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How Do Illinois State Police Cooperate With Immigration Officials?
How Do Illinois State Police Cooperate With Immigration Officials?
At a recent Pilsen town hall, residents spoke with a state police officer about the agency’s policies.
Geoff Hing
Aug 16
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Are They Listening? Inside Chicago’s First City Council Meeting with Public Comment
Are They Listening? Inside Chicago’s First City Council Meeting with Public Comment
By Charles Preston and Calvin Rashaud
Charles Preston
Jul 28
5 Things We Know About the New Court Opening in North Lawndale
5 Things We Know About the New Court Opening in North Lawndale
City Bureau will be reporting on restorative justice on the West Side this summer. Here’s what we know—and you can tell us what we need to…
Jennifer Simeone-Casas
Jul 25
Investing in Our Documenters = Investing in Our Community
Investing in Our Documenters = Investing in Our Community
On June 22, City Bureau was awarded a $50,000 prototype grant from Democracy Fund and the Knight Foundation — here’s what we plan to do…
Darryl Holliday
Jun 27
Public Newsroom #18: Timuel Black on the Art of Oral History
Public Newsroom #18: Timuel Black on the Art of Oral History
On June 15, civil rights leader, educator and oral historian Timuel Black joined author Audrey Petty in conversation at the Public Newsroom…
City Bureau
Jun 26
Disruptors or Repairers? How City Bureau Fits in the Local Media Landscape
Disruptors or Repairers? How City Bureau Fits in the Local Media Landscape
Creative disruption is a concept often used in business to describe companies that are “uprooting and changing how we think, behave, do…
Andrea Faye Hart
Jun 15
Displacement or Development: Woodlawn’s Future Growth
Displacement or Development: Woodlawn’s Future Growth
My experience covering a community meeting with youth media mentees
Justin Williams
Jun 14
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From Garbage to Greenery
From Garbage to Greenery
Long-time West Side resident Sam Taylor talks about his time working at city incinerators
Darien C. Boyd
Jun 7
Podcasting a Public Figure
Podcasting a Public Figure
Real Chi Youth journalists on being young, bold taking on Father Michael Pfleger
Sarah Conway
May 21
“Who tells the story of Englewood?”
“Who tells the story of Englewood?”
On May 11, our weekly Public Newsroom series featured Tonika Johnson, who challenges narratives of her neighborhood through photography.
City Bureau
May 15
What Do We Know About the Northwest Incinerator, a Large, Mostly Empty Industrial Site on the West…
What Do We Know About the Northwest Incinerator, a Large, Mostly Empty Industrial Site on the West…
Join City Bureau reporters as we explore ideas of development, activism and safeguarding community knowledge. We’ll start with what we’ve…
Martha Bayne
May 2
Why We Love 90 Days, 90 Voices
Why We Love 90 Days, 90 Voices
How a group of City Bureau alums turned a relationship built in our newsroom into an independent reporting series on immigration in America…
City Bureau
Apr 11
What 100K Can Do for Civic Journalism in Chicago
What 100K Can Do for Civic Journalism in Chicago
Ensuring that growth is sustainable and accountable to the people
City Bureau
Apr 3
BLOG: City Bureau Hosts Community Workshops About Lead Contamination
BLOG: City Bureau Hosts Community Workshops About Lead Contamination
By Mindy Dillon, City Bureau Documenter
City Bureau
Mar 20
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