Chicago’s City Council is voting on the 2021 budget. We’re tracking the final decision—and our bingo cards. Welcome to the first edition of #ChiCouncilBingo: 2021 Budget.
While covering the needs of immigrant communities in the 2020 election, City Bureau’s election team prioritized translation and outreach.
Our latest Public Newsroom offered strategies for leading productive conversations about politics with our loved ones.
Earlier this month, City Bureau co-founder and editorial director Bettina Chang delivered a TEDx Wrigleyville talk providing solutions for building a journalism deserving of people’s trust.
The bank, which had the largest racial gap in its home lending compared to other major banks, pledged $600 million to Black and Latinx communities.
Our latest Public Newsroom fostered conversation around generational trauma, alternative healing practices and how people of color talk about wellbeing.
This fall we’re covering evictions, the city budget and how immigrants participate in the election. Hit us up if you have any tips or suggestions!
We co-hosted a virtual open house led by the Cleveland Documenters team to officially welcome Clevelanders to the Documenters network. Here’s what we learned.
Our latest Public Newsroom shows how residents can come together to fill in the resource gaps in their communities.
Building an equitable local journalism lab from the ground up means taking a hard look at how we hire our staff
Our latest Public Newsroom shows how our banking decisions can transform our communities for the better
This former cross-country story collector and archivist is joining our team to create new partnerships and expand City Bureau’s Documenters program network.
This communications specialist and grassroots community organizer is joining our team to help make City Bureau a more resilient organization with even deeper ties across communities.
This lifelong Pilsen resident and former journalist is joining our team to amplify our work and tell more folks about what we’re building at City Bureau.
While trust in media is low, communities always find ways to share news and information—here’s what we learned from our latest listening project.
We prioritized an easy-to-load website that could display 13 languages and allow SMS access. Read about our process, tools and code.
Reflecting on a cofounder’s legacy
From food banks and emergency cash to mutual aid for South Side seniors, our Chicago COVID Resource Finder is an updated database of more than 1,300 resources filtered online and via text.
We’re hosting monthly webinars to share best practices, resources and tools from mutual aid projects in Chicago and beyond.
The Visual Desk is an editorial support group based in Chicago and made by/for independent visual journalists interested in a more inclusive approach in serving communities they engage in.