Mina Bloom is a reporter at Block Club Chicago. She covers a range of topics including education, community issues, and local news, with a focus on how these areas impact urban communities. Mina's work has been featured in Chalkbeat, Los Angeles Public Press — Hello L.A., and NewsBreak.
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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.
For pitches to Mina Bloom:
- Provide insights or expert commentary on local events such as festivals, farmers markets, historical homes tours.
- Offer perspectives on relevant government announcements or neighborhood developments related to housing issues like surcharges or zoning changes.
- Connect with sources involved in the local community who can provide unique insights into events impacting Logan Square residents.
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By: Quinn Myers, Mina Bloom
The newly released transcripts from one of the Operation Midway Blitz leaders show tense exchanges with attorneys about use of force by immigration agents in the Chicago area.
By: Mina Bloom
CHICAGO — A federal lawsuit that aimed to limit immigration agents' use of force against journalists and protesters has come to a sudden halt.
By: Mina Bloom
Over the past month, prosecutors have dropped charges against the majority of protesters arrested by local police outside the federal facility in Broadview. But 20 cases are still pending — and those protesters are asking why.
By: Mina Bloom
Keshia Golden's attorneys say she acted in self-defense when she fatally stabbed her boyfriend, Calvin Sidney, on Oct. 22, 2022. Prosecutors offered Golden a plea deal — but Golden's attorneys want the case dropped altogether.
By: Mina Bloom
CHICAGO — Ahead of a key court hearing this week, more than a dozen domestic violence advocates and supporters demanded Monday that Cook County prosecutors
By: Mina Bloom
Lawyers and supporters of Keshia Golden have been publicly calling on prosecutors to drop charges against her. But in court Tuesday, prosecutors instead announced plans to go to trial.
By: Sofia Joseph, Mina Bloom
The police department's victim services office has produced few documented results despite a surge in domestic violence cases. Survivors and advocates are furious the money wasn't used on much-needed services.
By: Francia Garcia Hernandez, Mina Bloom
Chicago police ticketed an immigrant street vendor — and ICE agents then swooped in to arrest her and her nephew when she had to make a court appearance.
By: Mina Bloom
Even after a $4 million boost, the Police Department program has struggled, Block Club found. Now alderpeople led by Nicole Lee (11th) want police leaders to answer questions.
By: Colin Boyle, Mina Bloom, Francia Garcia Hernandez
LITTLE VILLAGE — Downtown street vendor Leydy Murillo appeared in court Thursday afternoon a little more than a month after getting arrested for allegedly selling fruit from a cart in a prohibited area without a license.
