DNAinfo was an online newspaper that focused on neighborhood news in New York City and Chicago.
[1] Founded by Joe Ricketts in November 2009 as "Digital Network Associates",[2] DNAinfo.com began by offering online, hyperlocal coverage for New York City and online coverage for Chicago launched in November 2012.
[11] Ricketts's shutdown was criticized as being an act of retaliation after the two companies' workers had joined a union.
[12] After DNAinfo shutdown, three of the Chicago newspaper's former editors decided to launch their own independent hyperlocal news organization.
By the end of 2018, after 6 months of publishing, Block Club Chicago had more than 6,000 paid subscribers and over 7 million pageviews.