Colin Boyle

My first assignment after roughly three weeks and it was a fantastic time!

Why is the Cook County state’s attorney prosecuting nonviolent ICE protesters? blockclubchi.co/3ZXJS6K

I've been out of Chicago for two weeks and just pulled up alongside a Waymo (with a human behind the wheel)...

Here's the latest story in @blockclubchi.bsky.social:
Waymo Starts Testing Self-Driving Cars In Chicago — But With Drivers, For Now
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An immigrant father of 3 reunited with his family after being unlawfully arrested during Midway Blitz. blockclubchi.co/4s6mboD

Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Civil Rights icon and a leader in Chicago since the '60s: blockclubchi.co/40dMUDJ

📸 by Jeremy Battle @colinbphoto.bsky.social @arielparrella.bsky.social Arthur Maiorella @franciagarciah.bsky.social @maiamcdonald.me @jimrlynch.bsky.social @patrick-filbin.bsky.social

See what @blockclubchi.bsky.social reporters captured while covering the city’s neighborhoods this week!

This Week In Photos: Marimar Martinez Shooting Evidence Released, West Side Record Store Turns 40 And More blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/13/t...

Auburn Gresham Neighbors, Faith Leaders Unite After Woman Killed On 79th Street: 'Don't Be Silent' St. Sabina’s Rev. Michael Pfleger announced the church is offering a $10,000 reward for anyone with information on the Wednesday afternoon shooting that left a mother dead.

Auburn Gresham neighbors, faith leaders unite after woman killed on 79th Street, offering a $10,000 reward for more information blockclubchi.co/4kkxkiY

This Week In Photos 📸
▪️ Diving into deep-dish pizza
▪️ Students walk out to protest ICE and more: blockclubchi.co/4bYwhDt

Like the snow lately, the news has been plentiful in Chicago.

See what @blockclubchi.bsky.social reporters captured while covering the city’s neighborhoods this week.

This Week In Photos: Diving Into Deep-Dish Pizza, Students Walk Out To Protest ICE And More blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/06/t...

Catch me this afternoon speaking with a powerful panel on how local journalists can cover immigration enforcement operations. I'll be sharing more about how @blockclubchi.bsky.social covered Operation Midway Blitz.

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City Sues For Millions In Damages After ‘Worst Landowner’ Property Auction Fails It’s the latest controversy surrounding land owned by Suzie B. Wilson and her sister Swedlana Dass, who have been caught in a legal web since a 2023 investigation by Illinois Answers Project and Block...

Mayor 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

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Students across the North Side — including from Amundsen High School, Mather High School, Northside College Prep and Roosevelt High School — organized a walkout Monday to protest President Donald Trump’s ongoing immigration enforcement crackdown. I’m covering for @blockclubchi.bsky.social.

Photo booth lovers are finding options galore at The Strip Club in Bucktown. blockclubchi.co/4c8j9eN

Photo Booth Lovers Find Options Galore At The Strip Club In Bucktown
✍️ @quinnmyers.bsky.social / @blockclubchi.bsky.social
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The Ultimate Guide To Chicago’s Big Pizzas: Deep-dish, stuffed, pan and double decker 🍕 🍕 🍕

Venture deep into the city’s garden of cheesy, crusty delights to learn what distinguishes our heftiest pizzas. blockclubchi.co/4kcQs2c

Families scammed by convicted mortgage fraudsters are still fighting for their homes. blockclubchi.co/3ZeAyLq

STORY: The Ultimate Guide To Chicago’s Big Pizzas: Deep-Dish, Stuffed, Pan And Double Decker

Venture deep into the city’s garden of cheesy, crusty delights to learn what distinguishes our heftiest pizzas.
via John Carruthers / @blockclubchi.bsky.social
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The family of an unhoused man is asking for help finding him after he went missing after an illness. blockclubchi.co/4t9b1kd

Anti-ICE Protesters Crowd Downtown Streets For General Strike: 'Money Talks' Hundreds participated in a Chicago protest Friday evening after federal immigration crackdowns led to two fatal shootings in Minneapolis.

STORY: Anti-ICE Protesters Crowd Downtown Streets For General Strike: 'Money Talks' blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/30/a...

Hundreds protested in the Loop tonight in the snow and frigid cold as part of a nationwide shutdown in response to federal immigration raids, and fatal shootings by federal agents, in Minneapolis.
Read the full story soon @ blockclubchicago.org

📍 Chicago
#OnAssignment for @blockclubchi.bsky.social

📸 by Victor Hilitski @colinbphoto.bsky.social Sabrina Castle, Mack Liederman @leighgiangreco.bsky.social @franciagarciah.bsky.social @themelodymercado.bsky.social Arthur Maiorella, Jeremy Battle @jimrlynch.bsky.social

The cold has simply not let up. Nor has the news.

See what @blockclubchi.bsky.social reporters captured while covering the city’s neighborhoods this week.

This Week In Photos: Chicagoans Honor Alex Pretti, City Battles Subzero Temps And More blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/30/t... via @BlockClubChi

Gino And Marty’s Owners Sued By Illinois Labor Department Over Unpaid Wages State officials allege owners and managers of the West Loop restaurant failed to pay workers earned wages, tips, minimum wage and overtime, leaving at least nine employees owed more than $20,000.

An update on West Loop Restaurant Gino And Marty’s

The owners are being sued by the Illinois DOL for unpaid wages...so far, a preliminary investigation shows at least 9 employees are owed a combined $26k

blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/30/g...

We are up against the end times for our democracy these Chicago journalists helped reinforce the critical role local news plays in bearing witness to this federal overreach. Thank you to @jonseidel.bsky.social @royalpratt.bsky.social @colinbphoto.bsky.social & all of their Chicago colleagues.

The fugitive ex-Loretto Hospital leader at the center of a $300 million COVID scandal has been arrested in Serbia. blockclubchi.co/4rbK1ic

6 Broadview Protesters Ask For Evidence To Be Made Public, Citing Minneapolis Shootings Attorneys for Kat Abughazaleh and five other people charged are also asking the government to specify what their clients are being charged with, calling the conspiracy charges “broad and vague.”

Ach! I'm so sorry for the error there in my photo caption. We have updated the photo caption in the article and internally.
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Breaking: The fugitive ex-Loretto Hospital leader at the center of a $300 million COVID scandal has been arrested in Serbia. blockclubchi.co/4rbK1ic