Also called water recycling or water reclamation, it’s the process of treating water from one source to use it for another ...

Amid Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto of a snap curfew ordinance prompted by "teen takeovers" in Chicago, City Bureau Documenters ...

Kyra Marcano, executive director of Chicago Run, is continuing the group’s mission to create inclusive physical activity and ...

Police District Councils are the result of the Empower Communities for Public Safety ordinance, passed by Chicago City ...

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

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

The pandemic made Chicago’s guaranteed income pilot possible—but at the federal level, the push to solve poverty through government-backed income is nearly a century old.

One of the most common requests I get during my Editor Office Hours is from jobseekers who want me to proofread their cover letters. They’re some of the toughest things to edit, not only because they ...

Tired of city officials’ promises to bring more grocery retailers to their neighborhoods, urban farmers and local organizers aren’t waiting around.

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

Should Illinois residents who take in more income pay a higher tax rate? At its core, that was the matter at the top of every Illinois voter’s ballot this November. With huge amounts of resources ...

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 ...