Block Club Chicago

Block Club Chicago is an online newspaper that reports local and neighborhood news in Chicago. The website operates as a non-profit, subscription-based service.[1][2]

Block Club Chicago
Type of site
News
Available inEnglish
URLblockclubchicago.org
LaunchedJune 2018

After DNAinfo was shut down in November 2017, Block Club Chicago was founded by three former DNAinfo Chicago editors – Shamus Toomey, Stephanie Lulay, and Jen Sabella. The new online publication was initially funded with a Kickstarter campaign and with capital from the Civil publishing platform. Block Club Chicago went live on June 12, 2018.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

References
  1. Stevens, Heidi (February 6, 2018). "3 Months Later, Block Club Chicago Picks Up Where DNAinfo Left Off". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  2. Grieve, Pete (February 6, 2018). "DNAInfo Journalists to Launch New Chicago Newsroom on Blockchain Marketplace". Chicago Sun-times. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  3. Emmanuel, Adeshina (February 7, 2018). "Former DNAinfo Staffers Link Up with Civil for Block Club Chicago". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  4. Schmidt, Christine (February 8, 2018). "DNAinfo Chicago Will Be Reborn as Block Club Chicago, Relying on Blockchain and Subscriptions Instead of Billionaires". Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  5. Guaglione, Sara (February 9, 2018). "'Block Club Chicago' to Focus on Local Coverage". Publishers Daily. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  6. Feder, Robert (June 12, 2018). "Block Club Chicago Comes Alive Wednesday". Robert Feder. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
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