OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liability for AI-Enabled Mass Deaths or Financial Disasters The ChatGPT-maker testified in favor of an Illinois bill that would limit when AI labs can be held liable—even in cases where their products cause “critical harm.”

The ChatGPT-maker testified in favor of an Illinois bill that would limit when AI labs can be held liable—even in cases where their products cause “critical harm.” www.wired.com/story/openai...

The owner of a popular Greek restaurant in Lincoln Square that suddenly closed last year plans to reopen the business this spring. blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/10/b... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Invictus Theatre has been based out of the Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W. Irving Park Road, since a fire destroyed its previous home in 2023. On April 7, 2026 a “For sale” sign could be seen on the property. Credit: Alex V. Hernandez/Block Club Chicago

Chicago theaters are cutting ties with a prestigious group that has recognized local productions with recommendations and awards since the 1960s after its members recently honored Invictus Theatre director Charles Askenaizer. blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/08/c... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Invictus Theatre has been based out of the Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W. Irving Park Road, since a fire destroyed its previous home in 2023. On April 7, 2026 a “For sale” sign could be seen on the property. Credit: Alex V. Hernandez/Block Club Chicago

Chicago theaters are cutting ties with a prestigious group that has recognized local productions with recommendations and awards since the 1960s after its members recently honored Invictus Theatre director Charles Askenaizer. blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/08/c... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Prescient

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What a vomit inducing reality we live in.

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I Guess We're Just Waiting Around To See If This Demented Psychopath Kills Everyone | Defector There is a particular indignity that comes from living in America, derived from the experience of waking up in the morning to see reports that Donald Trump has said something profoundly evil, and then...

I guess we're just waiting around to see if this demented psychopath kills everyone: defector.com/i-guess-were...

A lot of heavy shit has gone down. Continues to go down.
But I keep thinking about per aspera ad astra. It’s nice, what we can do when we aren’t trying to hurt one another.

A lot of heavy shit has gone down. Continues to go down.
But I keep thinking about per aspera ad astra. It’s nice, what we can do when we aren’t trying to hurt one another.

Chicago Is Hemorrhaging Breweries — Is There A Way To Stop It? Three Chicago breweries have announced closures this year while Half Acre and Maplewood will merge. With the industry at an inflection point, some operators say a “lean and mean” approach may be the w...

Chicago Is Hemorrhaging Breweries — Is There A Way To Stop It? My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social w/ @avhndz.bsky.social
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ICE Killed A Man Outside Chicago Last Year. Little Has Been Done To Investigate Neither the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office nor Franklin Park police chose to launch probes into the death of Silverio Villegas González. That’s in stark contrast to Minneapolis, where local off...

Four months before federal agents shot Renee Good in Minneapolis, ICE agents killed Silverio Villegas González outside Chicago

While Minnesota officials are investigating Good's death, little has been done to investigate Villegas González' death locally

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The Saga of Ra's Al Ghul 3 (1019)

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Today is Election Day in Chicago! Polls are open from 6:00am to 7:00pm, including at 51 vote centers - for more info, go to: chicagoelections.gov/voting/elect... 🗳️

Family Of Albany Park Dad Raising Funds To Fight His ICE Detention Oscar Suarez was arrested March 9 for driving without a license the same day Albany Park neighbors were meeting to prepare for another possible surge of federal immigration agents, Ald. Rossana Rodrig...

The wife of an Albany Park man taken into custody by federal immigration agents earlier this month is raising funds to help with their family’s daily expenses while also covering legal fees to demand his release. blockclubchicago.org/2026/03/17/f... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social

4 Remaining Broadview Protesters Charged With Conspiracy Ask Judge To Toss Case Six protesters were charged with conspiracy for allegedly impeding a federal vehicle at a protest in Broadview, but two of the defendants have already seen their charges dropped.

The remaining defendants facing federal criminal conspiracy charges related to a September protest at the Broadview immigration facility are asking a judge to drop the case on First Amendment grounds. blockclubchicago.org/2026/03/16/4... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Animated 'Firefly' Already Exists, and It's Called 'Outlaw Star' The sky's already been taken from you to much better effect in Sunrise's 1998 sci-fi anime.

The sky's already been taken from you to much better effect in Sunrise's 1998 sci-fi anime.

Chicagoans: still have your Vote By Mail ballot? You have until 7:00pm on Election Day (March 17) to return it to ANY of 52 Secure Drop Boxes across the city! To find the most convenient location for you, go to: chicagoelections.gov/voting/drop-... 🗳

“The unexamined life is not worth living.” —Socrates, per Plato in his “Apology of Socrates.”

Socrates, Plato's mentor, faced charges of impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens in 399 BCE.

But sure Marc, go off.

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See what @blockclubchi.bsky.social reporters have captured while covering the city’s neighborhoods lately.

This Week In Photos: Jesse Jackson Laid To Rest, Hundreds March For Women’s Day And More
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Little Village Woman Fights Felony Charges From October Clash With ICE And Chicago Police Sandra Infante was arrested during a standoff between Little Village neighbors, federal immigration agents and Chicago police during last year’s Operation Midway Blitz.

A Little Village woman is fighting felony charges stemming from an October incident where protesters clashed with immigration officers and Chicago police in Little Village. blockclubchicago.org/2026/03/13/l... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Okay, but have you seen “For All Mankind” and “Foundation?”

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The crash brings the number of U.S. service personnel killed since the Iran war began Feb. 28 to 10. An 11th died of a medical issue. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...