In a sit-down interview with The TRiiBE, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she first heard her campaign emailed CPS teachers to ask for student volunteers when WTTW reported the incident.
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Leaked call shows alleged bribe by Wilson consultant to Ja’Mal Green
Wilson consultant Rickey Hendon apparently offered a Green operative an unspecified amount of money to drop a mayoral petition challenge.
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Many on house arrest bombarded with texts from sheriff’s contractor
Hundreds of Chicagoans have been inundated with faulty alerts that summon sheriff’s deputies and carry the threat of jail.
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Hip-hop blogs spread fake news about O-Block
The TRiiBE investigates what’s going on behind the lies.
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Will the 2023 election push the Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus further left?
Career politicians are stepping down, and there’s now an opportunity for new—and possibly progressive—Black leaders to take the reins.
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False alarms
Ankle-monitor alerts garner phone calls and visits from sheriffs officers—but more than 80 percent are bogus, according to a University of Chicago analysis.
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Who’s left out of the casino?
Cabrini-Green’s displaced residents aren’t being included in Chicago’s casino plans.
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Here’s what Black voters should pay attention to in the midterms
In the past, politicians have co-opted progressive language from organizers in the Black liberation movement for their campaigns, hoping to win the Black vote.
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Sheila Rashid makes possibilities you can wear
Chicago designer Sheila Rashid makes unisex clothes that give people the freedom to define themselves.
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The return of Katie Got Bandz
Four long years after her last mixtape, drill queen Katie Got Bandz drops Rebirth—and revisits the site of the Bronzeville projects that taught her to persevere.
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Omen gets back in the game
After years away from the game, Chicago rapper and producer Omen returns to Dreamville Records’ active list—and to the south-side park where he learned to play.
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Lucy Stoole: a good look for Chicago
Chicago drag mom Lucy Stoole uses a favorite vintage store to make a point about showing up for your community.
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Cupcakke stays fly on a budget at the beauty supply in her old hood
Chicago rapper Cupcakke doesn’t have to splurge to create her outrageous personas: “Cheap shit with a rich spirit goes a long way.”
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Queen Key demands what she wants—and that matters
Queen Key’s outsize confidence sends a message of support to black women who know the odds are stacked against them.
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It’s G Herbo’s time to give back
Lately it seems like G Herbo can’t even play a show in Chicago, but the city’s favorite street rapper has found another way to give back: he’s joined a project to turn part of a shuttered south-side school into a media lab and music incubator.