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 ...

Six fellows with backgrounds in art, marketing, community organizing, journalism, filmmaking, teaching, youth development and data analysis are learning about critical information needs in our ...

2025 was a year of urgent challenges and undeniable impact—we equipped communities to take action, deepened connections, and strengthened civic infrastructure nationwide. Dive into our 2025 Yearbook & ...

Join us for an interactive workshop on zines as a form of creative self-expression and a tool for community organizing and mobilization! Join City Bureau and Chicago Documenter/Civic Reporting Fellow, ...

[WBEZ] In Chicago, lenders have invested more in a single white neighborhood than all the black neighborhoods combined. Call it modern-day redlining.

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 ...

NOTE: “Perfect Storm” is a series produced by City Bureau in partnership with Documenters Network sites focused on how federal funding instability is affecting local communities. It looks at how ...

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 ...