Chicago takes another baby step toward reparations Two years after naming Carla Kupe as chief equity officer and charging her with overseeing the work of a $500,000 reparations task force, Mayor Brandon Johnson is launching a public engagement effort ...

Just finished taking the survey. #Blacksky in Chicago, you should too.

Chicago takes another baby step toward reparations chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...

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Illinois heads to elect next senator and five congressional district candidates Midwestern state has a slate of competitive races with money flowing in from donors including Aipac

Illinois heads to elect next senator and 5 congressional district candidates
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Chicago, plz vote today if you haven't voted early like me. I know it's cold AF outside but midterms are important. #electionday #blackvote #blacksky #blackchicagosky #chicagoblacksky

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Holidays are here, and scammers are too. Never get too casual with unfamiliar numbers about ANYTHING related to your mortgage, your home, real estate listings, etc.

#Chicago 49th Ward residents aged 14 and older (regardless of citizenship status) can vote in the participatory budgeting process from October 11-November 16, 2025.

For those wishing to vote online, fill out online registration form bit.ly/PB49Cycle15. #RogersPark #chicagoblacksky #electionday

I was wondering how long it would take before I started seeing yard signs for anybody but one candidate. I remembered @danielbiss.bsky.social website for bringing up passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the For the People Act. #chicagoblacksky #blacksky #midterms2026

Chicago, can we get a Zohran Mamdani to run for the House or Senate? Senator Dick Durbin and Rep. Jan Schakowsky are retiring, but is a social media enthusiast like Kat Abughazaleh the answer?

Shamontiel wrote "Chicago, can we get a Zohran Mamdani to run for the House or Senate? ~ Senator Dick Durbin and Rep. Jan Schakowsky are retiring, but is a social media enthusiast like Kat Abughazaleh the answer?" idoseecolor.substack.com/p/zohran-mam... #chicagoblacksky #blackskychicago #blacksky

This is an extremely situation, and my heart goes out to the victims. But that mass shooting map made me wonder where Chicago was on the list versus other states, especially with the National Guard here. 🤨😑😤
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What’s Really Going on with Protests in Chicago?

I'm trying to listen to this entire interview, but I am still stuck on an ICE agent twisting the nipple of a clergyman. There is no way you can do that by accident nor while "pushing" someone back. open.spotify.com/episode/6aGP... #chicagoblacksky #blackskychicago #ICEinChicago

Superintendent Snelling explains what happened during shooting of Marimar Martinez by ICE
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"They had immigrants in one van and Black people in another van." -Mayor Brandon Johnson
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7:38 I expected Michelle Obama to stand up for Love Jones and damn near everybody who lived in Chicago. We connected with it in a way deeper way than those who were not at steppers sets and spoken word events. 💿 🎤 youtu.be/a2yYps8EvDk?... #Blacksky #chicagoblacksky #blackskychicago #larenztate

Got something you need to shred? Show up on October 11th for "Day Of the Living Shred" from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. #chicagoblacksky #chicagosky #workfromhomesky #springcleaning #homeoffice

Meet Robin Kelly higherheightsforamericapac.org/candidate/rt... #chicagopoliticssky #chicagoblacksky #blackskychicago #dickdurbin #illinoispolitics

Meet Juliana Stratton higherheightsforamericapac.org/candidate/rt... #chicagopoliticssky #chicagoblacksky #blackskychicago #dickdurbin #illinoispolitics

Chicago, if you want to know how Illinois politicians voted in regard to Charlie Kirk Remembrance Day, here's the breakdown. clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025282 Voters, you can change the dropdown menu to see the results in your state too. #blackskychicago #chicagoblacksky #blacksky

Salute to the Chicago Department of Public Health, Northwestern Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Howard Brown Health and Walgreens for being sponsors for the Black Women's Expo, along with many others. #chicagoblacksky #blackskychicago

Chicago, stand up. Trump, KEEP OUR NAME OUT YOUR MOUTH!

Rev Otis Moss III at #TrinityChurch
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17:04 "They were overwhelmingly Black, and they were overwhelmingly young." 🎯

This is why Trump is going after Early Voting so hard. #blacksky #blackskychicago #chicagoblacksky

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3:36 I felt that INSTANT chill from the no. 22 bus story. ❄ 🌨 Tourists say goofy shit like "Chiraq." People who live here say stuff like what Colbert said.
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I had this nightmare on 95th Street near Popeyes repeatedly too.

If you are at risk of eviction, please contact a legal aid organization or a HUD-approved housing counseling agency right away. #chicagohousing #chicagorent #chicagoblacksky #blackskychicago

As of 2022, there's a life expectancy gap of 11.4 years reported:
• Chicago average: 77.2 years
• Black Chicagoans: 69.8 years
• Non-Black Chicagoans: 81.2 years www.chicago.gov/content/dam/...
Full report here www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept... #blacksky #chicagoblacksky #blackskychicago

Illinois Students Can No Longer Be Ticketed Or Fined By Police In School Under New State Law The law ends a practice that state education officials and lawmakers say disproportionately impacts students of color.

A new law in Illinois prevents law enforcement from ticketing students at school, ending a practice that state education officials and lawmakers say disproportionately impacts students of color.
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Supreme Court Set to Hear Case That Could Impact Who Can Challenge Election Laws Read more here.

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in October in an Illinois case that could determine whether federal candidates have a legal right to challenge certain election laws in federal court. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/... #chicagoblacksky #blackskychicago #chicagovoters #blacksky

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Cop who shot and killed Dexter Reed quits amid investigations Alexandra Giampapa was one of four Chicago police officers who fired at Reed in a hail of 96 bullets at a traffic stop last year. Now she’s a cop in Ohio.

Alexandra Giampapa was one of four Chicago police officers who fired at Reed in a hail of 96 bullets at a traffic stop last year. Now she’s a cop in Ohio. unraveledpress.com/cop-who-shot... #chicagoblacksky #ohioblacksky

Wed., Aug. 13th at 6:00pm, 40th ward is hosting a virtual "Know Your Rights" training w/United African Organization, Cook County Public Defender's Office, and Immigration Atty Rocio Velazquez geared to immigrants and refugees from African diaspora! Register bit.ly/CIRRKYR #blacksky #chicagoblacksky

Jobs, block clubs, investment: How Chicagoans are interrupting violence at its roots - Chicago Reader Gun violence is highest in Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods, where organizers say tackling poverty is the only way to create lasting change.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is taking a cue from Institute for Nonviolence Chicago (INVC). Mayor’s plan to tackle gun violence emphasizes “root causes” such as poverty, institutional divestment, and unemployment in neighborhoods hardest hit by shootings. chicagoreader.com/news/feature... #chicagoblacksky

’Inmates are extremely manipulative‘ - Chicago Reader Hundreds of lawsuits against Wexford Health Sources, a for-profit medical corporation operating inside Illinois prisons, allege substandard care.

Hundreds of lawsuits against Wexford Health Sources, a for-profit medical corporation operating inside Illinois prisons, allege mediocre care. Employee handbook describes how clinicians were trained to dismiss incarcerated patients. chicagoreader.com/news/inmate-... #chicagoblacksky #blacksky

Cook County state’s attorney stops maintaining lists of discredited cops The changes amount to small but significant rollbacks in the office’s openness under State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke.

Cook County state’s attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke scrapped two “do not call” lists, first publicly released by former SA Kim Foxx in summer 2023 & updated until November 2024.
280+ officers listed are currently stripped of police powers. chicagoreader.com/news/reader-... #chicagoblacksky #blacksky