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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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Throwback to February when we told you about these brand new police district councils and their role in police accountability: These councils are the result of the Empower Communities for Public ...

Men dressed solely in underwear pepper an uncrowded, low-lit gay club in Chicago’s Boystown on a chilly weekend night. Pop music thumps loud enough to drown out intimate conversation. Bartenders mix ...

Temp jobs are on the rise. Employers have increasingly turned to temp workers because of the flexibility a temporary workforce provides, meaning companies can ramp up or scale down their workforce as ...

This piece is part of our spring Documenters Showcase—a content series spotlighting the stories, impact, and growing network of people and organizations around the U.S. shaping participatory media and ...