Newswire: What happens when your water meter isn’t working Welcome to Newswire — your weekly guide to Chicago government, ...

Willian Alberto Gimenez Gonzalez was detained Sept. 12. Advocates believe he was targeted because of an ongoing lawsuit ...

Volunteer for the ICIRR’s Court Watch program. Volunteers spend a few hours per month observing and bearing witness to ...

Led by City Bureau engagement reporter Jerrel Floyd, four emerging reporters looked into youth mental health in Chicago. Their focus was on where teens and young adults can access help — and how the ...

Fall 2025: How do people across generations live, work, and organize together? Led by local journalist Siri Chilukuri, four emerging reporters are looking into the people, places and organizations ...

Download a printable PDF of this guide here. Para la versión en español de este artículo, haga click aquí. Federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security, including Immigration and Customs ...

Join City Bureau and PUÑO for a Public Newsroom on how to document and report ICE activity in your neighborhood! Since January, PUÑO has been building collective power to protect Chicago’s immigrant ...

Our staff, reporters, editors, Documenters, Civic Reporting fellows and fellowship alumni will be working on news coverage, story ideas and pitches. Journalists with a connection to City Bureau are ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...