Newswire: Inside the Bridgeport vs. Amtrak controversy Welcome to Newswire — your weekly guide to Chicago government, civic ...

Chicago used federal money to launch two pandemic-era programs to help renters with cash and legal assistance to keep them ...

Crime prevention, public health surveillance, and disaster preparedness programs across the country are getting hit by federal funding instability and the end of COVID-era grants.

Join us for a virtual workshop led by Cincinnati Documenter Carmen Lawrence-Billé! In this workshop, we'll play a group game in the style of Among Us (or Werewolf), where we'll work together in ...

Our Fall 2026 Civic Information Fellows (L-R): Ann Marie Scheffel, Robert Speed, Kesha Selvey, Sol Sanchez, Maia McDonald, Musu Bangura.

Five recently arrived migrants say criminal trespassing enforcement at a Southwest Side Home Depot has escalated to alleged physical assaults by security personnel, including multiple off-duty Chicago ...

High-speed, computer-controlled camera systems that automatically capture, analyze, and store vehicle license plate data, including location, time, and date. Ex: The Chicago Park District’s new ...

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 ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: This story discusses crisis mental healthcare and mentions violent crime. Chicago Documenters notes from Nikebia Brown-Joseph, Katie Busch, Fabienne Elie, Ava Grubb, Holland Harmon, ...

Four years ago, in the summer of 2019, the four co-founders of City Bureau — the two of us, Darryl Holliday and Andrea Hart — were at a crossroads in our leadership practices. Since City Bureau ...