A City Bureau Civic Reporting Fellow reflects on building trust with people on such an intimate, personal topic.
The zine, entitled After the Trial, helps prisoners and their loved ones navigate post-conviction litigation in Illinois courts.
Over the next 11 weeks, we'll be pursuing big-picture stories related to the 2020 Census and demographic change in Chicago.
Timuel Black on the Art of Oral History.
After four years we’ve moved from experimentation to practice and realize it’s time to define ourselves for ourselves.
This spring, City Bureau reporters experimented with tools and products to get people involved in our work. Here’s what we learned.
The May 16 Public Newsroom was organized by the journalists behind this special Austin Weekly News’ Maternal Health Issue.
We’ll be back August 1 for a month-long review of our new City Council.
Sebastián Hidalgo on what it takes to practice a collective visual approach.
To reimagine and repair local news, democratize the journalistic process.
The City Bureau network is full of incredibly committed community builders. Their contributions are at the bedrock of what we do and a fundamental part of what makes City Bureau a force for change. Get acquainted with the City Bureau family as part of our new blog series Between Friends.
The City Bureau network is full of incredibly committed community builders. Their contributions are at the bedrock of what we do and a fundamental part of what makes City Bureau a force for change. Get acquainted with the City Bureau family as part of our new blog series Between Friends.
Looking back at Chicago’s 1919 race riot, we’re asking Chicagoans to produce a new call to action for shaping equitable, ethical local news today.
What we learned from Mashaun Hendricks and Local Legends Films.
A look back at what we’ve learned, what’s next and how you can contribute to our weekly workshop series.
We talked with the folks behind the Vote Equity campaign to imagine racial equity in the elections and beyond.
Learn how City Bureau’s City Scrapers project collects public meeting information into one, searchable, easy-to-use website, in a free webinar on Feb. 7 at 1p CT—RSVP today.
A look back at the origins of civic participation in the U.S. and how City Bureau’s Documenters program is testing a new mode for civic engagement.
A look back at City Bureau’s biggest and best projects this year.