City Bureau interviewed former Chicago Public School students, parents and teachers to see what priorities are shaping the ...

Five fellows with backgrounds in art, community organizing, journalism, filmmaking, teaching, youth development and data analysis are learning about critical information needs in our communities. What ...

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 ...

“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 ...

An easement is the legal right to use another person or entity’s property for a specific use. A railroad-owned easement means that a rail company has the legal right-of-way to lay tracks and have ...

“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 ...

A licensed attorney who conducts administrative hearings within certain branches of government. For the Illinois Commerce Commission, these judges act as independent, impartial hearing officers who ...

We started exploring the idea of a reporting project across the Documenters Network in early 2025. What began as a seed of an idea grew into something that, to me, captures what it means to be a civic ...

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