Block Club Chicago
Block Club Chicago is a nonprofit, reader-funded newsroom dedicated to delivering reliable, nonpartisan and essential coverage of Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods.
General Information
303 E. Wacker, Ste. 2106
Chicago
60601
Website URL:
newsroom@blockclubchi.org
312-860-0020
2018
Non-profit
Website
E-newsletter(s), Podcast(s)/Online Radio, Broadcast TV
General, Arts & culture, Entertainment, Criminal justice, Environment, Business, Government & politics, Social justice, Education, Health, Neighborhoods, Racial justice, LGBTQ+ communities
Contact Information
Shamus Toomey
shamus@blockclubchi.org
Maple Walker Lloyd
maple@blockclubchi.org
Yes
Key to our reach is our free morning newsletter, which goes out to more than 111,000 people every weekday.
We also offer 12 hyperlocal, neighborhood-specific newsletters, which go out twice a week, including to many neighborhoods across Chicago's South and West Sides. Those reach between 2,000 and 7,000 subscribers. Those newsletters are:
Englewood/Auburn Gresham/Chatham area;
Austin/North Lawndale/Garfield Park area;
Hyde Park/Woodlawn/South Shore area;
Bronzeville/Douglas/South Loop/Near South Side area;
Pilsen/Little Village/ Back of the Yards/Near West Side;
Logan Square/Humboldt Park/Avondale/Hermosa area;
Rogers Park/Edgewater/Uptown/Andersonville area;
Wicker Park/Bucktown/West Town area ;
Lincoln Square/North Center/Ravenswood/Irving Park/Albany Park area;
Lakeview/Lincoln Park/Old Town area;
Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Edgebrook, Norwood Park, Edison Park and Sauganash area;
Downtown, Loop, West Loop, River North area.
ALAANA Status
Definition: African, Latino/a, Asian, Arab, and Native American representation in your organization.
25% - 49%
0-24%
50% - 74%
Market Volume
1500000
Broadcast Volume
Social Media Volume
174,500
50,800
175,050
5,380
Market Frequency
Daily
Other
Other
Weekly
Daily
Market Areas
General
Hyperlocal to specific Chicago neighborhoods
All, Rogers Park, West Ridge, Uptown, Lincoln Square, North Center, Lake View, Lincoln Park, Near North Side, Edison Park, Norwood Park, Jefferson Park, Forest Glen, North Park, Albany Park, Portage Park, Irving Park, Dunning, Montclare, Belmont Cragin, Hermosa, Avondale, Logan Square, Humboldt Park, West Town, Austin, West Garfield Park, East Garfield Park, Near West Side, North Lawndale, South Lawndale, Lower West Side, Loop, Near South Side, Armour Square, Douglas, Oakland, Fuller Park, Grand Boulevard, Kenwood, Washington Park, Hyde Park, Woodlawn, South Shore, Chatham, Avalon Park, South Chicago, Burnside, Calumet Heights, Roseland, Pullman, South Deering, East Side, West Pullman, Riverdale, Hegewisch, Garfield Ridge, Archer Heights, Brighton Park, McKinley Park, Bridgeport, New City, West Elsdon, Gage Park, Clearing, West Lawn, Chicago Lawn, West Englewood, Englewood, Greater Grand Crossing, Ashburn, Auburn Gresham, Beverly, Washington Heights, Mount Greenwood, Morgan Park, O'Hare, Edgewater, Other community area outside of Chicago
Black, Latinx, LGTBQ+, Youth, Other not listed above
English
English
