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, ...

Queer Black Chicagoans have no trouble naming the mentors who inspired them as they shaped their young lives. For Leslie Givens, it was Boris Powell, a Chicago-based fashion designer who was “always ...

The sun has set, and the gym pulses with energy at Midnight Basketball in Austin. Along parallel walls, bold letters spell out BUILD, with the words “Hope, Lives, Futures” painted just beneath — more ...

Who gets to grow up surrounded by elders — or have mentors who invest in them? City Bureau Civic Reporting fellows spoke to grocery shoppers in Near West Side on a fall afternoon to learn more about ...

Editor’s update: November SNAP benefits are scheduled to be fully sent out by Nov. 20. If you or someone you know needs food, visit the Greater Chicago Food Depository website, Feeding Illinois or the ...

In this context, a rapid response system is made up of community members and organizations working together to quickly confirm when federal agents are in an area and warn neighbors who may be at risk ...

Rakya Graham, 23, is a painter and poet studying art at Harold Washington College in the Loop. Still, her only paying job — a server at The Cheesecake Factory — has nothing to do with her artistic ...

This piece is part of our spring Documenters Showcase—a content series spotlighting the stories, impact, and growing network of people and organizations around the U.S. shaping participatory media and ...

José Muñoz doesn’t have many photos of his childhood — almost all of them were lost between evictions and living in homelessness during his youth. His mother, an immigrant, worked two jobs to provide ...

Wayne Richard was experiencing homelessness when he first met organizers from the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness. Now, as the group’s Director of Organizing, he returns to shelters like the ...

Once a sponsored sailboat racer and geologist, Jamie Grisko, 35, faced early retirement after an acute COVID-19 infection. Grisko, of North Lawndale, was diagnosed in December 2020 during early ...