New work requirements for SNAP kicked in Feb. 1, endangering benefits for nearly 400,000 Illinoisans. Safety net community ...

Documenting pretrial detention. Chicago Documenters is partnering with Illinois Network for PreTrial Justice (INPJ) to ...

When a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district has generated more money than the city has committed for approved projects. Each year, officials move some of that extra money — a.k.a. a “sweep” — to ...

This workshop will prepare you to document detention hearings. Chicago Documenters is partnering with Illinois Network for PreTrial Justice (INPJ) to document Cook County’s adherence to the 2023 ...

Join Chicago Documenters for a community-centered gathering where neighbors, civic doers, and the curious come together.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is a federally funded program that helps low-income families buy ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Explore data on how every precinct in Illinois voted on the U.S. President, U.S. Senate and the Illinois tax amendment. Support City Bureau’s community-centered reporting by becoming a City Bureau ...

It wasn't until Michelle Kennedy left Bronzeville for City Planning graduate school in the 1990s that she learned her Chicago neighborhood’s name. After observing a classmate's presentation on the ...