Nearly 2 million Illinoisans will stop receiving food assistance Saturday because of the federal government shutdown. Chicago ...

Water Department leaders came under fire after reporting from WBEZ, Inside Climate News and Grist revealed only 7 percent of the nearly 900,000 Chicago renters, landlords and homeowners whose homes ...

Join City Bureau staff in a conversation with Ald. Matt Martin and ranked choice voting advocates about the electoral process, and help us decide which Chicago pizza ranks first in our hearts — and ...

In this context, a rapid response system is made up of community members and organizations working together to quickly confirm when federal agents are in an area and warn neighbors who may be at risk ...

Attorneys and workers’ rights advocates are fighting to free a Chicago asylum seeker detained by federal immigration agents in mid-September, saying authorities wrongfully arrested someone who was not ...

“It’s mind-boggling and, quite frankly, it’s very disturbing. There are hundreds of stories out there … so we’re gonna fix this.” — Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th Ward) speaking to Diane Carli, who ...

“We’re paying through the nose right now for work we’re not even doing, or can’t explain… It should make us all very nervous as stewards of government that you have so many open lines of credit unused ...

Led by City Bureau engagement reporter Jerrel Floyd, four emerging reporters looked into youth mental health in Chicago. Their focus was on where teens and young adults can access help — and how the ...

Download a printable PDF of this guide here. Para la versión en español de este artículo, haga click aquí. Federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security, including Immigration and Customs ...

Join City Bureau staff in a conversation with Ald. Matt Martin and ranked choice voting advocates about the electoral process, and help us decide which Chicago pizza ranks first in our hearts — and ...

Fall 2025: How do people across generations live, work, and organize together? Led by local journalist Siri Chilukuri, four emerging reporters are looking into the people, places and organizations ...