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I had the honor of reporting on the Big Payback People's Assembly this past Saturday, where Chicagoans gathered to talk reparations! The event was modeled after People's Assemblies of Jackson, Miss., for a vision of self-determination in response to white supremacy & economic exploitation.
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Big Payback People's Assembly calls for overdue reparations for Black Chicagoans - Chicago Reader
Hosted by Equity and Transformation and the Movement for Black Lives, the event brought hundreds together to define the future of Black liberation and economic justice.
https://chicagoreader.com/city-life/big-payback-peoples-assembly-2026/
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Hyde Park Academy students will host a press conference across from the school today after they say the principal removed several student resources earlier this month. “[She] took away the Peace Room, where people call their safe place, where people go to talk to people.”
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Hyde Park Academy students sound alarm on removal of Peace Room from high school - Chicago Reader
Students and organizers said the principal removed several resources, including the Peace Room, an arts space, and the Freedom Store, from the school following a town hall.
https://chicagoreader.com/city-life/hyde-park-academy-removal-peace-room/
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Today, City Council will vote on an affordable housing portal to make finding units easier for renters. The portal will establish a site with essential information, such as a comprehensive record of housing waiting lists, their wait times, property information, and rental applications.
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Online affordable housing pilot advances to City Council for a vote - Chicago Reader
The Chicago City Council advances a portal that has been years in the making to a vote, as housing advocates from various groups have been campaigning for a streamlined process to help renters find af...
https://chicagoreader.com/news/online-affordable-housing-pilot/
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Kerry Reid (she/her)
27 days ago
Really great piece for
@chicagoreader.com
by
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on how Chicago's Latine arts and organizing community is dealing with the Cesar Chavez revelations.
chicagoreader.com/visual-arts/...
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‘You don't want to put your heroes on a pedestal’ - Chicago Reader
Labor and immigrant rights are central to Chicago's identity, making the Cesar Chavez news especially tragic to arts and organizing spaces.
https://chicagoreader.com/visual-arts/art-feature/cesar-chavez-art-organizing-community/
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New by me - The intersection of labor and immigrant rights is a large part of Chicago’s identity, which made the news especially tragic to the city’s arts and organizing spaces. "The struggle continues, the movement continues without him. You don’t want to put your heroes on a pedestal."
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‘You don't want to put your heroes on a pedestal’ - Chicago Reader
Labor and immigrant rights are central to Chicago's identity, making the Cesar Chavez news especially tragic to arts and organizing spaces.
https://chicagoreader.com/visual-arts/art-feature/cesar-chavez-art-organizing-community/
27 days ago
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“If we’re asking anyone to tighten the belt, we should look at whose belt is exploding and that’s the ultra-rich. As their bellies get fat and our people are starving, this is not the time to balance the budget off the backs of working people.”
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Mayor Johnson determined to block Bears' move to Arlington Heights
The mayor questioned why any lawmaker from Chicago would consider providing a massive tax break for a professional sports team valued at nearly $9 billion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears-stadium/2026/05/05/mayor-brandon-johnson-bears-stadium-legislation-arlington-heights-kam-buckner
about 1 month ago
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Thank you
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about 1 month ago
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Reppin’ your high school is so Chicago, no matter how many years it’s been since you attended. “We have an HBCU culture without having HBCUs,” Dukes said of the celebration of high schools in Chicago.
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Streetwear Brand Pillars Celebrates Chicago’s High School Culture with Themed Merchandise
“It started off with just our schools, and everybody just started requesting it,” one co-founder of Pillars said.
https://southsideweekly.com/streetwear-brand-pillars-celebrates-chicagos-high-school-culture-with-themed-merchandise/
about 2 months ago
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One TRiiBE United said that they see the contracts other Chicago News Guild members have won and want those wins as well. “Wins like this lead to job security protections, progressive discipline, a grievance and arbitration procedure, and other rights codified in a legally binding agreement.”
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One TRiiBE, divided? - Chicago Reader
After two terminations and a public Instagram dispute, the last two eligible employees at Chicago’s celebrated Black-owned newsroom, The Triibe, head to a union vote on March 25.
https://chicagoreader.com/news/labor/one-triibe-united-union-black-newsroom/
3 months ago
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett
3 months ago
“They got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor.” — Tupac said it years ago… and here we are. The Pentagon is now asking for an additional $200 BILLION for this war. We always find the money for war. But when it comes to housing, healthcare, or feeding people? Suddenly it’s crickets.
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Jim Daley
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I’m thrilled to be joining the
@illinoisanswers.bsky.social
as the State Investigations Editor, where I get to lead a fantastic team of talented investigative journalists who are shining a light across Illinois. This role is a dream come true, and I can’t wait to see what we’ll achieve together!
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Statewide Investigations
The State Investigations Team Illinois Answers’ special unit of reporters dedicated to bolstering newsrooms in every corner of the state with relentless and hard-fought watchdog journalism. Our repo...
https://illinoisanswers.org/statewide-investigations/
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Im no longer employed.
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3 months ago
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Tonia Hill
3 months ago
I stand with
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NEW - “The game plan never changes,” says Stephanie Williams, a 7th Ward resident. “If it is detrimental, it’s immediately into the Black neighborhoods. If this thing was as wonderful as they say, it would have been part of the Chicago skyline.”
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The $9 billion gamble: South Chicago’s high-tech future vs. its industrial past • The TRiiBE
Some want to kill the quantum project entirely; others want to be shielded from displacement and environmental harms.
https://thetriibe.com/2026/03/the-9-billion-gamble-south-chicagos-high-tech-future-vs-its-industrial-past/
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Gregory Pratt
3 months ago
I support
@thetriibe.com
journalists who are unionizing and want to be voluntarily recognized by their employer. For perspective, the legacy newspaper
@chicagotribune.com
voluntarily recognized us when we organized
@ctguild.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/letters/were...
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We’re One Triibe United, help us get recognized!
The TRiiBE has grown so much since its founding in 2017, thanks to the Black and abolitionist press that paved the way for us. We are a trusted news source on both the local and national levels. This ...
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/were-one-triibe-united-help-us-get-recognized?source=direct_link&
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We, the staff at
@thetriibe.com
are unionizing. Please support us in our efforts and sign our petition.
actionnetwork.org/letters/were...
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3 months ago
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I see he straddling the line, but still aint put Chicago name in his mouth!
3 months ago
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Gregory Pratt
3 months ago
WGN is a critical Chicago institution. It makes me sick to see them lay off so many talented journalists.
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/23/w...
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Da Bears
4 months ago
From Matt Hill, Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications to Governor JB Pritzker:
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Da Bears have released a statement committing to build in Hammond after Indiana passed the Hammond stadium bill. Could be the reason this hearing was canceled.
abc7chicago.com/amp/post/chi...
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Traveled to Springfield to cover Bears stadium deal only for the meeting to be canceled. Haven’t been able to talk to Chairperson Curtis Tarver II; learned that he’s not even in Springfield. Not clear when the meeting got canceled.
4 months ago
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Gil Durán
4 months ago
Read this sentence slowly: “Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...” gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
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As Bernie Sanders Comes to California, Wealth Tax Opponents Intensify Efforts
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/us/california-wealth-tax-opposition-bernie-sanders.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M1A.qU51.qYnluD6zcpxG&smid=url-share
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The TRiiBE
4 months ago
NEW — The NFL's newest star, Caleb Williams, is participating in the Celebrity Three-Point Contest at the NBA All-Star Weekend this Friday, a Chicago Bears rep confirmed to The TRiiBE. This news gives Chicago Bears fans a reason to tune into the hallmark NBA event.
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Chicago Bears star Caleb Williams will show off his arm at NBA All-Star Weekend • The TRiiBE
Chicago Bears confirm QB1 will participate in Celebrity Three-Point Contest this Friday.
https://thetriibe.com/2026/02/chicago-bears-star-caleb-williams-will-show-off-his-arm-at-nba-all-star-weekend/
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Does this EPA emissions repeal mean we will no longer have to take emissions tests?
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Chicago's hemp community argues the ordinance pushes out Black people who found success in the hemp market. “We are not asking for special treatment; we are asking for fair regulation and thoughtful solutions, not a blanket ban that harms responsible entrepreneurs and the people who rely on us.”
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Chicago’s hemp community urges Mayor Brandon Johnson to veto prohibition-style ordinance • The TRiiBE
Stakeholders are convinced City Council’s move to limit hemp sales to licensed weed dispensaries protects Big Cannabis.
https://thetriibe.com/2026/02/chicagos-hemp-community-urges-mayor-brandon-johnson-to-veto-prohibition-style-ordinance/
4 months ago
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krat
4 months ago
No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
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Bill Grueskin
4 months ago
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
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The TRiiBE
4 months ago
NEW — Today, a group of Black and brown youth organizers traveled to City Hall to oppose an updated youth curfew policy, which is currently under consideration by the Chicago City Council. “How does this substitute ordinance make our community safer? It doesn’t."
thetriibe.com/2026/02/orga...
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Organizers and civil rights advocates voice opposition to proposed change to Chicago’s youth curfew policy • The TRiiBE
“How does this substitute ordinance make our community safer? It doesn't. It ignores the real root causes of safety. We need investments in systems of care,” Isaiah Burton said.
https://thetriibe.com/2026/02/organizers-and-civil-rights-advocates-voice-opposition-to-proposed-change-to-chicagos-youth-curfew-policy/
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Written by Uju ✍🏽
4 months ago
"I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept." - Angela Davis
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A newly redesigned on-campus food market will provide free food for students at Kennedy-King College in Englewood. Statesmen Market is an extension of Chicago City College’s former food pantry. The market was created to remove negative stigmas that are associated with food pantries.
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A redesigned food market at Kennedy-King College provides students with free meals and upgrades food pantry experience • The TRiiBE
Chicago City Colleges aims to open food markets at all City Colleges to tackle student food insecurity.
https://thetriibe.com/2026/02/a-redesigned-food-market-at-kennedy-king-college-provides-students-with-free-meals-and-upgrades-food-pantry-experience/
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Solomon
4 months ago
4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government
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Heather Cherone
4 months ago
Live your life in a way that the dictionary pays tribute to you
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Haymarket Books
4 months ago
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice and border abolition.
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Free Ebooks: Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice an...
https://www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/525-free-ebooks-abolish-ice-abolish-the-border
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unraveled
4 months ago
He shot her in the face in her own kitchen.
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awkword
4 months ago
For communities concerned about ICE and other law enforcement, what do you recommend to build community safety and protect individuals’ privacy in the face of government spying? Forget ICEBlock. Trust the experts.
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"We did not blindly stumble into this era of Homeland rule. Almost 25 years ago, when the Department of Homeland Security was first proposed, there were inklings, even among supporters, that things might someday come to this."
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“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti
In the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact: The culture war is an actual war.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/tanehisi-coates-homeland-ice-minneapolis-trump
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Dan Izzo
5 months ago
Abolish ICE and prosecute everyone who stays in it from this day forward as members of a criminal conspiracy to commit murder.
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ProPublica
5 months ago
At least 11 people died and more than 1,400 residents sought emergency care for carbon monoxide poisonings during the 2021 winter storm in Texas. Here’s what you should know about keeping your family and home safe, especially during power outages (with
@nbcnews.com
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How to Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Your Home
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, tasteless, colorless gas that can cause serious injury or even death if inhaled in high quantities. Here’s how you can keep your home and family safe.
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-to-prevent-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-your-home?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1769270419&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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The TRiiBE
5 months ago
NEW — West Garfield Park’s Legler Regional Library is providing meals to those in need through a Library-Based Food Access program. It is the first library food pantry for Illinois and Chicago, according to the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
thetriibe.com/2026/01/food...
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Legler Library will double as a food pantry in West Garfield Park • The TRiiBE
The library food pantry is the second in the country and the first in Illinois and Chicago.
https://thetriibe.com/2026/01/food-pantry-at-chicagos-legler-library-addresses-needs-as-snap-work-requirements-loom/
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max nesterak
5 months ago
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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The TRiiBE
5 months ago
Providing youth employment opportunities, Mama Africa’s Marketplace has also become a place where Chicago youth organizers meet for their events.
thetriibe.com/2026/01/afte...
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After years as a welcoming space for South Shore youth, Mama Africa’s Marketplace faces the threat of closure • The TRiiBE
"I believe in miracles, so that's why I can be happy," owner Lakiesha Ifarinu Williams said. “The same way I came to this space, I know something else is there."
https://thetriibe.com/2026/01/after-years-as-a-welcoming-space-for-south-shore-youth-mama-africas-marketplace-faces-the-threat-of-closure/
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The TRiiBE
5 months ago
NEW — Hemp products have been at the center of debate between Black-owned cannabis shops and Black-owned hemp businesses. Ald. Maria Hadden opposed the ordinance, adding that it shuts out those who have found success in the hemp industry.
thetriibe.com/2026/01/chic...
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Chicago City Council passes ordinance limiting sale of hemp products to licensed cannabis dispensaries • The TRiiBE
The product has been at the center of debate between Black-owned cannabis shops and Black-owned hemp businesses.
https://thetriibe.com/2026/01/chicago-city-council-passes-ordinance-limiting-sale-of-hemp-products-to-licensed-cannabis-dispensaries/
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Da Bears
5 months ago
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“I believe in miracles, so that’s why I can be happy,” Mama Africa's Marketplace owner said. “And it’s not, like, a happiness, but it’s just understanding that no matter what happens, the same way I came to this space, I know something else is there. When one door closes, another door opens.”
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After years as a welcoming space for South Shore youth, Mama Africa’s Marketplace faces the threat of closure • The TRiiBE
"I believe in miracles, so that's why I can be happy," owner Lakiesha Ifarinu Williams said. “The same way I came to this space, I know something else is there."
https://thetriibe.com/2026/01/after-years-as-a-welcoming-space-for-south-shore-youth-mama-africas-marketplace-faces-the-threat-of-closure/
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The TRiiBE
5 months ago
NEW — Mayor Brandon Johnson, along with other leaders and community partners, announced the launch of the city’s first women-focused Community Reentry Support Center.
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Chicago launches the first of its kind women focused community reentry support center in Pilsen • The TRiiBE
“Coming home from incarceration is not simply about release. It's about rebuilding. It's about healing trauma, restoring dignity, reconnecting families and learning how to believe in yourself again in...
https://thetriibe.com/2026/01/chicago-launches-the-first-of-its-kind-women-focused-community-reentry-support-center-in-pilsen/
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"Williams paints his nails. So what. Just like any rockstar, he’s comfortable in his own skin. He’s cold; so cold that he’s now Chicago’s Iceman, and he’s leading the coolest team in the NFL into sports immortality."
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Caleb Williams is cold — and the Chicago Bears are the coolest team in the NFL • The TRiiBE
A comeback season fueled by confidence, culture and a little bit of aura has Chicago believing the Bears are more than just good, they’re different.
https://thetriibe.com/2026/01/caleb-williams-is-cold-and-the-chicago-bears-are-the-coolest-team-in-the-nfl/
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NEW- Building Permit and Inspection Records dated Dec. 19, 2024, show the property at 6750 S. Merrill Ave. was in violation of not supplying adequate hot water of at least 120 degrees, with details listed as “no hot water in bathroom or kitchen.”building.
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Plumbing violations plague residents at another South Side property formerly managed by CKO • The TRiiBE
Chicago’s building department has an active case on the property at 6750 S. Merrill Ave., where residents have complained about frequent water shutoffs.
https://thetriibe.com/2026/01/plumbing-violations-plague-residents-at-another-south-side-property-formerly-managed-by-cko/
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Da Bears
5 months ago
Cronin: Ben Johnson fulfilled his promise of beating Matt LaFleur twice in a season. This is officially a rivalry again.
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