A new study compares Grand Rapids Documenters’ notes with official city meeting minutes, showing how our approach to note ...

“If we’re not creating spaces for young people to congregate and be young, but we are creating an ordinance that, while it doesn’t arrest, it does create prohibitions for young people to be young in ...

This piece is part of our spring Documenters Showcase—a content series spotlighting the stories, impact, and growing network of people and organizations around the U.S. shaping participatory media and ...

— Jenny Hua, interim deputy commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health on how mental health affects Chicago's life expectancy gap between Black and non-Black residents. There is a growing ...

This piece is part of our spring Documenters Showcase—a content series spotlighting the stories, impact, and growing network of people and organizations around the U.S. shaping participatory media and ...

“I do think that this needs more time…attorneys from organizations… have consistently told us that the proposed policy, despite being very well intended, is legally flawed.” — Ald. Matt Martin (47th ...

This piece is part of our spring Documenters Showcase—a content series spotlighting the stories, impact, and growing network of people and organizations around the U.S. shaping participatory media and ...

— Kirk Dillard, chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority Board of Directors speaking on the impending budget shortfall and subsequent massive service cuts One in 5 Chicago workers may lose ...

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 ...