Alders approved the sale of four vacant, city-owned parcels of land to be redeveloped as outdoor community spaces. The sales ...
On a cold, snowy morning in mid-March, Marielis Yepez, 30, and Adriana Valencia, 32, search for one particular contractor in a sea of customers loading their cars at a Southwest Side Home Depot. The ...
Standing outside a Pilsen shelter on a spring day, Samuel, 27, observes the other residents as they transform the sidewalk along South Halsted Street into something akin to a Venezuelan street market.
As Chicagoans eye an incoming presidential administration with the potential to drastically shift government programs, panelists at City’s Bureau’s latest Public Newsroom discussed how keeping elected ...
Forty-seven days after Mayor Brandon Johnson introduced his budget proposal, Chicago City Council approved the city’s 2025 spending plan Monday evening. It was a tight vote, 27 to 23, just one vote ...
This year, City Bureau partnered with Cook County to design and implement. the Digital Equity IMPACT Small Grants Program, a groundbreaking initiative designed to promote digital inclusion through ...
Alex Arriaga is a yearlong Civic Reporting Resident at City Bureau covering a beat about how immigrants are participating in civic life. Lily Qi, Paco Alvarez and Lynda Lopez are Fall 2020 Civic ...
The City Bureau Civic Reporting Fellowship is a paid, 16-week opportunity for emerging journalists looking to grow their skills in reporting, community engagement and leadership. Fellows attend weekly ...