Join City Bureau for Open Office October! Each Thursday in October, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., you are invited to come work at our Bronzeville office. Workshop pitches, take calls or record audio in one ...
Led by City Bureau engagement reporter Jerrel Floyd, four emerging reporters looked into youth mental health in Chicago. Their focus was on where teens and young adults can access help — and how the ...
Volunteer for the ICIRR’s Court Watch program. Volunteers spend a few hours per month observing and bearing witness to ...
Willian Alberto Gimenez Gonzalez was detained Sept. 12. Advocates believe he was targeted because of an ongoing lawsuit ...
Download a printable PDF of this guide here. Para la versión en español de este artículo, haga click aquí. Federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security, including Immigration and Customs ...
Experts say there is no safe amount of lead exposure, especially for children under six and pregnant people. It’s been linked ...
HOW DO I TALK POLITICS WITH MY FAMILY? Talking about politics with our loved ones can be challenging. But with intention and strategy, these conversations can offer opportunities for mutual growth, ...
Rakya Graham, 23, is a painter and poet studying art at Harold Washington College in the Loop. Still, her only paying job — a server at The Cheesecake Factory — has nothing to do with her artistic ...
Winter 2025: How do Chicago’s young adults find housing and work? What resources do they have — and how can communities support them better? Led by City Bureau engagement reporter Jerrel Floyd, four ...
The city needs more spaces for young people to connect and support each other. The best ones are spearheaded by the young people they’re meant to serve, organizers say. Whitney M. Young, Jr. Branch ...
Voting is a fundamental right, yet for people experiencing homelessness, exercising that right can be filled with challenges. In Chicago, that could mean thousands of people are being shut out of the ...
The City Bureau Civic Reporting Fellowship is a paid, 16-week opportunity for emerging journalists looking to grow their skills in reporting, community engagement and leadership. Fellows attend ...