A Humboldt Park nonprofit built around ketamine-assisted therapy just marked five years in business and expanded its basement with city grant money. Its director says demand is rising fast enough that Sana is now raising funds to keep treatment affordable for lower-income clients.
— via Block Club Chicago, Ariel Parrella-Aureli
Fifteen U.S. citizens and legal residents, including an Oak Park trustee zip-tied by Border Patrol's own commander, are moving to sue DHS over Operation Midway Blitz. No agent has faced criminal charges, so attorneys are using an obscure federal tort law that bars naming individuals and takes months just to file.
— via Block Club Chicago, Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois
Mayor Brandon Johnson officially jumped into a crowded 2027 mayoral race this week: and Chicago kept moving around him, from Little Village's Mexican Independence Day parade to a postponed Chief Keef concert and a stadium fight brewing at Rate Field.
— via Block Club Chicago, Colin Boyle
Chicago's oldest house survived a demolition threat in the 1980s thanks to yard sales and chocolate Easter bunnies. Now it needs roughly $12,000 this year just to stay open, after a new roof drained the historical society's reserves.
— via Block Club Chicago, Molly DeVore
Alderpeople could take action next week on Mayor Brandon Johnson's Protecting Renters Ordinance — as well as dueling legislation backed by his council rivals.
— via Block Club Chicago, Quinn Myers
Woodlawn's South Side gets its own wellness festival Saturday, with yoga, spin classes and panels on Black men's mental health packed into five hours at the YMCA. Organizer Morgan Martin built it after her brother's sudden death in 2014, betting the neighborhood needed more than survival mode.
— via Block Club Chicago, Jim Lynch
27 things to do in Chicago this weekend, from Riot Fest headliners to a free Navy Pier festival with Common. Old Town's Oktoberfest returns with beer, brats and a stein-holding contest, plus a $10 suggested donation.
— via Block Club Chicago, Lucia Preziosi
Chicago's "worst landowner" sisters didn't just neglect over 1,000 properties into rat-infested dump sites, the city now says. A 91-page complaint claims they funneled profits through more than 40 shell companies to dodge millions in fines while buying a Maserati and a luxury condo.
— via Block Club Chicago, Mina Bloom