Learn from three organizations utilizing storytelling, community engagement, and collaboration to advance digital equity in ...

Beyond summer jobs, community organizations across Chicago are building year-round, comprehensive youth development.

Near West Side shoppers speak out on how are intergenerational ties are shifting — from church pews to chosen families — and ...

Committee members voted 25-10 against the plan, which generated controversy because of the controversial Community Safety ...

For 2026, CPD’s budget will bump to $2.1 billion, which includes $101.1 million more in overtime, nearly double this year’s ...

Just last month in Chicago, City Bureau welcomed over 40 staff members representing more than 20 communities across the country for our third Documenters Network Summit. As the network expands year ...

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 ...

Join the Video Consortium Chicago — in partnership with City Bureau and the Emmy award-winning outlet Evident Media — for a screening of “Operation: Return to Sender.” Earlier this year, the ...

Social isolation and loneliness have become “widespread” throughout the world, according to a World Health Organization report from June. The trend carries “serious but under-recognized impacts on ...

Vital services for Chicagoans of all ages are in danger as the city’s Department of Family and Support Services faces its first major funding cut in over a decade. The $632.6 million budget proposal ...

Designation of funds for a specific purpose. For the city budget, ordinances identify how much money will go to different departments. Ex: In the 2026 Chicago City Budget, the proposed appropriation ...

Pilsen Unidos por Nuestro Orgullo (PUÑO) and City Bureau brought together residents for a hands-on Migra Watch training Oct. 9, teaching attendees how to document Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...