Join us for our next Public Newsroom Visualizing Our Dream Community Spaces with Imagine Englewood IF! This community conversation and workshop will center how to support and uplift young people in ...

Co-op members, city officials and organizers weigh in on whether limited-equity housing co-ops can provide affordable and sustainably priced housing.

Experts say an eviction avalanche is coming. But thousands of Chicago renters have already been pushed to the brink of the housing cliff.

This fall I curated a series of Public Newsrooms that we called, “Community Care in the 2020 Election: We Gon Be Alright,” which began by talking about building safe space. On Nov. 21 at Experimental ...

As the country braces for a possible eviction crisis in which one million Illinois residents may face eviction, Chicago lawmakers are set to debate a proposed ordinance that would provide tenants with ...

This story was reported and published in collaboration with Injustice Watch, a non-partisan, not-for-profit journalism organization that conducts in-depth research exposing institutional failures that ...

A Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) is a legally binding contract between a community and a developer that includes commitments the developer will make to the neighborhood, in exchange for the ...

Countless issues are on the table this mayoral election, but housing continues to be top of mind for Chicago residents. "I think any mayoral candidate needs to be a housing advocate,” said Roderick ...

As our young media start-up matures, remembering why we do this work is as important as building models for the future of local media. That’s why City Bureau’s first Impact Report begins with a ...

Artists on the South and West sides rely on free or subsidized community housing and the support of mission-driven arts organizations to maintain their art practices.

A guide about fundamental rights for day laborers in Chicago and information on how to navigate worksites better.

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.