With the impending end of the ShotSpotter contract Sept. 22, the vote took place just hours after ShotSpotter cut its prices ...

Pilsen residents remained skeptical of a proposal to expand an existing local tax increment financing (TIF) district at a recent 25th Ward meeting. TIF money subsidizes development in so-called ...

Join us Monday, September 18th at 6pm at the City Bureau office for a Community of Practice gathering with our City Bureau fellows! If you’ve never attended a Chicago CoP, you can expect a chill, ...

Los hombres migrantes encuentran en el baile erótico un camino poco convencional que ofrece la posibilidad de estabilidad ...

Men dressed solely in underwear pepper an uncrowded, low-lit gay club in Chicago’s Boystown on a chilly weekend night. Pop music thumps loud enough to drown out intimate conversation. Bartenders mix ...

In many ways, Chicago in 2024 feels eerily reminiscent of the volatile political landscape of 1968. Anti-war protests have erupted in the streets and on college campuses. The Democratic establishment ...

The week of the Democratic National Convention saw many disruptions. From marches on the DNC, which boasted over 15,000 participants, to bird-dogging politicians on the way into events, rallying ...

Some say history is written by the victors, but at City Bureau, we focus on how civic decisions and events of all magnitudes affect community members — and we help amplify their stories. The ongoing ...

— Dorval Carter, president of the Chicago Transit Authority, on preparing for the Democratic National Convention, which has included the fast-tracked completion of the Damen Green Line stop. After ...

We are excited to welcome Alaa to the team as City Bureau’s new Director of Operations! Alaa brings more than a decade of experience as a software engineer and management consultant from a variety of ...