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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"internal bleeding"
NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
"internal bleeding"
Today, Gov. Pritzker signed the Clean Slate Act into law. The legislation will streamline expungement and record sealing statewide, helping millions of Illinois residents hindered by past arrest and conviction records.
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Gov. JB Pritzker signs historic Clean Slate legislation into law • The TRiiBE
“[The] Clean Slate [Act] matters to me because it's one of the strongest tools we have to remove barriers that keep our people from fully participating in their own lives and communities,” Chauncy Sto...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Today, Gov. Pritzker signed the Clean Slate Act into law. The legislation will streamline expungement and record sealing statewide, helping millions of Illinois residents hindered by past arrest and conviction records.
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Chicago is a sports town. We’ve made bold statements before, but there’s something special about this Chicago Bears team.
So much so, there are people saying that a Bears Super Bowl win will close the hellscape timeline that opened with the 2016 Cubs World Series win.
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So much so, there are people saying that a Bears Super Bowl win will close the hellscape timeline that opened with the 2016 Cubs World Series win.
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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.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Chicago is a sports town. We’ve made bold statements before, but there’s something special about this Chicago Bears team.
So much so, there are people saying that a Bears Super Bowl win will close the hellscape timeline that opened with the 2016 Cubs World Series win.
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So much so, there are people saying that a Bears Super Bowl win will close the hellscape timeline that opened with the 2016 Cubs World Series win.
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So ~1 week after they killed Renee Good, ICE chased a man, shot and injured him reportedly through the door of a home, then blanketed a majority Black neighborhood in a tremendous amount of chemical weapons and flash grenades in the middle of the night. That's where we're at.
January 15, 2026 at 3:31 PM
So ~1 week after they killed Renee Good, ICE chased a man, shot and injured him reportedly through the door of a home, then blanketed a majority Black neighborhood in a tremendous amount of chemical weapons and flash grenades in the middle of the night. That's where we're at.
Today, the city launched the first of its kind women focused community entry support center for women returning home from incarceration.
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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...
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January 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Today, the city launched the first of its kind women focused community entry support center for women returning home from incarceration.
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over the course of 1871, congress held seven months of hearings on ku klux klan and other white vigilante violence in the south, they took detailed testimony from hundreds of black men and women attesting to klan terror. (1/?)
January 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
over the course of 1871, congress held seven months of hearings on ku klux klan and other white vigilante violence in the south, they took detailed testimony from hundreds of black men and women attesting to klan terror. (1/?)
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A good report from @tonia.thetriibe.com at @thetriibe.com on efforts to keep voter data from nefarious actors (aka Trump admin)
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Illinois voting rights groups file motion to protect voter data from Trump’s DOJ • The TRiiBE
Last week, voting rights groups and three Illinois residents filed a motion to intervene to block the Trump administration from forcing the state to provide highly sensitive voter data.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:55 PM
A good report from @tonia.thetriibe.com at @thetriibe.com on efforts to keep voter data from nefarious actors (aka Trump admin)
Illinois voting rights groups file motion to protect voter data from Trump’s DOJ thetriibe.com/2026/01/illi...
Illinois voting rights groups file motion to protect voter data from Trump’s DOJ thetriibe.com/2026/01/illi...
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NEW — On Monday, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the City of Chicago filed a joint lawsuit over the Trump administration’s “organized bombardment” on the state and city during its so-called Operation Midway Blitz.
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Illinois and Chicago file lawsuit against Trump administration over its ‘unlawful and dangerous’ tactics during Midway Blitz • The TRiiBE
On Monday, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the City of Chicago filed a joint lawsuit over the Trump administration’s “organized bombardment” on the state and city during its so-called Operat...
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January 12, 2026 at 11:10 PM
NEW — On Monday, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the City of Chicago filed a joint lawsuit over the Trump administration’s “organized bombardment” on the state and city during its so-called Operation Midway Blitz.
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Field Museum post-game
January 11, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Field Museum post-game
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In Minneapolis this afternoon—
Hundreds are streaming across the snow and ice into Powderhorn Park for a rally and march demanding ICE leave Minnesota.
It is bitterly cold. There are hardcore Midwesterners out here making their way in with trekking poles.
Hundreds are streaming across the snow and ice into Powderhorn Park for a rally and march demanding ICE leave Minnesota.
It is bitterly cold. There are hardcore Midwesterners out here making their way in with trekking poles.
January 10, 2026 at 6:57 PM
In Minneapolis this afternoon—
Hundreds are streaming across the snow and ice into Powderhorn Park for a rally and march demanding ICE leave Minnesota.
It is bitterly cold. There are hardcore Midwesterners out here making their way in with trekking poles.
Hundreds are streaming across the snow and ice into Powderhorn Park for a rally and march demanding ICE leave Minnesota.
It is bitterly cold. There are hardcore Midwesterners out here making their way in with trekking poles.
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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.
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We lost Assata Shakur in 2025.
Freedom fighters reflect on her legacy.
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Assata Shakur: an enduring legacy that serves as the blueprint for Black liberation • The TRiiBE
“The Black folks that are finally able to dismantle and overthrow white supremacy are going to do that on the shoulders of Assata Shakur,” Vee Morris Moore said.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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.
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We lost Assata Shakur in 2025.
Freedom fighters reflect on her legacy.
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I think Weiss’ entire excuse for shelving the CECOT episode was bullshit, but I also think it’s incredibly disturbing to suggest trying to “both sides” the crimes against humanity happening inside a concentration camp
December 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I think Weiss’ entire excuse for shelving the CECOT episode was bullshit, but I also think it’s incredibly disturbing to suggest trying to “both sides” the crimes against humanity happening inside a concentration camp
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
@corli.thetriibe.com has worked diligently covering the budget season. Read her latest about lessons learned by local organizers who were pushing alders to tax the rich during this budget cycle.
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Chicago organizers who rallied to tax the rich reflect on lessons learned after city council passes alternate budget • The TRiiBE
"I think trust needs to be built between these alders and their constituents, especially if they want to run again," one organizer said.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
@corli.thetriibe.com has worked diligently covering the budget season. Read her latest about lessons learned by local organizers who were pushing alders to tax the rich during this budget cycle.
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Additional update: Ja’Mal Green is saying on Instagram that he intends to file suit against @thetriibe.com / @thetriibe.bsky.social next month.
He doesn’t directly say it but it’s implied this is over their 2023 reporting that he received payments from Paul Vallas.
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He doesn’t directly say it but it’s implied this is over their 2023 reporting that he received payments from Paul Vallas.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Additional update: Ja’Mal Green is saying on Instagram that he intends to file suit against @thetriibe.com / @thetriibe.bsky.social next month.
He doesn’t directly say it but it’s implied this is over their 2023 reporting that he received payments from Paul Vallas.
www.instagram.com/reel/DSWXEdZ...
He doesn’t directly say it but it’s implied this is over their 2023 reporting that he received payments from Paul Vallas.
www.instagram.com/reel/DSWXEdZ...
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anytime i see ja’mal green’s name crop up i am contractually obligated to post this photo
December 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
anytime i see ja’mal green’s name crop up i am contractually obligated to post this photo
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On Monday, ICE agents violently restrained a woman in Minneapolis, dragging her in the snow and pinning her face down as onlookers shouted the woman was pregnant.
In response, one agent fired a taser into the crowd. “Who wants more?” he taunted, according to a WCCO reporter. trib.al/vdWc3qj
In response, one agent fired a taser into the crowd. “Who wants more?” he taunted, according to a WCCO reporter. trib.al/vdWc3qj
December 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
On Monday, ICE agents violently restrained a woman in Minneapolis, dragging her in the snow and pinning her face down as onlookers shouted the woman was pregnant.
In response, one agent fired a taser into the crowd. “Who wants more?” he taunted, according to a WCCO reporter. trib.al/vdWc3qj
In response, one agent fired a taser into the crowd. “Who wants more?” he taunted, according to a WCCO reporter. trib.al/vdWc3qj
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NEW from me: the cook county sheriff's office missed a state-mandated deadline to report that, from april 2024-march 2025, it owned and used 10 surveillance drones.
it's the second time in as many years that a chicago-area police agency has violated illinois’ drone surveillance law.
it's the second time in as many years that a chicago-area police agency has violated illinois’ drone surveillance law.
Chicagoland police agencies fly drones outside public eye
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office and the Chicago Police Department both missed state-mandated deadlines to publicly report drone information.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
NEW from me: the cook county sheriff's office missed a state-mandated deadline to report that, from april 2024-march 2025, it owned and used 10 surveillance drones.
it's the second time in as many years that a chicago-area police agency has violated illinois’ drone surveillance law.
it's the second time in as many years that a chicago-area police agency has violated illinois’ drone surveillance law.
Last week the City Council approved the transfer of four city owned vacant lots to support the construction of the Chicago Torture Justice Memorial. The torture memorial is decades in the making. The land is located right across from Washington Park.
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Chicago Torture Justice Memorial to be built in Washington Park • The TRiiBE
The long-awaited memorial will pay tribute to survivors and victims of police torture at the hands of the Chicago Police Department. Groundbreaking is expected in Spring 2026.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Last week the City Council approved the transfer of four city owned vacant lots to support the construction of the Chicago Torture Justice Memorial. The torture memorial is decades in the making. The land is located right across from Washington Park.
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Ryan Coogler explains why he declined the invitation to join the Academy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/m...
December 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Ryan Coogler explains why he declined the invitation to join the Academy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/m...
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Just a reminder that we're still accepting any and all tips regarding the people running for judge in Cook County in the March primary! Take a look at the names here and share anything you'd like us to know. Responses are confidential! airtable.com/appG8uZvhvgY...
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December 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Just a reminder that we're still accepting any and all tips regarding the people running for judge in Cook County in the March primary! Take a look at the names here and share anything you'd like us to know. Responses are confidential! airtable.com/appG8uZvhvgY...
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Link to support 7500 South Shore Tenants Union www.southsidetogether.org
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Link to support 7500 South Shore Tenants Union www.southsidetogether.org
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NEW — Criminal justice advocates are demanding that Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Corrections adopt their response plan to mitigate harm should both entities decide to relocate the Logan prison population before a new facility is built.
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Criminal justice advocates demand humane transfer process for people incarcerated at Logan prison • The TRiiBE
Though move-out dates at Logan Correctional Center haven’t been formally announced by Gov. JB Pritzker or the Illinois Department of Corrections, advocates organizing on behalf of incarcerated people ...
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December 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
NEW — Criminal justice advocates are demanding that Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Corrections adopt their response plan to mitigate harm should both entities decide to relocate the Logan prison population before a new facility is built.
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