In this 2 hour, interactive follow-up to Orientation, Documenters will dig into the makeup of Chicago government. We wiill talk assignment expectations for note taking/ live-tweeting.

How to take audio for Chicago Documenters will equip Documenters to record audio at public meetings. At the completion of the training, Documenters will receive the Audio Badge and be eligible to take audio assignments.

This workshop will prepare you to document detention hearings. Chicago Documenters is partnering with Illinois Network for PreTrial Justice (INPJ) to document Cook County’s adherence to the 2023 SAFE-T Act’s Pretrial Fairness Act.

This workshop will prepare you to document detention hearings. Chicago Documenters is partnering with Illinois Network for PreTrial Justice (INPJ) to document Cook County’s adherence to the 2023 SAFE-T Act’s Pretrial Fairness Act.

This year’s hearings drew hours of public testimony on core issues like neighborhood services, corporate head tax, public safety funding, housing, and transit, before final decisions moved through Chicago city council. At this recap event, we will have documenters share their experience covering the budget.