Mina Bloom is a reporter for Block Club Chicago, focusing on local news in the Illinois and Chicago area. With a keen interest in community issues and neighborhood developments, Mina covers a wide range of topics including local events, crime, urban planning, and business stories.
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Mina Bloom's coverage primarily revolves around local events, government announcements, and press releases in the Logan Square area of Chicago. The themes she covers include food & beverage, house & home, family & relationships, and entertainment news.
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The ordinance would prohibit dollar stores from opening within 1 mile of an existing location owned by the same company. It comes after Ald. Matt O’Shea flagged chronic issues at South Side stores.
By: Mina Bloom
Demands include more funding for special education, mental health services and sports programs, and raises for teachers, CTU President Stacy Davis Gates said.
By: Ariel Parrella-Aureli
Parents have long called for the firing of Principal Kristin Novy. This week, CPS promoted her to a districtwide administrator position.
Casi dos años después de que empezaran a llegar a Chicago autobuses repletos de migrantes, muchos niños han llegado a escuelas con poco apoyo lingüístico de CPS.
By: Reema Amin, Mina Bloom
Many of Chicago’s migrant families are settling down in neighborhoods with underresourced, segregated schools that don’t have the proper language support for children learning English as a new language.
By: Mina Bloom, Reema Amin
The Chicago Teachers Union and education advocates say liaisons could help students arriving from other countries, but the district is facing a budget deficit that could limit hiring.
By: Reema Amin, Mina Bloom
A classroom at Erie Elementary Charter School in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood. Erie is one of 43 dual language schools across the city, which means it offers English learners and native English speakers instruction in Spanish and English.
Gator trapper Frank Robb said Chance is the “beefiest and bossiest” gator at the Florida gator farm, where he’s been living since he was caught.
By: Mina Bloom
At Clemente Community Academy, students are missing critical instruction time because of absent teachers. It's one of a number of CPS schools struggling because of a teacher shortage.
By: Mina Bloom
Carolina Carchi, a senior, poses for a portrait at Roberto Clemente Community Academy in Humboldt Park on Aug. 8, 2024.
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