Newswire: Inside the Bridgeport vs. Amtrak controversy Welcome to Newswire — your weekly guide to Chicago government, civic ...

Chicago used federal money to launch two pandemic-era programs to help renters with cash and legal assistance to keep them ...

Crime prevention, public health surveillance, and disaster preparedness programs across the country are getting hit by federal funding instability and the end of COVID-era grants.

Join us for a virtual workshop led by Cincinnati Documenter Carmen Lawrence-Billé! In this workshop, we'll play a group game in the style of Among Us (or Werewolf), where we'll work together in ...

Six fellows with backgrounds in art, marketing, community organizing, journalism, filmmaking, teaching, youth development and data analysis are learning about critical information needs in our ...

“Perfect Storm” is a series focused on how federal funding instability is affecting local communities, produced by City Bureau in partnership with local organizations in the Documenters Network. It ...

Five recently arrived migrants say criminal trespassing enforcement at a Southwest Side Home Depot has escalated to alleged physical assaults by security personnel, including multiple off-duty Chicago ...

Marion Turner moved to Wicker Park in the 1950s when vacant buildings and crime were common and the city’s disinvestment in the neighborhood was painfully apparent. In the 70s, Turner started looking ...

The day begins in a circle. It’s 8 a.m. inside Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) Health Center. Chairs are drawn together, and the 23 men in the Green ReEntry program start their 15-minute ...

Queer Black Chicagoans have no trouble naming the mentors who inspired them as they shaped their young lives. For Leslie Givens, it was Boris Powell, a Chicago-based fashion designer who was “always ...

Editor’s note: This story discusses crisis mental healthcare and mentions violent crime. Chicago Documenters notes from Nikebia Brown-Joseph, Katie Busch, Fabienne Elie, Ava Grubb, Holland Harmon, ...