The deal was approved by City Council in less than 72 hours, receiving little pushback. A consortium of Morgan Stanley, ...

Official directives or commands from the Mayor to agencies in the executive branch. These orders generally concern the ...

Stop by LVL UP Coffee and meet with City Bureau staff and friends to learn about opportunities to connect on the issues that ...

How to take audio for Chicago Documenters will equip Documenters to record audio at public meetings! At the completion of the training, Documenters will receive the Audio Badge and be eligible to take ...

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 ...

This week City Bureau and the Documenters Network won the Stronger Democracy Award, which will deliver $10 million to expand our participatory, civic media network across the country. It’s a major ...

On a sunny Monday morning in early June, early-2000s music drowns out the bustling traffic on South King Drive as a young woman dances in the bike lane. She waves a sign that reads “Free Food” on one ...

Explore data on how every precinct in Illinois voted on the U.S. President, U.S. Senate and the Illinois tax amendment. Support City Bureau’s community-centered reporting by becoming a City Bureau ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) is a legally binding contract between a community and a developer that includes commitments the developer will make to the neighborhood, in exchange for the ...

Countless issues are on the table this mayoral election, but housing continues to be top of mind for Chicago residents. "I think any mayoral candidate needs to be a housing advocate,” said Roderick ...