City Bureau, Video Consortium Chicago and Evident Media hosted journalists, free press advocates, and community members to ...

Artist Zahra Baker came up in “a system of care” before the HIV/AIDS epidemic decimated communities. With health crises and ...

Changosnakedog uses puppets, music and multiple languages to connect people across languages and generations. Founder Otto ...

Dominic Pacyga, an urban historian and author, has researched immigration history for decades. As ICE raids hit local ...

The Inner-City Muslim Action Network’s Green ReEntry program brings younger people and elders together for mentorship and ...

The city of Chicago’s budget uses multiple sources of revenue (how the city makes or collects money) to pay for various expenses (how the city spends money ). All the money the city collects (or ...

Whether you are an experienced documenter or someone who is looking to hone their knowledge base this workshop will sharpen your ear, strengthen your note taking, and boost public transparency. This ...

This 2 hour training will introduce you to the Chicago Documenters community, starting with a walk-through of Documenters.org and our assignment workflow. You’ll practice core skills relevant to a ...

Neighbors at our Public Newsroom about Chicago’s lead pipes problem wanted to know more about finding the best water filter ...

Marion Turner moved to Wicker Park in the 1950s when vacant buildings and crime were common and the city’s disinvestment in the neighborhood was painfully apparent. In the 70s, Turner started looking ...

It wasn't until Michelle Kennedy left Bronzeville for City Planning graduate school in the 1990s that she learned her Chicago neighborhood’s name. After observing a classmate's presentation on the ...

Cardboard boxes of food stacked across the kitchen might appear scattered to outsiders, but make sense to staff working in a building on East 71st Street, in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood. The ...