Alders approved the sale of four vacant, city-owned parcels of land to be redeveloped as outdoor community spaces. The sales ...

Out of years of reporting, research and relationships with community members, City Bureau has built “Will That New Development Benefit Your Community? The People’s Guide to Community Benefits ...

The City Bureau Civic Reporting Fellowship is a paid, 16-week opportunity for emerging journalists looking to grow their skills in reporting, community engagement and leadership. Fellows attend weekly ...

Chicago Documenters is our local hub for civic action and public oversight of local government through local media. We train and pay Chicagoans like you to attend public meetings and publish the ...

State Rep. LaShawn Ford, an advocate for criminal justice reform, has spent his life serving Chicago in multifaceted ways. Since 2007, Ford has represented Illinois’ 8th District, which includes parts ...

The story of Black generational wealth in Chicago is expansive. From the founding of the city by Black Haitian-American Jean Baptiste Point du Sable to the Great Migration to now, Black people have ...

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At City Bureau we believe that anyone can be informed, engaged and equipped to be a local news producer. With new infrastructure and an institutional commitment to democratizing local media the ...

Alex Arriaga is a yearlong Civic Reporting Resident at City Bureau covering a beat about how immigrants are participating in civic life. Lily Qi, Paco Alvarez and Lynda Lopez are Fall 2020 Civic ...

We explore Chicago's Chinatown, from its early days as a hub for newly arrived Chinese immigrants through its present-day expansion and growth on the South Side.

City Bureau reporters Martha Bayne, Darien Boyd, LaCreshia Birts and Amber Colón Núñez explored ideas of development, activism and safeguarding community knowledge during City Bureau's Spring 2017 ...