Chicagoans may continue to see additional taxes on their grocery bills. Following the Committee on Finance meeting, the ...

Artists on the South and West sides rely on free or subsidized community housing and the support of mission-driven arts organizations to maintain their art practices.

As housing prices skyrocket, some of Chicago's young adults are living with their families in order to remain in their communities.

If an officer doesn’t have a warrant or enough information to legally search a car, they can ask a driver to give permission, ...

Experts say an eviction avalanche is coming. But thousands of Chicago renters have already been pushed to the brink of the housing cliff. Andre Wallace* has wanted to move for months. The West ...

Out of years of reporting, research and relationships with community members, City Bureau has built “Will That New Development Benefit Your Community? The People’s Guide to Community Benefits ...

HOW DO WE COVER SEXUAL ASSAULT? How can journalists report on sexual assault ethically, with the most care for sources who are survivors of sexual violence? What would it look like to report on sexual ...

Public meetings are important spaces for democracy where any resident can participate in civic life and hold public figures accountable. But how does the public know when meetings are happening? It ...

Marion Turner moved to Wicker Park in the 1950s when vacant buildings and crime were common and the city’s disinvestment in the neighborhood was painfully apparent. In the 70s, Turner started looking ...

This story was reported and published in collaboration with Injustice Watch, a non-partisan, not-for-profit journalism organization that conducts in-depth research exposing institutional failures that ...