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Making news together


City Bureau brings people together to produce media that is impactful, equitable and responsive to the public.

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Making news together


City Bureau brings people together to produce media that is impactful, equitable and responsive to the public.

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Civic Reporting Programs

Our residency and fellowship train the next generation of Chicago journalists in reporting, writing and community engagement.

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Documenters

We train and pay Chicagoans to monitor local government and contribute to a communal pool of civic knowledge.

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+ Explore local, civic information you care about

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Public Newsroom

Our monthly workshop series addresses information needs in our communities, providing resources and a welcoming space for discussion.

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Upcoming Events

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Training: Covering Your Local Government (Virtual)
Jan 29
Training: Covering Your Local Government (Virtual)

In this 1 hour, interactive follow-up to Orientation, Documenters will dig into assignment expectations for note taking/ live-tweeting. Documenters can expect mock documenting assignments, short writing exercises, and community building activities

City Bureau Social Hour
Feb 6
City Bureau Social Hour

Join us for our City Bureau Social Hour at Sip & Savor! We want to hang out and build community with you. Thinking about planning a civic focused book club, a neighborhood podcast or chatting about the latest Chicago restaurant opening? Come gather with your neighbors to learn more about them and make connections across the city.

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Documenters.org
Documenters.org

Search locations, dates, times and official records for your local government’s public meetings (available in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland and Akron) and sign up to get trained and paid to document these meetings and publish the results in collaboration with local journalists (available in Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit).

Chicago COVID Resource Finder
Chicago COVID Resource Finder

Looking for resources like health care, legal help, money or food? Our data bank of over 1,300 neighborhood, city, county and state resources can be filtered to easily find what you need. Sort by what is offered, who is eligible (immigrants, families, business owners), languages spoken and location.

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