✊ Clear your Sunday, and get ready for Chicago's 2026 International Women's Day March!
WHEN: Sunday, March 8, at 10:30am
WHERE: Daley Plaza (50 W. Washington St)
WHY: We protect each other!
💫 Help us elect LGBTQ+ candidate Kevin Morrison to represent Illinois' 8th Congressional District!
WHEN: Wednesday, March 4
TIME: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
WHERE: Sidetrack (3349 N. Halsted)
TICKETS: secure.actblue.com/donate/tooqueer
🗳 Early voting sites in Chicago (and the suburbs) open today!
Our Rogers Park Early Voting site is at Willye B White Park (1610 W. Howard St.). All early voting site are open starting March 2, 2026, from 9am-6pm weekdays, 9am-5pm Saturdays, and 10am-4pm Sundays through March 16.
Happy voting!
Let's get Juliana Strattonto the Senate!
Join us tomorrow for a night of community, conversation, and connection to support Juliana's campaign.
To attend, click the link: secure.actblue.com/donate/jfisi...
Our condolences go out to the people of Sydney and the families of the victims. This holiday, let our lights shine even brighter as we strive to combat the darkness of this world and to hold each other close.
15 people were murdered and 27 were hospitalized with injuries. Among those killed were a 10-year old girl, a Holocaust survivor and two rabbis. Families lost loved ones and so many peoples’ lives were forever changed by this horrific violence.
Today is the second day of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights.
Yesterday, on the eve of Hanukkah, two hate-filled men carried out a terror attack against Jewish people gathering to celebrate the holiday on a popular public beach in Australia.
👋 Meet our fall Civic Reporting Fellows! Four emerging reporters are looking into the people, places and organizations bringing different generations together.
Zulema Luz Herrera
Amari Amai Davis
Marium Asif
Jorge Iván Soto
Learn more about them:
www.citybureau.org/intergenerat...
A coalition of organizers are demanding a progressive budget in Chicago that combats federal cuts and taxes the ultra rich.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/as-t...
Congress has axed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. @wbez.org has lost $3 million we were set to get last week. Do you value our reporting? We need you to step up with a recurring donation, whatever you can afford. This urgent fundraiser ends tomorrow: donate.wbez.org
🗣️ NOW EXTENDED || We’re hiring a Director of Development to lead our fundraising and strengthen the future of people-powered journalism!
Help us solidify City Bureau's future as a vital force for a just democracy. https://www.citybureau.org/director-of-development
Mayor Brandon Johnson just told reporters that he's going to veto this ordinance.
"I stand against this proposal because we need data-driven, effective strategies to guide our community," he said.
Graphic with gradient pink / purple border with a statement from Local Progress titled, "Minnesota Local Leaders Mourn Politically Motivated Assassination of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman."
We are horrified at the targeted political assasination of MN elected officials, former Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and the attempt on the lives of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.
Our full statement: localprog.org/MourningMeli...
Happy No Kings Day. Celebrate peacefully and responsibly ✊🏽🇺🇸
A beloved member of my organizing community was taken by ICE today during an immigration check-in. Please sign this petition demanding her release.
“Political violence causes harm to individuals and communities and it drives us further apart. It is antithetical to building the solidarity vital to our diverse communities coming together to create a shared, just world. We remain committed to that vision and building that world together.”
This week, the Colorado state legislature will be moving forward a bill (SB 276) that would strengthen critical immigrant protections. Across the state, LP members are standing up to support this bill with unique messages on how their communities would benefit. Hear more 👇
Ellis Lakeview tenants are suing to block evictions they claim are retaliation for a rent strike. buff.ly/xWs8fDF
BREAKING: A joint Chicago City Council committee voted 25-13 to create a city-owned nonprofit housing developer — the centerpiece of Mayor Johnson’s effort to reduce Chicago’s massive affordable housing shortfall after weeks of intense debate.
Final vote set for this afternoon. @wttw.bsky.social
Every decision Trump makes to slash budgets or fire workers has a real human impact and our members hear it every single day.
Listen to one of our board member, Chicago Alderwoman Maria Hadden, about the real on-the-ground stories coming out of the Trump administration.
Today is Arbor Day! Shit, how did THAT sneak up on me? Trees need a better publicist. Well, happy Arbor Day to all who celebrate. Which is hard to do if you don't even know it's occurring.
Exclusive: The Pentagon will resume gender-affirming care for transgender service members, according to a memo we obtained.
🌟 Hey, Chicago, TODAY @chialderwoman.bsky.social Ald Maria Hadden is joining this national conversation: Firings, Freezes, and Fallout. TODAY Wed Apr 23, 2:00 pm CT. Info/register ⤵️
I toured Lawndale Christian Legal Center's new HQ, which includes 20 studio apartments for young men impacted by the criminal justice system.
The new HQ was named in honor of West Side Native Dr. Dennis Deer, a former Cook County Commissioner, who died in 2024.
thetriibe.com/2025/04/west...
Flyer for a fundraiser for Misericordia at Bruno’s Lounge in Rogers Park, Sunday May 18, 1 pm to 6 pm. Misericordia is a residential program for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It does great work.
Bruno’s doesn’t have a social media presence, so I am stepping up to spread the word here. This is a great fundraiser for a great cause, dear to the hearts of Far North Siders for over a century. @chicagobars.bsky.social @chialderwoman.bsky.social @kmcchicago.bsky.social
Why are pedestrian crashes so common on Sheridan Road by Loyola University, and what can be done to make things safer?
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/04/14/w... @chicagocta.bsky.social @leniann.bsky.social @chialderwoman.bsky.social @atalliance.bsky.social @loyolachicago.bsky.social
At a conference for American historians, one Duke professor's call to action:
Institutional leaders "have taken pains to prostrate themselves to the authoritarians, whose actions don’t even carry the backing of law. We can do better. We can fight like the world depends on us."
I happen to know that some powerful media orgs were unhappy that AP filed suit; they thought the conflict with the White House would blow over on its own and that AP risked making bad law. The AP's leadership deserves a lot of credit for having proceeded as it did. apnews.com/article/trum...
State Rep. Kelly Cassidy calls for more cisgender allies to stand up for trans rights.
“Get comfortable being uncomfortable. Call their shit out!”
@windycitytimes.com
Anjanette Young explains the inspiration behind one of the pieces of art included in her new exhibit.
I caught up with Anjanette Young, who has a new exhibit at the DuSable Museum. It’s a collection of artwork representing not only her experience with the police but that of other Black women and girls.
thetriibe.com/2025/03/anja...
📸: @ash.thetriibe.com
