It’s difficult to prioritize casting a ballot when your daily needs aren't met. But voting rights advocates say it’s ...

Previously and currently incarcerated people in Illinois can’t vote or face numerous hurdles to cast a ballot. Several ...

Many students are mapping out their own support plans years after a 2019 Illinois law was enacted to support student mental ...

The story of Black generational wealth in Chicago is expansive. From the founding of the city by Black Haitian-American Jean Baptiste Point du Sable to the Great Migration to now, Black people have ...

— Andrea Ayalla, a 7th grader at Acero Charter - Sandra Cisneros Elementary during public comment.

The 14th Police District Council responded to concerns about investigations into ongoing sexual assaults in Logan Square dating back to 2022. At a packed beat meeting, victims and their loved ones ...

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 ...

Chicago Documenters is our local hub for civic action and public oversight of local government through local media. We train and pay Chicagoans like you to attend public meetings and publish the ...

Once a sponsored sailboat racer and geologist, Jamie Grisko, 35, faced early retirement after an acute COVID-19 infection. Grisko, of North Lawndale, was diagnosed in December 2020 during early ...