The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights hotline is available to report suspected ICE activity, and get ...

La línea directa de la Coalición de Illinois pro Derechos de Inmigrantes y Refugiados está disponible para denunciar ...

City Bureau hosted a Public Newsroom at Imagine Englewood If where participants reimagined what third places could look like ...

Join us for our next Public Newsroom on “What’s in our water” where you will explore an interactive map produced by WBEZ, ...

Chicago Public Schools has a budget for the 2025-26 academic year. Last week, the Chicago Board of Education passed the ...

Chicago Documenters are coming together for Documenters on Duty–a weeklong fundraising campaign to support the people-powered ...

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 ...

Experts say an eviction avalanche is coming. But thousands of Chicago renters have already been pushed to the brink of the housing cliff. Andre Wallace* has wanted to move for months. The West ...

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 ...

This story was reported and published in collaboration with Injustice Watch, a non-partisan, not-for-profit journalism organization that conducts in-depth research exposing institutional failures that ...

As our young media start-up matures, remembering why we do this work is as important as building models for the future of local media. That’s why City Bureau’s first Impact Report begins with a ...

HOW DO I TALK POLITICS WITH MY FAMILY? Talking about politics with our loved ones can be challenging. But with intention and strategy, these conversations can offer opportunities for mutual growth, ...