Kelly Bauer

@BlockClubChi senior editor.
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[Kelly Bauer @BauerJournalism]

@paidwritingopps @BlockClubCHI Hi! We accept pitches throughout June, but we'd prefer to be pitched as soon as possible since Pride Month is coming up. :)

[Kelly Bauer @BauerJournalism]

PITCHES: @BlockClubCHI is looking for Pride Month stories based in Chicago!

Think:
🌈 Feature on a Chicago LGBTQ+-owned business.
🌈 Looking back on a piece of lesser-known local LGBTQ history.
🌈 Highlighting how locals are fighting for LGBTQ+ rights & protections
etc.

[Kelly Bauer @BauerJournalism]

More information about freelancing with Block Club available here: https://t.co/3qEhlmmwO5

[Kelly Bauer @BauerJournalism]

Please note: We do not run first-person work, including op-eds, essays, etc. Starting rate is $150/story, but that goes up depending on length, complexity, etc.

Got a story that fits? Got a question? Email me at [email protected]!

[Kelly Bauer @BauerJournalism]

A medical executive who fled to Dubai before being indicted on charges of embezzling millions of dollars from the West Side’s Loretto Hospital made his first court appearance in Chicago Wednesday more than a year and a half after charges were filed.

https://t.co/qm3Xbf0QRz

[Ariel Parrella @ArielParrella]

I spent the last months talking to Julia Suhr, who had one of the most enviable jobs in 2024: hostess at Warlord, the city’s most talked-about dining destination — until Trevor Fleming sexually assaulted her amid a secret sexual relationship, she said. https://t.co/nRpCxkIMgI

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

Reporter @francialgh covers the Southwest Side, uplifting its residents, highlighting its vibrant businesses and keeping neighbors informed. She has worked tirelessly to provide key news and information during recent immigration operations, including Midway Blitz.

Now, Francia is a finalist for Public Narrative's People's Choice Awards. Vote here to help her win!: https://t.co/D0UsZiEKza

[Kelly Bauer @BauerJournalism]

Exciting: @BlockClubCHI is looking for our summer '26 interns!

Block Club’s interns gain valuable experience — and clips — with a team that is dedicated to helping them grow and succeed during and after their internship.

More info and application here: https://t.co/khS9uBF6d7.

[Kelly Bauer @BauerJournalism]

Warlord chef Trevor Fleming has shared sexual photos of women without consent and berated staffers for years, witnesses said. It was an open secret in the industry — and it’s time for accountability, they said.

From the amazing @ArielParrella: https://t.co/xf5uFE2jzY

[Kelly Bauer @BauerJournalism]

BREAKING: Fugitive Ex-Loretto Leader At Center Of $300 Million COVID Scandal Arrested In Serbia

https://t.co/OvEvfyTzaz

[Stephanie Lulay @slulay2]

NEW: @blockclubchi debuted “Chicago Under Siege: How Operation Midway Blitz Changed Our City.”

The interactive project is part investigation, part analysis & part archive — a record of what happened when the federal govt used violence on its own people. https://t.co/zDO7MWX2DY

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

NEW: Our project, “Chicago Under Siege,” documents the fear people lived in, the ways they sought to organize and resist and the heartbreak they experienced under Operation Midway Blitz. https://t.co/tymmdONyYg

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

How the feds used propaganda to frame their "war" on Chicago: "They’re lying constantly." https://t.co/fyCb6G2ANi

[Stephanie Lulay @slulay2]

8 years ago, a billionaire laid us off + shuttered our newsroom.

We had no funding + no idea what nonprofit news was. But we had a dream to build @blockclubchi.

Today, we were named @EditorPublisher's Best Daily News Site.

Never give up on your dream.✨
https://t.co/0UveJOSWQE

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

🎁CHICAGO'S ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SHOPPING LOCAL🎁

Block Club highlighted 100+ shops across Chicago where you can get a perfect gift for everyone on your list — while supporting small businesses. Check out our neighborhood gift guides:
https://t.co/LzvFqOXKn7

[Kelly Bauer @BauerJournalism]

Pritzker: They have "plenty" of examples of protesters being peaceful; "some of them have been fired upon, tear gas thrown at them. These are things that are inciting ... to a crowd when the other side isn't following any rules at all."

[Kelly Bauer @BauerJournalism]

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker: Trump admin has been inflicting violence on Illinois. "It is now happening at a pace and at a scale that is wider & more intense than it was in previous weeks." Important that everyone knows what is happening here. "We cnanot let the Trump ...

[Kelly Bauer @BauerJournalism]

Pritzker: The way the federal agents are behaving appears to be against the law, against protocols. "They are the ones who are causing the mayhem on the ground." ...