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 ...

As Chicagoans eye an incoming presidential administration with the potential to drastically shift government programs, panelists at City’s Bureau’s latest Public Newsroom discussed how keeping elected ...

Driving around Black neighborhoods in Chicago, you see a lot of currency exchanges. While reporting on wealth in Black communities this summer, Tonia Hill wanted to know what their impact is on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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On a cold, snowy morning in mid-March, Marielis Yepez, 30, and Adriana Valencia, 32, search for one particular contractor in a sea of customers loading their cars at a Southwest Side Home Depot. The ...

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 ...