City Bureau interviewed former Chicago Public School students, parents and teachers to see what priorities are shaping the ...

Come for an ice cream cone, coloring, & conversation—while learning about the School Board Elections—Free ice cream for the first 75 guests! City Bureau’s newly published coloring book—“Your Voice Mat ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Perfect Storm” is a series focused on how federal funding instability is affecting local communities, produced by City Bureau in partnership with local organizations in the Documenters Network. It ...

This story was produced by City Bureau, a civic journalism lab in Bronzeville, and co-published by the Chicago Reader. For the last century, housing cooperatives have provided residents of major ...

For Alliance of the Southeast (ASE) executive director Amalia NietoGomez, the transition time between learning about Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) and creating one was fast. The Partnership for ...

The city said in a statement to the coalition that it would not extend the deadline, arguing that it had spent 18 months with 115 Chicago residents and 25 community partners to co-create the We Will ...

Approved in 1986 and amended over the years, the Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance (RLTO) is meant to “protect and promote the public health, safety and welfare of its citizens” and “to ...