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

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Join the whole Documenters Network for our first virtual network-wide community event of 2026, starting at 6 ET / 5 CT / 3 PT. Any Documenter from any community can join this event—regardless of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Explore data on how every precinct in Illinois voted on the U.S. President, U.S. Senate and the Illinois tax amendment. Support City Bureau’s community-centered reporting by becoming a City Bureau ...

It wasn't until Michelle Kennedy left Bronzeville for City Planning graduate school in the 1990s that she learned her Chicago neighborhood’s name. After observing a classmate's presentation on the ...

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 ...