Tonia Hill

1 week 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.

1 week ago | thetriibe.com | Tonia Hill

This week, a Chicago alderperson introduced a new proposal that, if approved, would give Chicago police the power to declare curfews ahead of mass gatherings of unaccompanied minors. Legal advocates say this proposed ordinance could unfairly target Black and brown teenagers and potentially violate their First Amendment rights.

1 week ago | thetriibe.com | Tonia Hill

The Government Alliance for Safe Communities (GASC), a collaboration among state, county and city leaders, announced today the launch of a new $20 million grant to support community violence intervention efforts in Chicago and suburban Cook County. The grant, known as the Cook County Community Violence Intervention (CC-CVI), marks the second round of funding from the GASC in 2025. It will be administered by the Cook County Justice Advisory Council (CCJA).

1 week ago | thetriibe.com | Tonia Hill

On Friday, the Chicago City Council finance committee voted 12-15 to block a $1.25 million settlement for the family of Dexter Reed, a 26-year-old Black man fatally shot by Chicago police officers during a traffic stop on the West Side in 2024. “The family is disappointed, but the family is going to continue their quest for justice,” said civil rights attorney Andrew M. Stroth, who represents the Reed family.

2 weeks ago | thetriibe.com | Tonia Hill

The architects of the Pretrial Fairness Act, part of the broader SAFE-T Act, are sounding the alarm over new guidance from Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke. She’s directing her prosecutors to object “on the record” whenever a judge opts for electronic monitoring instead of pretrial detention. According to Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts co-executive director Naomi Johnson, the move shows that O’Neill Burke supports a more punitive approach to prosecution.