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2 weeks ago | thetriibe.com | Corli Jay

Lifelong South Shore resident Natasha Dunn said she, like many Black Chicagoans, felt overlooked and disrespected when city officials looked to her neighborhood as an option to place asylum seekers in temporary shelters.“I was not happy at how the government handled this process of placement of migrants in our community,” Dunn said. “I’ve lived in this community all my life,” Dunn said. “And I’ve seen it go down.

2 weeks ago | thetriibe.com | Corli Jay

South Shore residents at multiple properties recently managed by CKO Real Estate are asking for accountability from the company they say left them in unlivable conditions. Residents say they feel abandoned by the company since it shuttered in February. Two residents detailed their experiences living in formerly CKO-managed properties outside of one of the properties on Tuesday at 7655 S. Coles Ave.

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.

2 weeks ago | thetriibe.com | Corli Jay

Bronzeville is the site of the first physical space for the nonprofit Free Root Operation, an organization that provides wellness and economic development services for women to combat generational trauma. With Free Root Operation, founder and executive director Eva Maria Lewis combats the impacts of systemic inequalities — such as disinvestment and residential segregation — that have caused disadvantages for Black people living on the South and West sides.

2 weeks ago | thetriibe.com | Tonia Hill

On Saturday afternoon, frustrated residents attended a special town hall meeting in Englewood to air out their grievances against new Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke, who recently launched a pilot program in the 7th District that allows Chicago Police officers to bypass felony review in gun possession cases.