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Chicagoans may continue to see additional taxes on their grocery bills. Following the Committee on Finance meeting, the ...
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, ...
With ongoing attention and debate around Chicago youth and their place in the city, City Bureau welcomed community members to its Bronzeville office this spring to provide young adults guidance on ...
Spring 2025: What jobs and activities are Chicago’s teens and young adults doing this summer? What experiences do they want? Led by local journalist Siri Chilukuri, four emerging reporters are looking ...
A new study compares Grand Rapids Documenters’ notes with official city meeting minutes, showing how our approach to note ...
“If we’re not creating spaces for young people to congregate and be young, but we are creating an ordinance that, while it ...
This piece is part of our spring Documenters Showcase—a content series spotlighting the stories, impact, and growing network of people and organizations around the U.S. shaping participatory media and ...
“[For] people who are experiencing mental illness, on average, especially if you're living with serious mental illness, the data is around a 20-year decrease in life expectancy compared to peers. So ...
After weeks of back and forth, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ‘Green Social Housing’ ordinance gets the final stamp of approval. The ordinance, which will establish an independent nonprofit in charge of ...