Jake

words: @blockclubchi, @thedepaulia. ILL-INI by birth, scomons by choice

[Jake @jakecoxwrites]

my fault for leaving the greatest city in the world

[Champaign Showers @217Showers]

would you look at that. c u soon. ;)

[Jake @jakecoxwrites]

wait i love my country chicago

[Jake @jakecoxwrites]

i’m Mary Oliver-maxxing (geeked by the majesty of the natural world)

[Jake @jakecoxwrites]

entertaining friends not from Chicago is so embarrassing because why did the Blue Line pull up and I said “OMGGG it’s a 7000 series”

[Joe Clark @JoeClarkChicago]

you need the cold, that’s where all the plays, poems, and comedy comes from

[just matt @questionableway]

this the worst thing that has ever happened to anyone maybe in the entire history of the universe

[Jake @jakecoxwrites]

Just Salad on clark having a map mural that says “Lakeview, IL”

[Zachary Donnini @ZacharyDonnini]

It is just really, really disappointing to see FiveThirtyEight’s archive of exceptional work removed without clear reason. Its quality, creativity, and of course incredible visualizations represented the best of data journalism and inspired countless people, myself included.

[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.

[Reema Amin @reemadamin]

Swelling with pride! I am biased, but Chicago reporters — at the Trib, Sun-Times, Block Club, South Side Weekly, I could go on — covered the impact of this immigration enforcement campaign with such remarkable precision, bravery and care. They deserve all of the praise.

[Jezy @JezyGray]

No one wants to write a nut graf anymore

[Jake @jakecoxwrites]

@NickPalazzolo5 GO NICK!

[Nick Palazzolo @NickPalazzolo5]

Some Personal News: I’m excited to announce I’ll be joining ESPN 1000 as a part-time on-air producer.

Before you ask, my DePaul coverage isn’t going anywhere. However, it will not be as frequent as it’s been, but I’ll still be at Wintrust.

Really excited to this opportunity!

[All Beckventerous Women Do 💙 @beckyvenus]

googled the oldest part of Chicago and the answer was Old Town

[nicole froio @NicoleFroio]

unpopular opinion: i dont think journalism should be an influencer job. journalism requires oversight, editing, and fact-checking, which can only be done in a team

[Jake @jakecoxwrites]

@NickPalazzolo5 double fisting at wish field?

[Jake @jakecoxwrites]

the (occasional) majesty of central illinois

[Jake @jakecoxwrites]

wdym Savoy turned Friar Tuck liquor into a gym, midwestern sacrelig

[Brenna Ehrlich @BrennaEhrlich]

In journo school, we were taught everyone has their own interview style. Mine is generally being both extremely sympathetic while also being kind of awkward. It makes people feel at ease but also looks terrible on camera.

[Chi Urbanist @chi_urbanist]

We need high speed rail from Wicker Park to Lake View