Also called water recycling or water reclamation, it’s the process of treating water from one source to use it for another ...

Amid Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto of a snap curfew ordinance prompted by "teen takeovers" in Chicago, City Bureau Documenters ...

Police District Councils are the result of the Empower Communities for Public Safety ordinance, passed by Chicago City ...

Kyra Marcano, executive director of Chicago Run, is continuing the group’s mission to create inclusive physical activity and ...

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.

We’re excited to welcome two new newsrooms in two new states into our growing network of participatory civic media! Columbia Gorge Documenters, powered by Uplift Local More than 120 public meetings ...

Wayne Richard was experiencing homelessness when he first met organizers from the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness. Now, as the group’s Director of Organizing, he returns to shelters like the ...

Previously and currently incarcerated people in Illinois can’t vote or face numerous hurdles to cast a ballot. Several initiatives in Chicago aim to make that process easier and more accessible.

Covid-19 mitigation was largely a non-issue during election season, but Chicago organizers and disability advocates are urging residents to demand that public officials reinstate citywide Covid ...

The city needs more spaces for young people to connect and support each other. The best ones are spearheaded by the young people they’re meant to serve, organizers say.

why do workers in Illinois need DALE? Workers don’t like to speak up about work violations. They don't raise a flag about what they witness due to fear of losing their jobs. The federal DALE program ...

Wage theft, sub-minimum wage rates, and clashes with Home Depot security personnel — including off-duty Chicago Police Department officers — have made it precarious for recently arrived migrants to ...