Tonia Hill
@tonia.thetriibe.com
Award-winning journalist. I'm passionate about elevating the voices of Black Chicagoans and showcasing their resilience and joy—systemic racism reporter at The TRiiBE.
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NEW — Cutting less than one day of the Chicago police would cover the $4.5M needed to ensure there are no cuts to library staffing and resources, one resident writes.
Read this opinion submission about protecting city libraries in the 2026 budget.
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Read this opinion submission about protecting city libraries in the 2026 budget.
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OPINION: The Chicago Public Library budget is under threat. Let’s remember what libraries do for us • The TRiiBE
Cutting less than one day of the Chicago police would cover the $4.5M needed to ensure there are no cuts to library staffing and resources.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
NEW — Cutting less than one day of the Chicago police would cover the $4.5M needed to ensure there are no cuts to library staffing and resources, one resident writes.
Read this opinion submission about protecting city libraries in the 2026 budget.
thetriibe.com/2025/12/opin...
Read this opinion submission about protecting city libraries in the 2026 budget.
thetriibe.com/2025/12/opin...
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NEW — Mayor Brandon Johnson has sent a letter to Friedman Communities, “requesting an immediate postponement of the move-out date and $7500 lump-sum payments to each household in the building.”
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Mayor Brandon Johnson sends letter to request postponing move-out date for South Shore apartment raided by ICE • The TRiiBE
Also, 100 Black Chicagoans will come together for two solidarity rallies that will take place in Little Village on Dec. 6 and South Shore on Dec. 11.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
NEW — Mayor Brandon Johnson has sent a letter to Friedman Communities, “requesting an immediate postponement of the move-out date and $7500 lump-sum payments to each household in the building.”
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NEW — This week marked the anniversary of Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s first year in office.
During her anniversary speech at the City Club, five demonstrators disrupted her, yelling phrases like “shame on you.”
Here’s why.
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During her anniversary speech at the City Club, five demonstrators disrupted her, yelling phrases like “shame on you.”
Here’s why.
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Protestors disrupt Cook County State’s Attorney O’Neill Burke during anniversary speech • The TRiiBE
“We're going to protest her, because she has to go,” Chicago organizer Jasmine Smith said about Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
NEW — This week marked the anniversary of Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s first year in office.
During her anniversary speech at the City Club, five demonstrators disrupted her, yelling phrases like “shame on you.”
Here’s why.
thetriibe.com/2025/12/prot...
During her anniversary speech at the City Club, five demonstrators disrupted her, yelling phrases like “shame on you.”
Here’s why.
thetriibe.com/2025/12/prot...
Re: That campaign bus.. I spotted it at a Save-a-lot parking lot out South a few weeks before the runoff election in 2023 lol.
December 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Re: That campaign bus.. I spotted it at a Save-a-lot parking lot out South a few weeks before the runoff election in 2023 lol.
😂😂😂
And every time is a good time to revisit this visual metaphor
December 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
😂😂😂
Love when this makes its rounds again 💅🏾
Failed mayoral candidate Ja'mal Green is once again claiming on social media that @thetriibe.com's story on how Paul Vallas’s campaign paid him is untrue. I edited that story; @tonia.thetriibe.com reported it.
So once again: here are the receipts. bit.ly/JaymalPaid
So once again: here are the receipts. bit.ly/JaymalPaid
December 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Love when this makes its rounds again 💅🏾
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We do this every 3-6 months…
Failed mayoral candidate Ja'mal Green is once again claiming on social media that @thetriibe.com's story on how Paul Vallas’s campaign paid him is untrue. I edited that story; @tonia.thetriibe.com reported it.
So once again: here are the receipts. bit.ly/JaymalPaid
So once again: here are the receipts. bit.ly/JaymalPaid
December 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
We do this every 3-6 months…
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Failed mayoral candidate Ja'mal Green is once again claiming on social media that @thetriibe.com's story on how Paul Vallas’s campaign paid him is untrue. I edited that story; @tonia.thetriibe.com reported it.
So once again: here are the receipts. bit.ly/JaymalPaid
So once again: here are the receipts. bit.ly/JaymalPaid
December 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Failed mayoral candidate Ja'mal Green is once again claiming on social media that @thetriibe.com's story on how Paul Vallas’s campaign paid him is untrue. I edited that story; @tonia.thetriibe.com reported it.
So once again: here are the receipts. bit.ly/JaymalPaid
So once again: here are the receipts. bit.ly/JaymalPaid
This week, Kim Dulaney, a former DuSable Museum VP filed a whistleblower and wrongful termination lawsuit in county court.
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Former DuSable Museum director files lawsuit alleging unlawful retaliation and wrongful termination • The TRiiBE
DuSable Museum’s former vice president, Kim Dulaney, claims she was fired after reporting alleged misconduct and misuse of funds by museum leadership
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December 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This week, Kim Dulaney, a former DuSable Museum VP filed a whistleblower and wrongful termination lawsuit in county court.
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“We found out the day after our presser that Wells Fargo, the bank that owns this building, worked with Friedman Communities, the receiver of this building, to go to the court and request that people be moved out by Dec. 12. That’s next Friday."
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Residents of South Shore building raided by ICE must move by Dec. 12 • The TRiiBE
Many tenants found out about the eviction notice just a day before Thanksgiving
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December 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
“We found out the day after our presser that Wells Fargo, the bank that owns this building, worked with Friedman Communities, the receiver of this building, to go to the court and request that people be moved out by Dec. 12. That’s next Friday."
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What a beautiful tribute to him. Peace and comfort to you and your family. 💕
Yesterday, my great-grandpa passed away. He was 93 years old. Three years ago, I wrote an article about how his home garden in Auburn Gresham has fed my family over the years. With this piece, I hoped to cement my family's history in Chicago so that he and my great-granny live on forever. 💕
https://thetriibe.com/2022/04/essay-how-my-great-grandfathers-garden-out-south-has-fed-my-family-for-generations/
December 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
What a beautiful tribute to him. Peace and comfort to you and your family. 💕
I learned so much about Rosa Parks and her work at the NAACP through Danielle McGuire's book, including her advocacy for SA victims.
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I learned so much about Rosa Parks and her work at the NAACP through Danielle McGuire's book, including her advocacy for SA victims.
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Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
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NEW — Today, Mayor Brandon Johnson joined GoodKids MadCity’s “Feed the Block” event ahead of Thanksgiving.
GKMC members took Johnson on a tour and reiterated their desire to build a new community center on a vacant lot behind Evening Star Missionary Baptist Church.
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GKMC members took Johnson on a tour and reiterated their desire to build a new community center on a vacant lot behind Evening Star Missionary Baptist Church.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson joins GoodKids MadCity’s holiday food distribution in West Englewood • The TRiiBE
In addition to feeding those in need, the youth-led community organization also reiterated its desire for a new community center at its West Englewood headquarters.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
NEW — Today, Mayor Brandon Johnson joined GoodKids MadCity’s “Feed the Block” event ahead of Thanksgiving.
GKMC members took Johnson on a tour and reiterated their desire to build a new community center on a vacant lot behind Evening Star Missionary Baptist Church.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/mayo...
GKMC members took Johnson on a tour and reiterated their desire to build a new community center on a vacant lot behind Evening Star Missionary Baptist Church.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/mayo...
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Rep. Underwood says Broadview detainees and staff had been moved before her visit, but it was still apparent that the detention center does not meet minimum standards
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Rep. Underwood says Broadview detainees and staff had been moved before her visit, but it was still apparent that the detention center does not meet minimum standards
Immigration advocates and organizers told me they're using this apparent slowdown in immigration enforcement to look back on their resistance efforts during the height of "Midway Blitz."
They're also strategizing and sharing resources with groups in North Carolina.
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They're also strategizing and sharing resources with groups in North Carolina.
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Chicago is a model of resistance for cities battling federal immigration enforcement operations • The TRiiBE
Chicago has been resisting ICE and Border Patrol by building rapid response and mutual aid networks, and providing legal defense funding.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Immigration advocates and organizers told me they're using this apparent slowdown in immigration enforcement to look back on their resistance efforts during the height of "Midway Blitz."
They're also strategizing and sharing resources with groups in North Carolina.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/chic...
They're also strategizing and sharing resources with groups in North Carolina.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/chic...
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NEW — South Shore residents who still live in the apartment building that was raided by ICE nearly two months ago in Chicago spoke out about the unlivable conditions there.
“No one paid attention to the fact that people were living here without heat before ICE came.”
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“No one paid attention to the fact that people were living here without heat before ICE came.”
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Building raided by ICE now ‘falling apart from the inside out,’ South Shore residents say • The TRiiBE
“No one paid attention to the fact that people were living here without heat before ICE came,” said Infiniti Gant, a housing organizer with Southside Together. “People were living here with mice and r...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
NEW — South Shore residents who still live in the apartment building that was raided by ICE nearly two months ago in Chicago spoke out about the unlivable conditions there.
“No one paid attention to the fact that people were living here without heat before ICE came.”
thetriibe.com/2025/11/buil...
“No one paid attention to the fact that people were living here without heat before ICE came.”
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~1 yr ago we sent a Giving Tuesday email to our tiny mailing list shortly after starting our own publication.
In the time since, we have been overwhelmed by how many of you find our work worth supporting.
No email this time around. But if you'd like to support indie media today, here's how:
In the time since, we have been overwhelmed by how many of you find our work worth supporting.
No email this time around. But if you'd like to support indie media today, here's how:
Support Unraveled
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November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
~1 yr ago we sent a Giving Tuesday email to our tiny mailing list shortly after starting our own publication.
In the time since, we have been overwhelmed by how many of you find our work worth supporting.
No email this time around. But if you'd like to support indie media today, here's how:
In the time since, we have been overwhelmed by how many of you find our work worth supporting.
No email this time around. But if you'd like to support indie media today, here's how:
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Earlier today, I learned about the unlivable conditions inside an apartment complex that was the recent target of an ICE raid in September.
Some of the remaining residents, who are Black, shared that the conditions were inhumane long before the September raid.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/buil...
Some of the remaining residents, who are Black, shared that the conditions were inhumane long before the September raid.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/buil...
Building raided by ICE now ‘falling apart from the inside out,’ South Shore residents say • The TRiiBE
“No one paid attention to the fact that people were living here without heat before ICE came,” said Infiniti Gant, a housing organizer with Southside Together. “People were living here with mice and r...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Earlier today, I learned about the unlivable conditions inside an apartment complex that was the recent target of an ICE raid in September.
Some of the remaining residents, who are Black, shared that the conditions were inhumane long before the September raid.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/buil...
Some of the remaining residents, who are Black, shared that the conditions were inhumane long before the September raid.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/buil...
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CNN: Breaking news… this is big, we have learned that the justice department's case against former FBI director Jim Comey and the New York attorney general have both been dismissed
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
CNN: Breaking news… this is big, we have learned that the justice department's case against former FBI director Jim Comey and the New York attorney general have both been dismissed
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Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
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NEW — Chicago residents of 7500 S. South Shore Dr., which was the target of a militarized ICE raid in September, have formed a tenants union.
They speak about unlivable conditions in the building before and after the raid.
More story details TK on thetriibe.com
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They speak about unlivable conditions in the building before and after the raid.
More story details TK on thetriibe.com
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Chicago residents form tenants union to demand justice months after South Shore ICE raid
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November 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
NEW — Chicago residents of 7500 S. South Shore Dr., which was the target of a militarized ICE raid in September, have formed a tenants union.
They speak about unlivable conditions in the building before and after the raid.
More story details TK on thetriibe.com
youtube.com/shorts/evoRQ...
They speak about unlivable conditions in the building before and after the raid.
More story details TK on thetriibe.com
youtube.com/shorts/evoRQ...
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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.
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The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
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Cook County becomes the first county in the US to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income • The TRiiBE
On Thursday, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved the FY 2026 budget, which includes $7.5 million to fund the county’s guaranteed basic income program.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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.
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The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
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