Chicago used federal money to launch two pandemic-era programs to help renters with cash and legal assistance to keep them ...

Newswire: Inside the Bridgeport vs. Amtrak controversy Welcome to Newswire — your weekly guide to Chicago government, civic ...

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 ...

Crime prevention, public health surveillance, and disaster preparedness programs across the country are getting hit by federal funding instability and the end of COVID-era grants.

Our Fall 2026 Civic Information Fellows (L-R): Ann Marie Scheffel, Robert Speed, Kesha Selvey, Sol Sanchez, Maia McDonald, Musu Bangura.

Join us for a virtual workshop led by Cincinnati Documenter Carmen Lawrence-Billé! In this workshop, we'll play a group game in the style of Among Us (or Werewolf), where we'll work together in ...

This story was produced by City Bureau and co-published by the Chicago Reader. The area surrounding the 43rd Street Green Line stop will look drastically different in the next couple of years and two ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...