Join City Bureau for a pop-up at LVL UP Coffee on January 22! Come connect with Chicagoans who care about civic life and making our neighborhoods stronger. https://www.citybureau.org/events/city-bureau-pop-up-january-22

Meet Sophia, City Bureau’s Community Accountability Reporter! As a Report for America Corps Member, their writing centers civic life and solutions with a focus on Chicago’s South and West Sides. https://www.citybureau.org/notebook/meet-sophia-city-bureaus-community-accountability-reporter

Chicagoans risk daily lead exposure. Here’s how to choose a water filter. https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/12/9/chicago-how-to-choose-a-water-filter-for-lead

✨ Here's our #DocumentersNetwork Wrapped! From thousands of assignments to four new sites, eight peer exchanges, and one national Summit, we collected impactful highlights from across our #DocumentersNetwork. https://www.citybureau.org/notebook/2026/1/13/documenters-network-2025-wrapped

🌐✨ Tomorrow is the last day to apply for our Digital Equity IMPACT Small Grants Program! Check out our info session for any last minute questions that may strengthen your application. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u_CyO_3aBE

With mental health at the forefront, young people are trying out new ways to gather with peers or serve their communities — with or without help from older adults. https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/12/16/chicago-youth-led-third-spaces-mental-health

🌐✨ It's the last week to apply for our Digital Equity IMPACT Small Grants Program! Are you a part of a Cook County organization working to improve access to the internet, technology, and digital literacy resources? Learn more here! https://airtable.com/app7NvmnnLSpOgWWt/paglBlSWYON5n7UWp/form

TOMORROW || Join us for Chicago Documenters workshop on how to take audio at public meetings! RSVP and meet us at City Bureau in Bronzeville. https://www.citybureau.org/events/how-to-take-audio-for-chicago-documenters-january

“Adopting AI tools in local journalism should go hand in hand with implementing more equitable, civically focused, participatory forms of journalism…exemplified by the @documenters.org program from @citybureau.bsky.social ” knightcolumbia.org/content/part... Thanks @joshuadarr.bsky.social !

Chicago moms navigate numerous challenges to balance parenthood with securing stable work and housing for their families. Here's how these moms are finding a path forward. https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2026/1/8/young-chicago-mothers-housing-and-work-community

Digital access for all is necessary for informed, connected communities. Here's how integral improving access to the internet, technology, and digital literacy is for strong civic information networks.

Calling all @chidocumenters.bsky.social! Join us for a workshop on How to Take Audio at a public meeting. Learn more about our January 13th session and sign up here: https://www.citybureau.org/events/how-to-take-audio-for-chicago-documenters-january

Where does your alderperson stand on ICE? We checked all 50. https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/11/7/alders-on-ice

With immigration raids targeting multiple parts of the city and suburbs, here are tips from local community groups on what to do. Print and share this guide with those who need it! https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/9/5/ice-raids-chicago-how-to-get-help

As housing prices skyrocket in gentrifying neighborhoods, living in the family home is one way for young Latino adults to stay in their community. Here's why some Pilsen young adults live with their parents: https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/6/10/pilsen-young-adults-living-with-parents

🍕 We teamed up with #rankedchoice voting proponents for a night of pizza and discussion over how Illinois could alter its voting method! Here's what we learned (and ate). https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/12/18/a-delicious-take-on-ranked-choice-voting-lets-chicagoans-elect-best-pizza

Interested in joining our Digital Equity IMPACT cohort? Applications for the second round of funding are open now! Join us for an info session on Wednesday to learn more: https://www.citybureau.org/digital-equity-impact

🗣️ TOMORROW || Join us for a Chicago Documenters Workshop on Covering Your Local Government on January 7. Documenters can expect mock documenting assignments, short writing exercises, and community building activities https://www.citybureau.org/events/covering-your-local-government-january

Chicagoans risk daily lead exposure. Here’s how to choose a water filter. https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/12/9/chicago-how-to-choose-a-water-filter-for-lead

Along with Cook County, we are launching another round of funding to support digital equity projects in Suburban Cook County. Learn more about our program! Applications are due January 14. https://www.citybureau.org/notebook/announcing-the-second-round-of-digital-equity-impact-program-funding

From after-hours recreation to mental health care, Chicago youth programs remain a lifeline to children and families in vulnerable neighborhoods. But threats & cuts to grant programs risk endangering critical support. https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/12/10/chicago-youth-programs-funding-cuts

Join us for Chicago Documenters workshop on how to take audio at public meetings! RSVP and meet us at City Bureau in Bronzeville. https://www.citybureau.org/events/how-to-take-audio-for-chicago-documenters-january

It's your final chance to get your donation MATCHED before midnight! Invest in: ✅ Training the next generation of community-centered journalists ✅ Creating resources that make civic knowledge and participation accessible to everyone https://www.citybureau.org/support-city-bureau-2025

Whether our team is tracking policy decisions around housing or creating guides about labor rights, our reporting helps people make informed decisions and take action in their communities. Check out our latest! https://www.citybureau.org/latest-reporting

Today is the LAST DAY to get your donation matched! 2025 has been a year of profound change across Chicago and the nation. At City Bureau, we’re supporting the people who are building the future our communities need right now. Invest today! https://www.citybureau.org/support-city-bureau-2025

Together, we’re turning civic participation into everyday practice. Our end-of-year fundraising goal is 100 NEW monthly supporters joining our movement for a more informed, engaged public. Even $5 a month makes a difference. Contribute today! https://www.citybureau.org/support-city-bureau-2025

Julia Hinojosa and Ebere Agwuncha of Arts+ Public Life reflect on the critical role their programs have in creating a "sustainable cycle for artists and makers" on the South Side. https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/4/10/young-artists-jobs-chicago

We chronicled and categorized Chicago alders’ actions and statements regarding protection for immigrant communities and the actions of federal agents in the city. See where your alder stands on ICE with our latest guide: https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/11/7/alders-on-ice

As housing prices skyrocket in a gentrifying Chicago neighborhood, living in the family home is one way for young Latino adults to stay in their community. Why some Pilsen young adults live with their parents: https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/6/10/pilsen-young-adults-living-with-parents

City Bureau Civic Reporting Fellows spend 16 weeks improving their journalism skills and immersing themselves in community reporting. Through December 31, every dollar donated goes right back to the people powering local journalism! https://www.citybureau.org/support-city-bureau-2025

From makeshift studios on the #SouthSide to the bright lights of Downtown runways, young entrepreneurs are redefining fashion as a movement rooted in community, vision, and empowerment. https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/12/18/chicago-youth-designers

🗣️ Save the date! Join us for a Chicago Documenters Workshop on Covering Your Local Government on January 7. Documenters can expect mock documenting assignments, short writing exercises, and community building activities https://www.citybureau.org/events/covering-your-local-government-january

Our #DocumentersNetwork Summit reminded us that in-person gatherings are a force multiplier for deeper impact: they cultivate trust, accelerate learning, and spark coordinated action. Here's our recap! https://www.citybureau.org/notebook/2025/11/18/a-recap-from-our-2025-documenters-summit

Nita Tennyson’s mutual aid group, "Nita's Love Train," provides baby supplies and household essentials, as well as money for housing costs. Tennyson said the city’s young moms need more rental assistance & support. https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/4/14/young-mothers-chicago-nitas-love-train

Did you know we created accessible free guides on lead pipes, getting help and helping others during ICE raids, and navigating local systems? At City Bureau, we commit to making our reporting accessible & actionable. Please join us and donate! https://www.citybureau.org/support-city-bureau-2025

We teamed up with #rankedchoice voting proponents for a night of pizza and discussion over how Illinois could alter its voting method. Here's what we learned! https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/12/18/a-delicious-take-on-ranked-choice-voting-lets-chicagoans-elect-best-pizza

Artists on the South & West sides rely on free or subsidized community housing & the support of arts organizations to maintain their art practices. Here's how young Chicago artists make a living without a living wage. https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/6/12/young-chicago-artists-living-wage

Right now, every donation up to $1,000 will be matched dollar for dollar. Will you help us pay and train the leaders who are building the community journalism we need? https://www.citybureau.org/support-city-bureau-2025

This one led me to a beat I really enjoy. If you can participate in @citybureau.bsky.social’s Civic Reporting Fellowship, doooooo it! www.citybureau.org/newswire/202...

Neighbors at our #PublicNewsroom about Chicago’s lead pipes problem wanted to know more about finding the best water filter for their homes. You asked; we answered. https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/12/9/chicago-how-to-choose-a-water-filter-for-lead

Here's how young trans Chicagoans are faring under Trump 2.0. Civic Reporting Fellow Mare Ralph writes on the search for stability in uncertain times. https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/6/26/transgender-young-adults-housing-jobs-trump

Dominic Pacyga, an urban historian and author, has researched immigration history for decades. As ICE raids hit local communities, he sees parallels to how different groups have mobilized around a common cause. https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/12/2/dominic-pacyga-immigration-raids-chicago

The federal shutdown is over, but upcoming work requirement changes mean SNAP benefits are still in danger. Food assistance advocates are reminding people how to make sure they meet the new rules. https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/12/12/snap-new-work-requirements-illinois-what-to-know

Where does your alderperson stand on ICE? @citybureau.bsky.social checked all 50: blockclubchi.co/4oZRDDe

🔎 Search your ward and use our interactive guide to see where your alderperson stands on ICE! City Bureau reporters took a look at the track record for our 50 alderpeople 👇

Shifts, threats and cuts to grant programs risk endangering critical support by youth programs on the West & Northwest Sides. Here's how they remain a lifeline to children and families in vulnerable neighborhoods. https://www.citybureau.org/newswire/2025/12/10/chicago-youth-programs-funding-cuts

latest from @citybureau.bsky.social: tips from Chicago community groups, Know Your Rights trainings, how you can take action and other resources: www.citybureau.org/newswire/202...

as federal immigration agents (like ICE) flooded chicago, have you wondered what your alderperson is doing about it? well, we checked literally all of them. from @citybureau.bsky.social: blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/17/w...

🎉 Welcome Columbus #SignalOhio and Kansas City (@thebeacon.bsky.social) to our #DocumentersNetwork! They are bringing fresh energy to our people-powered journalism movement. Meet the local partners & civic collaborators shaping the next chapter of Documenters. www.citybureau.org/notebook/col...

Where does your alderperson stand on ICE? City Bureau checked all 50: blockclubchi.co/4oZRDDe