Volunteer for the ICIRR’s Court Watch program. Volunteers spend a few hours per month observing and bearing witness to ...

Our staff, reporters, editors, Documenters, Civic Reporting fellows and fellowship alumni will be working on news coverage, story ideas and pitches. Journalists with a connection to City Bureau are ...

Join City Bureau and PUÑO for a Public Newsroom on how to document and report ICE activity in your neighborhood! PUÑO has ...

Does your home have lead pipes? We'll help you find out. WBEZ, Grist and Inside Climate News have mapped all the lead pipes in the city, giving Chicagoans key information to track how the toxic ...

A West Side state senator hopes a new law will give young people more resources to prepare for adulthood as they age out of Illinois’ foster care system. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an amendment to the ...

“There is no emergency and there is no urgent situation in Chicago or the surrounding area that justifies the surge of federal officers, forces or even the National Guard into this area. Any of the ...

Ebony Ellis began documenting public meetings in October 2018 and is the newest member of the “Docs 100 Club.” Ebony believes that if you care about Chicago, becoming a Documenter is a natural first ...

Completing 100 assignments is a right of passage very few Documenters can claim – three, to be exact. Ebony Ellis began documenting public meetings in October 2018 and is the newest member of the ...