We’re two weeks into observing local court hearings, and we already have some takeaways. This month, Chicago Documenters ...

Newswire: Could your gas bills go up this year? Find out why. Welcome to Newswire — your weekly guide to Chicago government, ...

How to take audio for Chicago Documenters will equip Documenters to record audio at public meetings! At the completion of the training, Documenters will receive the Audio Badge and be eligible to take ...

How to take audio for Chicago Documenters will equip Documenters to record audio at public meetings. At the completion of the training, Documenters will receive the Audio Badge and be eligible to take ...

This workshop will prepare you to document detention hearings. Chicago Documenters is partnering with Illinois Network for PreTrial Justice (INPJ) to document Cook County’s adherence to the 2023 ...

Marion Turner moved to Wicker Park in the 1950s when vacant buildings and crime were common and the city’s disinvestment in the neighborhood was painfully apparent. In the 70s, Turner started looking ...

This story was reported and published in collaboration with Injustice Watch, a non-partisan, not-for-profit journalism organization that conducts in-depth research exposing institutional failures that ...

A Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) is a legally binding contract between a community and a developer that includes commitments the developer will make to the neighborhood, in exchange for the ...

Since the beginning, City Bureau has prioritized bringing people together as vehicle for reimagining local news. We didn’t launch with a breaking story. We began with a town hall, ready to listen. As ...

Experts say an eviction avalanche is coming. But thousands of Chicago renters have already been pushed to the brink of the housing cliff. Andre Wallace* has wanted to move for months. The West ...

Should Illinois residents who take in more income pay a higher tax rate? At its core, that was the matter at the top of every Illinois voter’s ballot this November. With huge amounts of resources ...

This story was produced by City Bureau, a civic journalism lab in Bronzeville, and co-published by the Chicago Reader. When Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveiled We Will Chicago two years ago, the initiative ...