What is participatory budgeting?
It started in the U.S. in Chicago as a way to connect residents to government and how tax dollars are spent.
It started in the U.S. in Chicago as a way to connect residents to government and how tax dollars are spent.
So-called participatory budgeting, in which residents vote on spending projects in their wards, started in the U.S. in Chicago, but its growth has stalled.
In Illinois, 8% of the population doesn’t speak English very well, and that’s a barrier for immigrants participating in civic life.
We sent reporters into one community to understand what’s at stake — and found a fabric of everyday Chicagoans helping migrants build new lives.
Immigration is baked into our very foundation here in America – and it’s not just the U.S. born citizens who have kept this country going.
The Supreme Court is in the news a lot – for decisions made inside the court and out. How did it get so much power and who’s pushing back?
A new initiative, The Democracy Solutions Project, digs into big themes and questions surrounding democracy in the United States.
In Chicago, you don’t have to be an elected official to submit legislation to City Council. But like most things in this city, it helps to know someone.