Leto has since been charged with murder and attempted murder after shooting at three unarmed teenage boys over a dispute regarding his bike, according to Block Club Chicago. Leto is accused of killing ...

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 successful applications and what fellows learn as part of the program, followed by ...

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

Experts say an eviction avalanche is coming. But thousands of Chicago renters have already been pushed to the brink of the housing cliff.

This story was reported and published in collaboration with Injustice Watch, a non-partisan, not-for-profit journalism organization that conducts in-depth research exposing institutional failures that ...

Co-op members, city officials and organizers weigh in on whether limited-equity housing co-ops can provide affordable and sustainably priced housing.

As our young media start-up matures, remembering why we do this work is as important as building models for the future of local media. That’s why City Bureau’s first Impact Report begins with a ...

Barred from federal stimulus and living paycheck to paycheck, undocumented tenants rely on community groups—but both are running out of options.

This story was produced by City Bureau, a civic journalism lab in Bronzeville, and co-published by the Chicago Reader. For the last century, housing cooperatives have provided residents of major ...

A Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) is a legally binding contract between a community and a developer that includes commitments the developer will make to the neighborhood, in exchange for the ...