Block Club Blog

Film critic Richard Roeper called one scene "as powerful a piece of acting as I’ve seen this year."

Check out these before and after pics to see how Chicago has changed.

Lincoln Square homeowners discovered a letter from the Board of Ed declaring a similar crisis in 1929.

Fans were camping out in front of a luxury Downtown hotel hoping to see the soccer superstar.

Detroit (ugh, the Red Wings?) is the No. 1 city for hockey fans, according to new rankings.

The former Chicago mayoral candidate was still in the Democratic race as of Tuesday.

Gotta get all the W's you can. 

The Sweets & Snacks Expo is Candy Land for adults and we nabbed a pass to bring you the sugar buzz.

Benjamin Schiller of The Sixth says whiskeys from the '70s have aged better than the fashions.

The trash-covered beaches angered readers, who blamed everyone from suburbanites to Millennials.

Officers saved seven ducklings who had fallen into a sewer early Saturday.

A lunchtime trip to Bridgeport's Morgan Street area ended in gunfire, and reporter Ed Komenda saw it.

Lots of Chicagoans are still recycling wrong. Here's what to keep out of your blue bin.

The "Farmstand 5" are a group of chickens who sing and tell jokes at County Fair Foods.