By: Ariel Parrella-Aureli
With the project's continual delays and the building sitting vacant for over a decade, more vandalism and trespassing have occurred to the property this year.
Ariel Parrella-Aureli is a Reporter/Journalist at Block Club Chicago. She covers local news on the Northwest Side of Chicago, focusing on themes such as urban development, arts, and community happenings, with a particular emphasis on construction, real estate, and the food and beverage scene. Ariel's work has also been featured in Block Club Chicago and Chalkbeat.
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Chicago, United States (Local)
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Ariel Parrella-Aureli’s reporting is heavily centered on housing, development, and neighborhood change in Chicago, with some coverage of arts and local business openings. She’d likely respond best to pitches with concrete updates on stalled or moving projects, policy shifts affecting affordability, or neighborhood-level trends backed by fresh local data.
She also appears open to stories that connect development with community impact, especially where schools, cultural groups, or longtime residents are affected. Timely announcements, exclusive progress updates, and on-the-ground perspectives would be especially useful.
Since her focus is local to Chicago and nearby neighborhoods, pitches should stay tightly tied to that area.
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