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NEW — Whether you want to sit down for a meal with your bestie or lover, grab an insightful read or have a new spot to root for Da Bears as the NFL playoffs get underway, here are some Black-owned spots that opened this year that you can put on your list for 2026. thetriibe.com/2025/12/here...

The national show from Nexstar on WGN showed far more of Chicago's fireworks than ABC did.

NEW — Chicago finally got its New Year’s Eve moment on a national stage, even if the night wasn’t flawless. But once the celebration came together, Chicago showed exactly why it deserves the spotlight. The city stayed, adjusted, and made the moment its own. thetriibe.com/2026/01/chic...

Jamila Woods and Chance were so good 🙌🏽🙌🏽 Such a good song "One, watch your health, that's your wealth Two, watch yo' brother, that's yourself" 🫶🏽

So Good ♥️🙏

At tonight’s NYE celebration in Chicago, Chance the Rapper performed “No More Old Men,” which was inspired by a poem penned by South Side native Tanikia Carpenter. thetriibe.com/2025/09/sout...

Thank y’all for showing us that people read local, indie news and that our work has value—even in a super stacked media landscape here in Chicago.

This year, The TRiiBE did critical work to uplift some of the most important stories of our time and y’all tapped into thetriibe.com over 1 million times. For our small newsroom, that’s major! Our independent and Black-owned newsroom exists because of the love and support from our readers.

The TRiiBE does *amazing* on the ground work in Chicago. If you have the means to support them, you should.

As 2025 comes to a close, we’ve been reflecting on the stories we told. We showed up for Chicago the way we know how: with care and a deep responsibility to our people. To close out the year, we asked our reporters to reflect on the work that stayed with them the most. Here's their list 🧵

NEW — As Chicago prepares for New Year’s Eve festivities, Mayor Brandon Johnson reiterated the citywide 10:00 p.m. curfew will be in effect this Wednesday. On NYE, if minors are downtown or elsewhere after curfew, they must be with an adult. thetriibe.com/2025/12/city...

NEW — “She’s one of the first introductions for me... seeing radical Black women not just take up space, but [be] the guiding factor in what politics looks like and what movement looked like." We lost Assata Shakur in 2025. Freedom fighters reflect on her legacy. thetriibe.com/2025/12/assa...

Subscribe to RESHAPE today to read BTS convos about Chicago politics. “I started organizing as a young person in Chicago almost 15 years ago... Some of the things that we saw affirmed and invested in and protected in this budget felt unimaginable back then." thetriibe.com/reshape/chic...

2025 is winding down. We want to hear from you. Tell us, what were some of the most impactful and informative TRIIBE stories you read this year?

A photo essay on the challenges family members encounter when sending holiday cards to their incarcerated loved ones. thetriibe.com/2023/12/fami...

Quality reflections from the bruising budget fight from @thetriibe.com! The biggest takeaway is the power of assumed narratives, especially around the head tax as a job killer without sharing credible evidence backing that claim. Read more here thetriibe.com/2025/12/chic...

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An oldie but goodie. Santa Larry doesn’t just deliver presents to Chicago — he brings the gift of inclusive Christmas magic. “Chicago is the perfect city for holiday spirit,” he said. “The diversity of the city reflects those who visit me.” thetriibe.com/2024/12/sant...

NEW — Chicago’s 2026 budget cycle ended today. This conversation between TRiiBE EIC Tiffany Walden and organizer Asha Ransby-Sporn helped us unpack some news gaps when it comes to covering grassroots organizing in Chicago. Join RESHAPE to read. thetriibe.com/reshape/chic...

Without @thetriibe.com this budget coverage would be solely in the hands of the corporate media. Strongly encourage everyone in Chicago to watch this entire presser & judge for themselves. Our takeaway is that the Mayor, progressive caucus & organizers are the only responsible adults in the room.

Mayor Brandon Johnson clarified that Chicago already reaches out to people who owe debt and encourages payment. He said the alternate alder bloc wants to sell that debt to another entity “to use practices that we know, historically, have been detrimental and harmful" thetriibe.com/2025/12/mayo...

Really hoping @thetriibe.com is able to do a follow-up on this piece soon. Published right after I moved here, this stellar reporting painted the scene for folks newer to Chicago while helping me learn what to look for as the year went on. thetriibe.com/2025/05/the-...

HAPPENING NOW — Mayor Brandon Johnson is scheduled to sign an executive order around establishing responsible debt collection after Chicago City Council passed an alternate budget that includes selling city debt. WATCH: thetriibe.com/2025/12/mayo...

Mayor Brandon Johnson will speak at a press conference around 10:00 a.m. this morning. Johnson could still veto the alternate budget vote; according to his budget team, the alternate proposal is unbalanced and Johnson has called the budget “morally bankrupt.” thetriibe.com/2025/12/chic...

I’m quoted in this article 🫶🏾🫡

The 1985 Chicago Bears, and their 1986 Super Bowl win, are a distant memory, one that most in the millennial generation wasn’t born in time to experience. Many younger Chicagoans came of age only knowing the Green Bay Packers’ dominance. thetriibe.com/2025/12/i-do...

Organizers are busting their butts trying to shift political tides at budget time. I think the City needs to give them more support: strengthen the LRB, put in an independent budget office, and make sure the Mayor's Policy and Intergovernmental offices are staffed & strong.

NEW — This year’s budget process in taught Breanna Champion and other Chicago organizers how to better prepare for next year's cycle. “I think trust needs to be built between these alders and their constituents, especially if they want to run again." thetriibe.com/2025/12/chic...

Nearly 99% of the Protecting Chicago budget remains intact, and across the board, there’s commitment to work together in Chicago and Springfield to address shortfalls and fight for better. But what’s in the 1% matters. I’m a no on selling 90mil debt to predatory agencies for 9cents on the dollar.

Being born and raised in Chicago and seeing everything surrounding the Packers culture and choosing them over the Bears really makes me feel some sort of way. If you're from Wisconsin or your folks are Packers fans, I get it. But just outright choosing them? Gives me the ick.

NEW — Ahead of tonight's game, we wanted to know how Black Chicagoans can somehow choose the Green Bay Packers over the Bears. These three men shared their origin stories with us. "The Packers have mostly been better than the Bears in my lifetime," one fan said. thetriibe.com/2025/12/i-do...

Had no idea pro football was on today until this post 🙌🏾

It's game day in Chicago. Part two of the Bears vs. Green Bay Packers matchup will take place at Soldier Field tonight at 7:20 p.m. Where will you be watching the game? Here's a story about a local Black-owned lounge that gets pretty lit on game day. thetriibe.com/2025/12/a-wi...

They are meeting tomorrow morning. Come out and get your voices heard! Join the progressive coalition at 9 am tomorrow at 121 N LaSalle St for public comment and a press conference.

NEW — Today, Chicago City Council voted in favor of the alternate revenue ordinance proposal, which largely relies on debt collections to balance next year’s budget. The proposal passed council with a 29-19 vote in favor of the alternate revenue plan. thetriibe.com/2025/12/city...

The Chicago City Council will reconvene today and Saturday; a final vote on the alternate budget proposal could happen as early as Saturday. thetriibe.com/2025/12/alte...

Ald. Moore is on-side with progressives. “As it stands now, Moore said he is in favor of Johnson’s originally-proposed “Protecting Chicago Budget” because there has not been enough time to review the alternative.”

NEW — Organizers and progressive alders pushed back against the alternate budget, which includes plans to sell Chicagoans' unpaid debts. "It can be devastating, especially when you have high property taxes in South and West Side,” Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez said. thetriibe.com/2025/12/alte...

That's great, Brandon, except for the fact that we all saw video of CPD escorting the fed convoy up Lakeshore Drive and up Sheridan, and we all saw how CPD acted as a rolling blockade against people who were documenting what the feds were doing.

NEW — Community members decried local police in Chicago and suburban Evanston; both departments were accused of assisting Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino and his Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents. thetriibe.com/2025/12/mayo...

NEW — On Friday, youth justice advocates will host its annual “Loud and Lit Up” rally and noise demonstration outside the Illinois Youth Center and the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center. thetriibe.com/2025/12/chic...

Second thing we want to catch y'all up on. It's budget season in Chicago. A moderate and conservative-leaning caucus of alders may have taken a hike in garbage collection fees off the table, but added selling the city's debt to private collectors, among other things. thetriibe.com/2025/12/prog...

You may want to check out this piece from The Triibe: thetriibe.com/2025/07/crit...

chicago public schools CEO is warning against large gatherings of young people around the city just as talks of curfews become relevant again in chicago as some aldermen look to extend sundown town policies

Let's catch y'all up on some of our stories from the past week. First, Bovino and company have been wreaking havoc just days before Christmas. Here's our update from yesterday, including details about community support for a street vendor abducted in Chicago. thetriibe.com/2025/12/evan...