hearing on sanctuary cities next month as federal officials further scrutinize the city’s approach to immigration. blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/27/gop…

Workers at a Rogers Park Insomnia Cookies quit in droves over the company's response to a shooting. buff.ly/4erSDuv

“Stop bouncing your leg” girl, it’s either this or I start screaming

In precincts within Little Village, support for Trump have more than doubled: from 13% in 2020 to 32% in 2024, according to a Tribune analysis. Little Village is known as the Mexico of the Midwest & a gateway for immigrants, including new migrants. chicagotribune.com/2024/11/07/lat…

NOW: Chicago Police are responding to a person allegedly shot at Arthur/Sheridan, across the street from Loyola University and the Loyola CTA Red Line Station. #OnAssignment for @BlockClubCHI

@MichaelJLiptrot @BlockClubCHI Woo hoo! So excited to have you joining the newsroom, Michael!

This week marks 2 years of living in Chicago and what better way to celebrate than to announce I am joining @BlockClubCHI as a reporter! Excited to cover the West Side neighborhoods of Austin, North Lawndale and Garfield Park.

@newheightshow @tkelce @MichaelPhelps Welp I just found out Lede is a word