The Chicago Teachers Union finally has a new contract. After nearly a year of negotiations, the Chicago Board of Education voted 19-0 (with one member abstaining) to approve the contract worth $1.5 ...

RTA officials implored the Illinois General Assembly to take action and allocate the necessary funds to stave off the crisis ...

On a Monday evening in March, teenagers and their parents attended an open house at the Arts + Public Life Arts Block in Washington Park. Julia Hinojosa, the associate director of education programs, ...

José Muñoz doesn’t have many photos of his childhood — almost all of them were lost between evictions and living in homelessness during his youth. His mother, an immigrant, worked two jobs to provide ...

Nita Tennyson felt compelled to act after seeing her people in her community struggle to find basic resources and living supplies early in the COVID-19 pandemic and during widespread looting in 2020.

In South Shore's rapidly changing economy and real estate market, affordable housing and jobs remain elusive. City Bureau reporters spoke with neighbors about what it’s like for young adults, ages ...

Since President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, transgender Americans have repeatedly been in the crosshairs of his second administration. One of the first acts was an executive order limiting ...

It’s Nov. 4, 2024 — a foggy Monday afternoon in Chicago. In less than 36 hours, voters will elect Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. Chicago Votes is hosting its last phone ...

The Chicago Housing Authority is on the hunt for a new CEO. The agency has formed a search committee to replace Tracey Scott, who left the housing agency in 2024 amid growing criticism about the ...

The Green Social Housing ordinance aims to meet the need for affordable housing in Chicago without relying on federal funding. The ordinance would establish an independent nonprofit in charge of a ...

We are excited to welcome Rachel Birkahn Rommelfanger to the team as City Bureau’s new Director of Chicago Documenters! Rachel is a Chicagoland native, second-generation pastor and policy wonk. They ...