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

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

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

Through outreach or mentorship, many are eager to connect across age groups and pass down their knowledge and wisdom.

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 ...

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

Whether you are an experienced documenter or someone who is looking to sharpen build their knowledge base this workshop will sharpen your ear, strengthen your note taking, and boost public ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...