During Operation Midway Blitz, when federal immigration agents swarmed Chicago in 2025, Latine and Polish churchgoers in Back ...

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Queer Black Chicagoans have no trouble naming the mentors who inspired them as they shaped their young lives. For Leslie Givens, it was Boris Powell, a Chicago-based fashion designer who was “always ...

From neighborhood issues to public meetings, people are constantly trying to make sense of what’s happening around them. In this workshop, we’ll share what we heard from Chicagoans during a recent ...

Explore City Bureau's 2026–27 Strategic Plan. From our founding story to our five priorities for the years ahead—everything you need to understand where we're going. A decade of community-powered ...

Years pass, budgets are approved, but people are still confused. In the weeks after Chicago finalized its $16.8 billion budget, City Bureau Civic Reporting Fellows spoke to South and West siders about ...

You likely already know Jody. She’s not new to City Bureau—or to the work of building civic infrastructure. She joined the organization in 2022 as Documenters Network Deputy Director, rose to Managing ...

Peoples Gas wants to institute a $202 million rate hike. If passed, customers would pay an average of another $11 a month, or about $130 a year. The ICC is made up of five commissioners responsible ...

As of Monday, ICE agents have been deployed to over 14 airports across the country, including 75 agents spotted at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. According to Pilsen Unidos por Nuestro ...

We’re excited to welcome David to the team as one of City Bureau’s Documenters Network Site Success Managers! From sculpting clay to sculpting programs, David is invested in guiding processes to ...