A new study compares Grand Rapids Documenters’ notes with official city meeting minutes, showing how our approach to note ...

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

“If we’re not creating spaces for young people to congregate and be young, but we are creating an ordinance that, while it ...

From Detroit to Los Angeles, Documenters are helping people track public spending, fight misinformation, and bring overlooked ...

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 ...

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 ...

Five recently arrived migrants say criminal trespassing enforcement at a Southwest Side Home Depot has escalated to alleged physical assaults by security personnel, including multiple off-duty Chicago ...

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 ...

A Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) is a legally binding contract between a community and a developer that includes commitments the developer will make to the neighborhood, in exchange for the ...

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 ...

This story was produced by City Bureau and co-published by the Chicago Reader. The area surrounding the 43rd Street Green Line stop will look drastically different in the next couple of years and two ...