From makeshift studios on the South Side to the bright lights of Downtown runways, young entrepreneurs are redefining fashion ...

City Bureau teamed up with ranked choice voting proponents for a night of pizza and discussion over how Illinois could alter its voting method. By Abena Bediako ...

The Budget Committee later approved the budget's spending plan by a 21 to 13 vote, sending the revised $16.6 billion plan to City Council and increasing the possibility of passing a budget by ...

This workshop will prepare you to document detention hearings. Chicago Documenters is partnering with Illinois Network for ...

Documenters can expect mock documenting assignments, short writing exercises, and community building activities so make sure ...

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Learn more about City Bureau's impact across collaborative community-centered journalism and browse our Annual Reports. As a national organization based in Chicago, City Bureau’s programs include our ...

How to take audio for Chicago Documenters will equip Documenters to record audio at public meetings. At the completion of the ...

The sun has set, and the gym pulses with energy at Midnight Basketball in Austin. Along parallel walls, bold letters spell out BUILD, with the words “Hope, Lives, Futures” painted just beneath — more ...

If you or someone you know needs food, visit the Greater Chicago Food Depository website, Feeding Illinois or the Find Food IL interactive map to locate assistance near you. You can also find support ...

Lead pipes are everywhere in Chicago, but filtering your drinking water is one of the best ways to protect yourself from the toxic material. The city offers free water filter sets to eligible ...

As federal immigration crackdowns hit Chicago in the second half of 2025, agents also targeted and threatened journalists, neighbors, elected officials and protesters who tried to document raids and ...