United Northwest Side is proud to endorse Miguel Alvelo-Rivera for State Representative in the 40th District. (1/ )

the cook county public defender's office not mincing words in its response to a plan to allow all chicago cops to directly file felony weapons possession charges. "This policy abandons prosectors’ duty to review felony charges and simply hands that responsibilities over to police."

"The program has the support of Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling." Outrageous. All three of them.

NEW — Today, Cook County became the first county in the U.S. to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income at the county level. The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion. thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...

The city plans to continue to sweep northwest side encampments, but there's no emergency shelter in that area for single unhoused Chicagoans to go to. A tentative city-state partnership is looking to change that. I wrote about it for week's Make it Make Sense: chicagoreader.com/news/make-it...

Several Chicago newsrooms spent two months collecting and analyzing evidence of ICE & Border Patrol's use of tear gas and pepper spray in Chicago. They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.

The superrich have so much money they can “donate” millions without feeling it. Not to charities, but to putting out propaganda like this.

You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants. We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua. www.propublica.org/article/chic...

Pretrial jailing in Cook County has increased dramatically since Eileen O'Neill Burke took office last year. Come learn about the harmful policies she has put in place and how communities are fighting back. Register here: actionnetwork.org/events/commu...

it’s important for us to know political history. it’s also important to call out the MANY things Rahm Emanuel did as he tries — in real time — to smooth talk his way into 2028

Critical thread and reporting. Shout out to the Triibe for its ongoing focus on the intentional steps that SA Eileen O’Neil Burke is taking to make all Chicagoans less safe.

new: at least 26 unhoused chicagoans have been abducted since the start of "operation midway blitz." the full scope of people disappeared is likely much larger but is obscured by heavy criminalization, social stigma, and fewer eyes and phones around to bear witness. via @katieprout.bsky.social

Whenever this crew comes together you know that whatever they oppose automatically makes it good for regular Chicagoans! Support Mayor Johnson’s Protecting Chicago Budget because this crew hates it. #ProtectChicago

We’re grateful for @michaelrabbitt.bsky.social’s work defending our community and speaking out against ICE terrorizing our neighbors. If you are too, help support his legal defense against politicized charges from the Trump administration—via the link here. www.gofundme.com/f/support-mi...

NEW — The TRiiBE obtained audio of a 911 call made by a Border Patrol agent to report a crash injuring a 49-year-old Black woman in Chicago. In the aftermath of the crash, a federal agent was captured on witness video apparently placing a Black man in a chokehold. thetriibe.com/2025/11/list...

Thread from a journalist trying to explain what it feels like to observe federal terror in Chicago. It is disorienting and exhausting. It may be helpful for folks to understand and contextualize what’s happening right now under the umbrella of “ethnic cleansing.” (1/2)

We’ve got your backs @michaelrabbitt.bsky.social and @catsharpforcook.bsky.social.

…and now we’ve all got whistles. Commit now to chasing ICE out of Chicago and then making sure this man never knows a moment’s peace.

Rahm Emanuel covered up the murder of Laquan McDonald by Chicago police

If anyone's wondering how this is possible, the answer is these strike teams are moving terrifyingly fast. Grab first, ask questions later. We were about 8-15 minutes behind them today for several hours. They're jumping out of vans, chasing people across lawns, taking them from bus stops, etc

UPDATE — Mayor Brandon Johnson lays out his FY 2026 budget recommendations to protect Chicago’s most vulnerable residents from Trump. “When they come for any of us, they come for all of us,” Johnsons said to applause. thetriibe.com/2025/10/mayo...

A theme of life in Chicago under this occupation is that the feeling of relief that your own neighborhood is spared for one day is always paired with the knowledge that it means these freaks are just hurting people in a different neighborhood.

On Saturday, our IPOs from across the Northwest Side and the city came together to get signatures for a host of our progressive electeds, and we collected over 1,000. There was a lot of grief in the room that day, but also a lot of love, and a lot of determination.

This coming Friday, join us with our friends from Friendship Community Place for a NW Side Queer Potluck! Starting at 6:30pm at 5150 N. Northwest Hwy. Bring your family and friends, or just yourself—and a dish to share. RSVP to let us know you can make it @ bit.ly/nw-side-queer-potluck

NEW — An estimated 40 people were taken by federal agents in an overnight raid in South Shore, a predominantly-Black neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. A couple who live nearby said they were shocked to see the enormous militarized raid in their community. thetriibe.com/2025/09/feds...

NEW from @danhinkel.bsky.social, in collaboration w/ @boltsmag.org: Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke has weakened the office tasked with reviewing innocence claims. In the 10 months since she took office, it has not exonerated a single person. www.injusticewatch.org/project/deny...

The contrast between independent media and corporate media is so stark. From this morning’s “Politico Playbook:”

If anything good can come from my arrest, I hope it's that more people demand the shutdown of the Broadview ICE facility, where humans are treated like poorly kept animals. Stop the deportations. Demand the truth about Silverio's death at ICE's hands.

Any Chicagoan who pays attention to local politics could name the four alders without even looking. The grossest members of city council: Raymond Lopez (15th) Nick Sposato (38th) Anthony Napolitano (41st) James Gardiner (45th)

There is no oversight of conditions at ICE’s Broadview facility. They denied Dem officials access. Other than stories from people who spent time there, there’s no visibility or transparency at all.

“Pelayo said her dad described being held in a room with at least 150 other men as ICE officers constantly yell at them and call them slurs. He also told his daughters detainees are only given food and water based on good behavior.” These are the conditions at the site of yesterday’s protest.

The Northwest Side Rapid Response Team posted this community alert a short while ago. It describes how a resident in Albany Park was lured by a phone call that indicated they had won a prize. Another was lured to an address to pick up scrap metal. Both were detained by ICE upon arrival.

Give a little — or a lot — to help build and sustain our on-the-ground coverage about Chicago. Your contribution will support The TRiiBE, an independent, Black-owned and Black-led newsroom that is based in Chicago ⬇️ buy.stripe.com/00w14n5ZRbhk...

ICE shot and killed a man in the Chicago suburbs last week. In the days since, we've seen a laundry list of escalating violent behavior from the feds: reckless driving, destroyed property, dawn raids, intimidation and threats against reporters, witnesses assaulted and threatened with pepper spray.

I own a local publication called @thetriibe.com and we literally just need new subscribers to stay independent and sustainable. Starve the fascists and support local journalists and creatives. You can sign up or give a contribution here. thetriibe.com

Make sure you follow @thetriibe.com. None of us have the resources we need but we are jumping in where big newsrooms can't/won't to try to keep you informed:

New, w/ @mulchy.bsky.social & @djbyrnes1.bsky.social: ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday. Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events. Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:

Update from outside Broadview ICE facility in Chicagoland— Even after feds killed a man a few towns away today, a small group remain to finish their 7am-7pm protest. SRT takes the dwindling numbers as an opportunity to unleash less lethals on a protester with a mobility aid sitting on the ground.

Thanks to all who joined us for our 4th annual Progressive Picnic in Portage Park, and to the volunteers who helped us knock on 200 doors in the 38th Ward to share Know Your Rights information! Mark your calendars for our next event, a Family Pride Potluck with Friendship Community Place on 10/10!

Illinois' law is clear: No ICE detention centers in our state. And if it's used to detain people, it's a detention center. That's why Broadview must be shut down. www.nbcchicago.com/news/politic...

With ICE activity expected this weekend, our coalition is hosting several local KYR events to spread the word and keep our community safe. Sign up to join us—at bit.ly/nwsseptcanvass

🚨CALLING ALL CHICAGO! Join us in the streets to say "NO TRUMP, NO TROOPS!" this Saturday September 6th at Ida B. Wells and Michigan Ave at 5PM.

Thanks to former Republican Governor Rauner, IL is weaponizing pensions to punish those who stand against genocide. But you can take action! Contact your IL State Senators and State Representatives and demand that they support HB 2723 / SB 2462. Learn more: bit.ly/33wfBdsPensi...

We don’t need the president’s troops on our streets. Read my op-ed: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

United Northwest Side is proud to announce our membership’s endorsement of the hardest-working elected official in Cook County government, Jessica Vásquez. (1/ )

United Northwest Side is proud to endorse another of our progressive champions this election cycle: @gracielaforsenate.bsky.social. As a state senator, Graciela has fought fiercely to advance a wide range of progressive priorities, and has shown up time and again to defend our communities. (1/ )

Trump and his oligarch friends have a clear agenda: tax cuts for the wealthy funded by working people. They enrich themselves while an authoritarian President destroys our democracy. Join me in sending a clear message: we are fighting back and we are not backing down. 🔗RSVP at bit.ly/rsvpchicago

NEW: In what appears to be one of the largest expansions of surveillance in IL history, we found hundreds of new Flock license plate readers—all paid for by AG Kwame Raoul's office in the last 3 years. Issues with Flock Safety's data sharing practices are mounting. Will our sanctuary status hold?

Come join us on 9/7 in Portage Park for our 4th annual Progressive Picnic! RSVP at bit.ly/progressive-picnic

NEW — Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke maintains that Dexter Reed shot first. But his family says they haven’t seen the ballistics evidence that the State’s Attorney’s Office referred to during a press conference on Wednesday. thetriibe.com/2025/08/dext...