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Excellent article, as always. Happy Thanksgiving and Friendsgiving to all. 🫶🏼🧡
“Thanksgiving can be heavy. Thanksgiving has a lot of heavy history and, like, a lot of people who have family baggage. I feel like Friendsgiving has the connotation of love without any of the burden or the effort.”
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Photo essay: The liberation of Friendsgiving • The TRiiBE
On November 16, TRiiBE art director Ash Lane spent time at Affinity Community Center capturing a Friendsgiving dinner hosted by executive director Latonya Maley.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Excellent article, as always. Happy Thanksgiving and Friendsgiving to all. 🫶🏼🧡
“Thanksgiving can be heavy. Thanksgiving has a lot of heavy history and, like, a lot of people who have family baggage. I feel like Friendsgiving has the connotation of love without any of the burden or the effort.”
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Photo essay: The liberation of Friendsgiving • The TRiiBE
On November 16, TRiiBE art director Ash Lane spent time at Affinity Community Center capturing a Friendsgiving dinner hosted by executive director Latonya Maley.
thetriibe.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“Thanksgiving can be heavy. Thanksgiving has a lot of heavy history and, like, a lot of people who have family baggage. I feel like Friendsgiving has the connotation of love without any of the burden or the effort.”
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In kitchens around the nation, Black men in particular are bringing nuance, spices, and an eye toward land acknowledgement and reparations to the table.
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Gender reversal: Black men are taking over the kitchen on Thanksgiving Day • The TRiiBE
Historically, the kitchen in America is a place for women, but more Black men are changing the gendered nature of the Thanksgiving holiday.
thetriibe.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
In kitchens around the nation, Black men in particular are bringing nuance, spices, and an eye toward land acknowledgement and reparations to the table.
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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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#BlackFridayBoycott tips
❌ Big Box Stores
❌ Amazon
❌ Shopping Malls
✅ Locally owned
✅ Small independent stores
✅ Minority owned and operated
❌ Big Box Stores
❌ Amazon
❌ Shopping Malls
✅ Locally owned
✅ Small independent stores
✅ Minority owned and operated
NEW — With two national economic boycotts underway, Black business owners hope shoppers shift their dollars to them.
“Just be more aware of where you’re spending your dollar because while they try to make it seem that we don’t have the power, we do.”
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“Just be more aware of where you’re spending your dollar because while they try to make it seem that we don’t have the power, we do.”
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Black-owned businesses hope to see a boost as two national boycotts hit Black Friday and Cyber Monday • The TRiiBE
With two economic boycotts underway, Black-owned brands like Chicago’s Be For Skincare hope shoppers shift their dollars to them.
thetriibe.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
#BlackFridayBoycott tips
❌ Big Box Stores
❌ Amazon
❌ Shopping Malls
✅ Locally owned
✅ Small independent stores
✅ Minority owned and operated
❌ Big Box Stores
❌ Amazon
❌ Shopping Malls
✅ Locally owned
✅ Small independent stores
✅ Minority owned and operated
NEW — With two national economic boycotts underway, Black business owners hope shoppers shift their dollars to them.
“Just be more aware of where you’re spending your dollar because while they try to make it seem that we don’t have the power, we do.”
thetriibe.com/2025/11/blac...
“Just be more aware of where you’re spending your dollar because while they try to make it seem that we don’t have the power, we do.”
thetriibe.com/2025/11/blac...
Black-owned businesses hope to see a boost as two national boycotts hit Black Friday and Cyber Monday • The TRiiBE
With two economic boycotts underway, Black-owned brands like Chicago’s Be For Skincare hope shoppers shift their dollars to them.
thetriibe.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
NEW — With two national economic boycotts underway, Black business owners hope shoppers shift their dollars to them.
“Just be more aware of where you’re spending your dollar because while they try to make it seem that we don’t have the power, we do.”
thetriibe.com/2025/11/blac...
“Just be more aware of where you’re spending your dollar because while they try to make it seem that we don’t have the power, we do.”
thetriibe.com/2025/11/blac...
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Chicago is a model of resistance for cities battling federal immigration enforcement operations. Check out how from @thetriibe.com
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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.
thetriibe.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Chicago is a model of resistance for cities battling federal immigration enforcement operations. Check out how from @thetriibe.com
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Can't say I'm remotely surprised about Mitchell. How he keeps getting reelected is beyond me. He's absolutely worthless. This is absolutely on brand for him.
But the mayor & the governor can & should be stepping up. That's far more disappointing given all the posturing about fighting Trump they do.
But the mayor & the governor can & should be stepping up. That's far more disappointing given all the posturing about fighting Trump they do.
South Shore residents of the apartment building raided by ICE expressed feeling abandoned by city and state leaders.
One resident said tenants still haven’t heard from Ald Gregory Mitchell (7th Ward). The South Shore building is in his ward.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/buil...
One resident said tenants still haven’t heard from Ald Gregory Mitchell (7th Ward). The South Shore building is in his ward.
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 26, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Can't say I'm remotely surprised about Mitchell. How he keeps getting reelected is beyond me. He's absolutely worthless. This is absolutely on brand for him.
But the mayor & the governor can & should be stepping up. That's far more disappointing given all the posturing about fighting Trump they do.
But the mayor & the governor can & should be stepping up. That's far more disappointing given all the posturing about fighting Trump they do.
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They all had something to say after the raid, so why aren't they paying attention now?
South Shore residents of the apartment building raided by ICE expressed feeling abandoned by city and state leaders.
One resident said tenants still haven’t heard from Ald Gregory Mitchell (7th Ward). The South Shore building is in his ward.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/buil...
One resident said tenants still haven’t heard from Ald Gregory Mitchell (7th Ward). The South Shore building is in his ward.
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...
thetriibe.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 AM
They all had something to say after the raid, so why aren't they paying attention now?
NEW — With Border Patrol Cmdr Greg Bovino gone for now, Chicago immigration advocates and community organizers are taking this moment to reflect and strategize for future federal immigration enforcement actions.
“The violence is very real and it’s affected all of us.”
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“The violence is very real and it’s affected all of us.”
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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.
thetriibe.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
NEW — With Border Patrol Cmdr Greg Bovino gone for now, Chicago immigration advocates and community organizers are taking this moment to reflect and strategize for future federal immigration enforcement actions.
“The violence is very real and it’s affected all of us.”
thetriibe.com/2025/11/chic...
“The violence is very real and it’s affected all of us.”
thetriibe.com/2025/11/chic...
South Shore residents of the apartment building raided by ICE expressed feeling abandoned by city and state leaders.
One resident said tenants still haven’t heard from Ald Gregory Mitchell (7th Ward). The South Shore building is in his ward.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/buil...
One resident said tenants still haven’t heard from Ald Gregory Mitchell (7th Ward). The South Shore building is in his ward.
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...
thetriibe.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
South Shore residents of the apartment building raided by ICE expressed feeling abandoned by city and state leaders.
One resident said tenants still haven’t heard from Ald Gregory Mitchell (7th Ward). The South Shore building is in his ward.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/buil...
One resident said tenants still haven’t heard from Ald Gregory Mitchell (7th Ward). The South Shore building is in his ward.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/buil...
The NYE festivities will include live performances, on-the-ground reporting, and a spectacular firework show on the bridges of the Chicago River.
Chance the Rapper will host and perform.
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Chance the Rapper will host and perform.
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Chance the Rapper will host and perform at 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' in Chicago • The TRiiBE
ABC is bringing its “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” to Chicago for the first time.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The NYE festivities will include live performances, on-the-ground reporting, and a spectacular firework show on the bridges of the Chicago River.
Chance the Rapper will host and perform.
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Chance the Rapper will host and perform.
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Malicious failure to provide livable conditions is often an attempt to get rid of tenants so the building/land can be sold to developers. This makes me think even more that the owner called ICE on the tenants.
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.”
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...
thetriibe.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Malicious failure to provide livable conditions is often an attempt to get rid of tenants so the building/land can be sold to developers. This makes me think even more that the owner called ICE on the tenants.
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.”
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...
thetriibe.com
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.”
thetriibe.com/2025/11/buil...
NEW — ABC is bringing its “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” to Chicago for the first time — and Chance the Rapper is co-hosting live from Navy Pier.
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Chance the Rapper to co-host Chicago’s first NYE countdown on national TV • The TRiiBE
ABC is bringing its “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” to Chicago for the first time.
thetriibe.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
NEW — ABC is bringing its “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” to Chicago for the first time — and Chance the Rapper is co-hosting live from Navy Pier.
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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...
Ald. Vasquez accused Mayor Johnson’s administration of being behind the attack ad.
Black Voters Matter Fund co-founder Cliff Albright said his team has had no communication with the mayor nor his administration.
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Black Voters Matter Fund co-founder Cliff Albright said his team has had no communication with the mayor nor his administration.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/an-o...
An out-of-state campaign just entered Chicago's budget battle • The TRiiBE
The point of Black Voters Matter Fund’s local ad campaign is to help residents connect the dots between the ways billionaires influence federal policy and the trickle-down effect on local government, ...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Ald. Vasquez accused Mayor Johnson’s administration of being behind the attack ad.
Black Voters Matter Fund co-founder Cliff Albright said his team has had no communication with the mayor nor his administration.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/an-o...
Black Voters Matter Fund co-founder Cliff Albright said his team has had no communication with the mayor nor his administration.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/an-o...
Vasquez has an issue with borrowing money. Scott’s issue is with the head tax and TIFs.
Other alders question transparency and impact with the latest budget proposal.
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Other alders question transparency and impact with the latest budget proposal.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/why-...
Why some alderpeople are pushing back on Johnson’s budget proposal: borrowing, head tax and cuts to youth programs • The TRiiBE
Vasquez has an issue with borrowing money. Scott’s issue is with the head tax and TIFs. Other alders question transparency and impact with the latest budget proposal.
thetriibe.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Vasquez has an issue with borrowing money. Scott’s issue is with the head tax and TIFs.
Other alders question transparency and impact with the latest budget proposal.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/why-...
Other alders question transparency and impact with the latest budget proposal.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/why-...
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OK, this is kinda nuts
NEW — One political ad caused a stir in Chicago this week for what some saw as a characterization of Ald. Andre Vasquez as a puppet of President Donald J. Trump.
The TRiiBE spoke with the Atlanta-based group behind the ad.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/an-o...
The TRiiBE spoke with the Atlanta-based group behind the ad.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/an-o...
An out-of-state campaign just entered Chicago's budget battle • The TRiiBE
The point of Black Voters Matter Fund’s local ad campaign is to help residents connect the dots between the ways billionaires influence federal policy and the trickle-down effect on local government, ...
thetriibe.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
OK, this is kinda nuts
NEW — Since the Chicago City Council Finance Committee voted against Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed 2026 budget, some Progressive Caucus members, as well as some in Aldermanic Black Caucus, have shared more concerns about it.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/why-...
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Why some alderpeople are pushing back on Johnson’s budget proposal: borrowing, head tax and cuts to youth programs • The TRiiBE
Vasquez has an issue with borrowing money. Scott’s issue is with the head tax and TIFs. Other alders question transparency and impact with the latest budget proposal.
thetriibe.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
NEW — Since the Chicago City Council Finance Committee voted against Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed 2026 budget, some Progressive Caucus members, as well as some in Aldermanic Black Caucus, have shared more concerns about it.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/why-...
thetriibe.com/2025/11/why-...
NEW — One political ad caused a stir in Chicago this week for what some saw as a characterization of Ald. Andre Vasquez as a puppet of President Donald J. Trump.
The TRiiBE spoke with the Atlanta-based group behind the ad.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/an-o...
The TRiiBE spoke with the Atlanta-based group behind the ad.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/an-o...
An out-of-state campaign just entered Chicago's budget battle • The TRiiBE
The point of Black Voters Matter Fund’s local ad campaign is to help residents connect the dots between the ways billionaires influence federal policy and the trickle-down effect on local government, ...
thetriibe.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
NEW — One political ad caused a stir in Chicago this week for what some saw as a characterization of Ald. Andre Vasquez as a puppet of President Donald J. Trump.
The TRiiBE spoke with the Atlanta-based group behind the ad.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/an-o...
The TRiiBE spoke with the Atlanta-based group behind the ad.
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Turns out poverty does not have to be inevitable in the richest large nation on Earth...
Yes you don't have to die on the street
Yes you don't have to die on the street
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.
thetriibe.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Turns out poverty does not have to be inevitable in the richest large nation on Earth...
Yes you don't have to die on the street
Yes you don't have to die on the street
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Hell yea, this is awesome.
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 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...
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.
thetriibe.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Hell yea, this is awesome.
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OMG this is my dream come true!
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 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...
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.
thetriibe.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
OMG this is my dream come true!
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We NEED more of this!!!!
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 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...
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.
thetriibe.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
We NEED more of this!!!!