Under the city’s Welcoming City Ordinance, which was modified in 2021, Chicago Police cannot set up a traffic perimeter or ...

Join City Bureau leaders for an information session about the fellowship. Presenters will detail what we look for in ...

A version of this story was first published in the July 2, 2025 issue of the Newswire, an email newsletter that is your ...

A version of this story was first published in the June 25, 2025 issue of the Newswire, an email newsletter that is your weekly guide to Chicago government, civic action and what we can do to make our ...

Ante el aumento vertiginoso de los precios de la vivienda en un barrio de Chicago en proceso de gentrificación, vivir en la casa familiar es una forma para que los jóvenes latinos permanezcan en su ...

Artists on the South and West sides rely on free or subsidized community housing and the support of mission-driven arts organizations to maintain their art practices.

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As housing prices skyrocket, some of Chicago's young adults are living with their families in order to remain in their communities.

What if the best record of your city’s decisions wasn’t written by government officials, but by your neighbors? That’s the exact question Nina Kelly, a scholar at Wayne State University in Detroit, ...

Previously and currently incarcerated people in Illinois can’t vote or face numerous hurdles to cast a ballot. Several initiatives in Chicago aim to make that process easier and more accessible.

The city needs more spaces for young people to connect and support each other. The best ones are spearheaded by the young people they’re meant to serve, organizers say.

As Venezuelan and Colombian migrants arrive in Chicago, some are carving out an unconventional path as go-go dancers in the Boystown neighborhood.