Tonia Hill

Chicago

Multimedia Producer at The TRiiBE

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Here are 5 criminal justice reform bills that advocates want to see passed in Springfield

1 month ago | thetriibe.com | Tonia Hill

The Illinois General Assembly is expected to close out the current legislative session on May 31, the deadline to approve and pass a balanced state budget. Lawmakers will have to think of ways to close a $3 billion budget gap and fund transportation, pensions and more. Criminal justice advocates, however, are hoping that the Illinois legislature also will pass five proposed bills they’ve long advocated for on the behalf of imprisoned and formerly incarcerated people.
Black clergy in Chicago denounce Trump DOJ’s probe into city’s hiring practices

1 month ago | thetriibe.com | Tonia Hill

On Friday morning, dozens of Black clergy condemned what’s being described as a probe by President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) into the city of Chicago’s hiring practices. The group says they enthusiastically support Mayor Brandon Johnson. “The attacks on our state and our city are premeditated because Chicago stands at the epicenter of justice,” said Jonathan Brooks, Johnson’s longtime pastor and leader of Lawndale Christian Community Church.
City Council Committee Advances Revised Curfew Ordinance

1 month ago | southsideweekly.com | Tonia Hill

This story was originally published by The TRiiBE. A last-minute update to an ordinance that would give the Chicago Police superintendent sole authority to enact a “snap curfew” with a 30-minute notice passed out of committee today with a 10-7 vote. The Chicago City Council is expected to have the final say during a scheduled meeting on Wednesday. There’s speculation that the vote may be deferred and published, which is a procedural maneuver that would move the vote to June, Ald.
‘There are no places for us to just be free’

1 month ago | thetriibe.com | Tonia Hill

This story was co-produced in partnership with South Side Weekly. Teens are often absent from conversations that concern them. Not because they don’t have insight to add to these conversations, but because adults believe they know what’s best. This summer, as in previous years, the adults are trying to decide what to do with large teen hangouts called “trends.” Ald.
Javion Magee’s death ruled a suicide, according to NC medical examiner

1 month ago | thetriibe.com | Tonia Hill

The cause of death for Javion Magee, the 21-year-old Chicagoland truck driver who was found dead in North Carolina last year, has been ruled a suicide by the state’s Medical Examiner’s Office. The TRiiBE requested a copy of the autopsy report from the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner following Magee’s death in September 2024. The medical examiner’s office sent the autopsy and toxicology reports in an email on Wednesday.
Youth curfew vote stalled in Chicago City Council’s public safety committee

1 month ago | thetriibe.com | Tonia Hill

After about seven hours of debate, Chicago alders didn’t vote on a revised proposal that would give the police superintendent and city’s top community safety leader the power to declare a curfew in the event that a “teen trend,” or gathering of 20 or more, is taking place. Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd Ward) is the lead sponsor of the proposal and chairs the City Council’s public safety committee.
Youth curfew vote stalled in Chicago City Council’s public safety committee

1 month ago | thetriibe.com | Tonia Hill

After about seven hours of debate, Chicago alders didn’t vote on a revised proposal that would give the police superintendent and city’s top community safety leader the power to declare a curfew in the event that a “teen trend,” or gathering of 20 or more, is taking place. Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd Ward) is the lead sponsor of the proposal and chairs the City Council’s public safety committee.
West Side legal nonprofit celebrates new HQ dedicated to keep young men out of prison

2 months ago | thetriibe.com | Tonia Hill

Lawndale Christian Legal Center (LCLC), a community-based legal nonprofit, is celebrating the grand opening of its new community justice center in North Lawndale. The new $22.5 million Dr. Dennis Deer Community Justice Center will serve as the nonprofit’s headquarters and provide studio apartment housing, along with wraparound support, to its clients who are impacted by the criminal justice system.
Chicagoans can now apply to join the city’s Reparations Task Force

2 months ago | thetriibe.com | Tonia Hill

Chicago residents can now apply to join the city’s Reparations Task Force, which will be tasked with developing the city’s first comprehensive reparations study.
Pritzker, Johnson applaud Peacekeepers violence prevention program as crime drops in Chicago

2 months ago | thetriibe.com | Tonia Hill

In 1997, when Jacqueline Gamble was 13 years old, she was shot multiple times. As a gun violence survivor, the Roseland native has been voluntarily helping to resolve intra-community conflicts in her neighborhood. “It’s a part of living in the environment. It’s part of knowing who is better to be hands-on than someone who has that experience [as a gun violence victim],” Gamble said.