Jan 3, 2025 · The Black woman-owned Chicago bookstore Semicolon is closing its doors after five years of operations. Owner Danielle Moore announced through Instagram today that the closure is a result of the store being unsustainable. “The holidays did not do what we wanted them to do and based on the amount of community work that we like to pour into the city and into the world in general, we are not ...

Jan 8, 2025 · Electric utility company ComEd made headlines last year after Chicago historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas, who once was a ComEd lineman, said he was lured out of his safe union job by the CEO and then promptly fired. The company, headquartered in Chicago, is making workplace news again now that several employees are openly talking to The TRiiBE about lawsuits filed against the utility ...

Jan 17, 2025 · Residents gathered Thursday night at Third Baptist Church on 95th and Ashland to learn details about how Black residents can invest in Bally’s, Chicago’s first casino. City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin and members of the Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus hosted an information session at the church in the 21st Ward, the city’s largest Black ward, to inform residents about an opportunity ...

Jan 9, 2025 · Social equity didn’t go smoothly with legal cannabis in Illinois. Hemp advocates want to regulate things without excluding Black communities.

Dec 30, 2024 · The TRiiBE recommends 10 rising artists for your New Years playlist.

UPDATE — On Sept. 18, The TRiiBE initially reported that George’s Music Room is being restored after owner George Daniels reconfirmed the news in a phone interview that afternoon. He first announced the news on stage at the Englewood Music Festival on Sept. 14. However, Daniels says he spoke too soon. His team sent over a statement last night, clarifying that the project is only in the ...

Apr 30, 2024 · The sprawling green field at Deering Meadow on Northwestern University’s campus in Evanston, a suburb of Chicago, hasn’t been looking the way it usually does. Except for the occasional group of frisbee players or picnic, the field is usually bare. Since April 25, it’s been occupied by peaceful pro-Palestine protesters, tents, tarps and camping stakes, and cases of water. Organizers ...

Oct 22, 2024 · Two Black business owners on Chicago’s South Side struggled to secure bank loans to complete their community investment projects after being rewarded city grants created to address decades-long divestment in Black and brown neighborhoods. Although Donnell Digby was able to use his own money to cover the bulk of his $780,000 project, bringing the newly opened Nafsi restaurant to life inside ...

Jan 4, 2025 · No longer just a kid from Chicago, Derrick Rose wants to spend his retirement mentoring youth and doing good deeds for underserved communities.

Oct 17, 2024 · UPDATE 1/17/2025 — The Unrivaled League begins tonight, airing on TNT and Sling TV. Chicago Sky star Angel Reese is among the inaugural 36 players in the 3-on-3 league, while ESPN has reported that the Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark will not participate.