What would a millionaires tax look like in Illinois? Some state lawmakers are pushing to get a wealth tax on the ballot in ...

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

Newswire: Make your voice heard before Chicago’s school board Welcome to Newswire — your weekly guide to Chicago government, ...

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 ...

Join City Bureau’s Documenters Network for an interactive workshop focused on the mutual aid and community care tool, pod-mapping! The workshop will take place on Zoom on Monday evening, April 27 from ...

At City Bureau we believe that anyone can be informed, engaged and equipped to be a local news producer. With new infrastructure and an institutional commitment to democratizing local media the ...

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 ...

Police District Councils are elected bodies with three members. Each council represents one of the city’s 22 police districts ...

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 ...

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 ...

We’re excited to welcome Ruth to the team as City Bureau’s new Director of Development! From North Dakota to Chicago, Ruth brings a deep commitment to building values-based community. She joins City ...