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LION Publishers / Ben DeJarnette / Apr 8, 2021
“Gator Watch officially began on July 9, 2019, when the nonprofit newsroom Block Club Chicago broke the news of a rare alligator sighting in west Chicago. Thirty stories and 4,000 T-shirts later, Gator Watch went down not only as a viral content series, but also one of Block Club’s most successful fundraising campaigns ever, with readers snapping up more than $100,000 in merchandise.”
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