Sam Block

Lawyer, former Northwestern Wildcat, fan of Chicago

[Northwestern Athletics @NU_Sports]

Fall. Football. Family. 💜

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

Why did the Park District remove donated toys from Chicago playgrounds? https://t.co/A4icsEgM8U

[Chicago Sun-Times @Suntimes]

At several parks in the city, families leave old toys at playgrounds for children to enjoy.

That could all change as the Park District recently began removing the toys, enforcing a decades-old policy that prohibits items from being left behind at parks.
https://t.co/nGeKh2Xu5r

[Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune]

Serious or fatal traffic crashes with pedestrians or cyclists in Chicago often fail to lead to charges or citations, a Tribune analysis of Chicago police data shows.
https://t.co/D4j87TVM2v

[ProPublica @propublica]

New: Questions about the origins and ownership of some Asian artifacts in a key collection at the Art Institute of Chicago have cast doubt on the museum’s commitment to keeping its galleries free of stolen antiquities. https://t.co/RhwTTN2iQU

[Sam Block @Blockless]

@samgreeenberg You think that's bad, look at how Google depicts the parking lots around the United Center

[Elyssa Cherney @ElyssaCherney]

Here's my first story for @CrainsChicago: Big Chicago law firm Katten Muchin Rosenman under pressure in largest known legal malpractice lawsuit https://t.co/8jeU3DvHls

Want to leak me info on your firm? Will keep anon --> [email protected]

[Elyssa Cherney @ElyssaCherney]

📢 Today’s also my last day w/@chicagotribune, but I'm fortunate to say l’ll keep covering higher education + some other industries at @CrainsChicago. I've learned so much @ the Trib & it will always be a cherished part of my identity. Keep subscribing, reading, supporting! ✊🏻

[Gregory Royal Pratt @royalpratt]

New filing from federal prosecutors quotes Ald. Edward Burke saying: “[W]ell, you know as well as I do, Jews are Jews and they’ll deal with Jews to the exclusion of everybody else unless . . . unless there’s a reason for them to use a Christian.”

[Sam Block @Blockless]

@chicagotribune Maybe the Jewish deli should wait to give away free sandwiches until after Passover...

[Elyssa Cherney @ElyssaCherney]

"The cheerleaders were being presented as sex objects to titillate the men that funded the majority of Northwestern’s athletics programs."

NU student files lawsuit alleging her Title IX complaints were ignored, allowing sexual harassment to continue

https://t.co/KNBARgAsl4

[Sam Block @Blockless]

The only joy I got out of football today: Trevor Lawrence was on screen and @ElyssaCherney asked "is that her? Is that the girl?"

[Ella Brockway @ellabrockway]

We've officially reached the most chaotic moment of this already chaotic year: Northwestern's College Football Playoff ranking is higher than its U.S. News and World Report ranking. 🤯

[Sam Block @Blockless]

Great morning to read sports news

[Sam Block @Blockless]

I haven't Tweeted in some time, but I have been watching every minute of this Northwestern team and just want to say they are awesome and the real deal

[Sam Block @Blockless]

@IAmTheShlaef Lol. Nobody could get their cabin a pizza party that fast

[Elyssa Cherney @ElyssaCherney]

A sampling of the headlines in college news today:

-SUNY-Oneonta sends students home after covid-19 outbreak

- 1/3 of athletes @ Penn State w/ covid-19 have Myocarditis

-Temple U. reverts to remote classes

-Gettysburg College confines students to dorm rooms amid case surge

[Sam Block @Blockless]

@royalpratt Get a backpack, wear a helmet

[Sam Block @Blockless]

@tpalmw @TeddyGreenstein Appreciate that perspective and agree: it's safer for the staff, media, and many other people involved in making football happen. That's an important factor. But there's an assumption of risk people take when getting involved in football. I'm not sure which ways the scales tip