Under the city’s Welcoming City Ordinance, which was modified in 2021, Chicago Police cannot set up a traffic perimeter or ...

Join City Bureau leaders for an information session about the fellowship. Presenters will detail what we look for in successful applications and what fellows learn as part of the program, followed by ...

A version of this story was first published in the July 2, 2025 issue of the Newswire, an email newsletter that is your ...

They came to Chicago for safety and community. But increased anti-trans attacks and policy from President Donald Trump’s ...

A version of this story was first published in the June 25, 2025 issue of the Newswire, an email newsletter that is your weekly guide to Chicago government, civic action and what we can do to make our ...

‘Everything keeps getting more expensive’ For Graham, moving from her hometown of Milwaukee to Chicago was a risk in order to invest in her artistic goals in her “dream city,” she said. She shares a ...

‘The minute that home gets lost, it creates a gap’ Siblings Alejandro Reyes, 20, and Leslie Ocampo, 19, have lived in Pilsen since they were kids. They now live with their younger brother, Kevin ...

What if the best record of your city’s decisions wasn’t written by government officials, but by your neighbors? That’s the exact question Nina Kelly, a scholar at Wayne State University in Detroit, ...

We’re thrilled to celebrate some big news in the Documenters Network that reflects the collective civic power we’re building together all around the country. Since City Bureau launched Documenters in ...