This is What You Get for Reporting in the Open

Finding the unexpected at a City Bureau open house

How Collaborative Journalism Changes the People Who Are Doing It

We told a familiar story. And the way we told it—in a group of four very different people with very different perspectives—shows just how…

We’re Not Doing It Alone: How City Bureau Builds With Community Groups

What is “Community Journalism” — A Graphic Essay on Civic Media

Is there a “community” to which…

Donald Trump’s War on Reporters Is a Scary Reminder Why Community Media Matters

How do journalists rebuild public trust?

How Chicago Could Change the Way Police Use Force: 12 Responses from Our Readers

Here’s what you, through our Use of Force Tracker, told the Chicago Police Department about their drafted rules on when…

How We Built a Police Reform Tracker on a Platform Made for Rap Lyrics

City Bureau put a landmark 200-page Chicago report on the free platform formerly known as Rap Genius

Chicago Police Killings and the Toll on Young People

We explore why teenagers are particularly…

Try, Try Again: Community Engagement Lessons From Our First Cycle

We are learning a lesson in humility…

How We Plan to Revive Civic Media on the South and West Sides of Chicago

For starters: partnerships…