When a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district has generated more money than the city has committed for approved projects. Each year, officials move some of that extra money — a.k.a. a “sweep” — to ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is a federally funded program that helps low-income families buy ...

Chicago Documenters is partnering with Illinois Network for PreTrial Justice (INPJ) to document Cook County’s adherence to the 2023 SAFE-T Act’s Pretrial Fairness Act. This act replaced the county’s ...

Join City Bureau’s Engagement team for a community-centered gathering where neighbors, civic-doers, and the curious come together! Stop by to learn about opportunities to connect on the issues that ...

Hey Documenters this is your chance to unpack what actually happened in Chicago’s latest budget season! Join us after the votes are cast and the dust has settled. This year’s hearings drew hours of ...

City Bureau’s digital equity IMPACT grant program digs deep into how Chicago organizations can help communities get the ...

The deal was approved by City Council in less than 72 hours, receiving little pushback. A consortium of Morgan Stanley, ...

Experts say an eviction avalanche is coming. But thousands of Chicago renters have already been pushed to the brink of the housing cliff. Andre Wallace* has wanted to move for months. The West ...

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 ...

Throwback to February when we told you about these brand new police district councils and their role in police accountability: These councils are the result of the Empower Communities for Public ...

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 ...

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 ...