News coverage of Chicago, produced by City Bureau reporters and Documenters. To see select projects created in our Civic Reporting Programs, go to Collections.
As part of our month-long education series “Who Gets to Build in Chicago,” we hosted a Public Newsroom where Blocks Together explained how to leverage the collective power of the community to resist unwanted development projects from breaking ground in public spaces.
From the Old Guard of transactional politics, to the low ratio of citizens to representatives—we heard from Alex Nitkin of Illinois Answers Project at a recent Documenters event.
In Chicago’s affordable housing crisis, what role will the Chicago Housing Authority play? We asked mayoral candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas, as well as public housing residents themselves.
If you’re thinking, “Oh my god, how is this election still happening?” just know that it doesn’t have to be this way.
These brand new elected officials are key to Chicago’s police reform legislation—but it remains unclear how they’ll operate once in office.
City Bureau surveyed the nine candidates vying to lead the city about their affordable housing plans.
City Bureau responde a las preguntas más comunes de los trabajadores de agencias de empleo en Chicago, desde qué hacer si sospechan robo de sueldo hasta dónde presentar denuncias ante la ciudad y el estado.
A medida que el sector del empleo temporal crece, los defensores de los trabajadores afirman que es cada vez más importante solucionar algunos de los problemas contra los que luchan, como la discriminación racial, el robo de salarios y el trabajo temporal permanente.
City Bureau responde a las preguntas más comunes de los trabajadores de agencias de empleo en Chicago, desde qué hacer si sospechan robo de sueldo hasta dónde presentar denuncias ante la ciudad y el estado.
A guide to the powers and responsibilities of a Chicago City Council member, also known as an alderman.
The temp industry can be improved by teaching workers their rights, holding companies accountable via the court system and by enforcing and strengthening current laws, worker advocates say.
As the industry grows, worker advocates say it is ever more important to fix some of the issues they have been fighting against, including racial discrimination, wage theft and permatemping.
Co-op members, city officials and organizers weigh in on whether limited-equity housing co-ops can provide affordable and sustainably priced housing.
ChiFresh Kitchen and others speak on the journey to start a housing cooperative, from incorporating a business to saving for expensive repairs.
City Bureau answers common questions from Chicago staffing agency workers — from what to do if they suspect wage theft to where to file complaints with the city and state.
The public comment period closed last week, but some Chicagoans are still asking whether South and West side residents actually helped shape the plan.
Budget season has it all: Melodrama, plot twists and a slow jams soundtrack
How are housing cooperatives different from communes and who are they for? These and more common questions about co-ops answered.
From the roots of corruption to the balance of power between our 50 alders (aldermen) and the mayor—plus, why you shouldn’t sleep on committee meetings
We dig into public meetings and government transparency, what’s required by law and what an actual commitment to open government would look like.
