Block Club Blog

Also: How can media outlets responsibly cover crime in Chicago?

Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima are considered "EDM aficionados" in the Netherlands.

Also: The man behind Portillo's readies for retirement, your Instagram pics can be sold for $90K.

The CTA is launching a new "courtesy campaign" targeting bad passenger behavior. Which is the worst?

The annual Merit School of Music concert is free and open to the public.

Lincoln Park resident Nate Love didn't make the first cut.

Also: The women of "Mad Max" and how cities are trying to clean up vacant lots.

"People think it is an actual person who actually had their toe cut," said a Wicker Park tattooist.

Tired at 2 a.m.? This guy was NOT.

Roboticists from a new Museum of Science and Industry exhibit give a peek into what's next in robotics.

Beaches around Chicago officially opened Friday afternoon, but it was far from ideal beach weather.

The growth rate was the lowest of the 10 largest cities in the nation.

Also: Should Chicago go back to its "anything goes" architecture policy?

We're reading about bin Laden's reading list, Illinois Amtrak funding cuts and how to be a 1-percenter.