If an officer doesn’t have a warrant or enough information to legally search a car, they can ask a driver to give permission, making it a “consent search,” Gross said. Currently, Gross noted, CPD ...

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 ...

Calling all City Bureau fellowship alumni! Join us for a mixer to meet other Civic Reporting Fellows from past and present cohorts.Come learn about new opportunities about how you can stay involved in ...

— Jenny Hua, interim deputy commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health on how mental health affects Chicago's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

After weeks of back and forth, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ‘Green Social Housing’ ordinance gets the final stamp of approval. The ordinance, which will establish an independent nonprofit in charge of ...