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City Bureau is a nonprofit civic media organization based on the South Side of Chicago. We bring journalists and communities together in a collaborative spirit to produce media that is impactful, equitable and responsive to the public.

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Press release City Bureau 1 month ago
Newswire: His gas was wrongly shut off - here's what happened next
Plus, a recap on the Illinois Commerce Commission
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News Editor and Publisher 1 year ago
City Bureau is scaling civic journalism, one Documenter at a time
City Bureau is quietly transforming how local government is covered - by paying thousands of everyday people to attend public meetings and take detailed notes. Since 2016, its Documenters program has trained over 4,000 participants across 24 communities,
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News Columbia Journalism Review 1 year ago
How the American Journalism Project is growing local news.
At a critical moment for public service journalism, the American Journalism Project is growing local news-and it's working.
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Award medill.northwestern.edu 1 year ago
Medill Midwest Solutions Journalism Hub announces Micro Awards to four Chicago newsrooms
June 24, 2025 Editor & Publisher City Bureau is scaling civic journalism, one Documenter at a time June 19, 2025 The Fulcrum Lite vs. the Real Thing: What the No Kings Protests Taught Us June 8, 2025 Block Club Chicago At 'We Walk For Her,' Activists Call
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News thefulcrum.us 1 year ago
Lite vs. the Real Thing: What the No Kings Protests Taught Us
On June 16, I joined millions of Americans in cities across the country for a massive civil society event: the
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News Poynter 1 year ago
Poynter welcomes inaugural class for 'Covering Child Welfare: A Journalist's Guide to Impactful Reporting'
New program equips journalists to deepen community engagement through child welfare reporting.
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News South Side Weekly 1 year ago
What Does The Public Meetings Report Mean to You?
We started publishing the report four years ago and are looking for reader feedback.
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Financials

Total raised
$10M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
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Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2022 $10M Details