“This pandemic has sort of shined a light on how insidious this whole idea of locking people up indefinitely is. Or locking people up, period.”

Though Chicago relief efforts are available, where does this leave some residents with landlords who are expecting rent checks this week?

With 64 percent of people with mental illness reporting that the holidays generally make their conditions worse and Black people being the least likely to receive treatment, alternative wellness centers across Chicago are offering various methods to help those coping with grief.

This story is published on thetriibe.com in partnership with The Real Chi, an experimental ?learning newsroom? in North Lawndale for young adults. On Tuesday, 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) visited Chicago?s West Side to stand in solidarity with teachers on the fourth school day of their  strike. She spoke at a rally at Oscar DePriest
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We reached out to Black folks all over Chicagoland, including the surrounding suburbs, to learn about their Halloween traditions and what Chicago does different that makes the spooky day unique to our city