Invisible Institute
@invisible.institute
A nonprofit journalism production organization on the South Side of Chicago. Home to CPDP.co, Beneath the Surface, and more.
Join us on Thursday, November 20th from 6:30 - 8:30pm for our Annual Supporters Convening at the Chicago Athletic Association. The event is free and all are welcome! Register here: invisible.institute/events
November 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Join us on Thursday, November 20th from 6:30 - 8:30pm for our Annual Supporters Convening at the Chicago Athletic Association. The event is free and all are welcome! Register here: invisible.institute/events
Join us on Thursday, November 20th from 6:30 - 8:30pm for our Annual Supporters Convening at the Chicago Athletic Association. The event is free and all are welcome! Register here: invisible.institute/events
November 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Join us on Thursday, November 20th from 6:30 - 8:30pm for our Annual Supporters Convening at the Chicago Athletic Association. The event is free and all are welcome! Register here: invisible.institute/events
Our longtime collaborator Sarah Conway covered Chicago’s ongoing resistance to ICE for @nymag.com. Read the story here: nymag.com/intelligencer/article/chicago-resistance-against-trump-and-ice.html
November 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Our longtime collaborator Sarah Conway covered Chicago’s ongoing resistance to ICE for @nymag.com. Read the story here: nymag.com/intelligencer/article/chicago-resistance-against-trump-and-ice.html
Join the Invisible Institute and South Side Weekly on November 2 for an arts showcase honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Margaret T.G. Burroughs, featuring a special performance of “Tuesday” by Mud Theatre. Register here: invisible.institute/events
October 31, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Join the Invisible Institute and South Side Weekly on November 2 for an arts showcase honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Margaret T.G. Burroughs, featuring a special performance of “Tuesday” by Mud Theatre. Register here: invisible.institute/events
Join the Invisible Institute and South Side Weekly on November 2 for an arts showcase honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Margaret T.G. Burroughs, featuring a special performance of “Tuesday” by Mud Theatre. Register here: invisible.institute/events
October 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Join the Invisible Institute and South Side Weekly on November 2 for an arts showcase honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Margaret T.G. Burroughs, featuring a special performance of “Tuesday” by Mud Theatre. Register here: invisible.institute/events
Join the Invisible Institute and South Side Weekly on November 2 for an arts showcase honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Margaret T.G. Burroughs, featuring a special performance of “Tuesday” by Mud Theatre. Register here: invisible.institute/events
October 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Join the Invisible Institute and South Side Weekly on November 2 for an arts showcase honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Margaret T.G. Burroughs, featuring a special performance of “Tuesday” by Mud Theatre. Register here: invisible.institute/events
Join the Invisible Institute and South Side Weekly on October 26th for a day of art making and community building in honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Margaret T.G. Burroughs. Register here: invisible.institute/events
October 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Join the Invisible Institute and South Side Weekly on October 26th for a day of art making and community building in honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Margaret T.G. Burroughs. Register here: invisible.institute/events
Last week, residents of a South Shore apartment building were jolted awake late at night last week when nearly 300 federal agents, backed by helicopters and flashbang grenades, stormed their homes in a massive immigration raid.
October 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Last week, residents of a South Shore apartment building were jolted awake late at night last week when nearly 300 federal agents, backed by helicopters and flashbang grenades, stormed their homes in a massive immigration raid.
It describes the incidents and underlying conditions that gave rise to Bond v. Utreras, a federal civil rights case that has figured centrally in the public conversation about police accountability in Chicago. Read the story here: viewfromtheground.com/kicking-the-pigeon
October 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It describes the incidents and underlying conditions that gave rise to Bond v. Utreras, a federal civil rights case that has figured centrally in the public conversation about police accountability in Chicago. Read the story here: viewfromtheground.com/kicking-the-pigeon
“Kicking the Pigeon” is a series of articles by Jamie Kalven published between July 6, 2005 and February 16, 2006 in the View From The Ground.
October 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
“Kicking the Pigeon” is a series of articles by Jamie Kalven published between July 6, 2005 and February 16, 2006 in the View From The Ground.
Last week, an agent snatched Steve Held’s reporter credentials and shot chemical weapons at him while he reported on the protests at Broadview. Tonight, federal agents detained him while he was reporting.
We urge for his immediate release.
@peoplesfabric.com @unraveledpress.com
We urge for his immediate release.
@peoplesfabric.com @unraveledpress.com
September 28, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Last week, an agent snatched Steve Held’s reporter credentials and shot chemical weapons at him while he reported on the protests at Broadview. Tonight, federal agents detained him while he was reporting.
We urge for his immediate release.
@peoplesfabric.com @unraveledpress.com
We urge for his immediate release.
@peoplesfabric.com @unraveledpress.com
In 2000, the CHA launched its “Plan for Transformation” to demolish high-rise public housing buildings and replace them with mixed-income housing. Twenty-five years later, many former residents remain displaced and affordable housing is still scarce.
September 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
In 2000, the CHA launched its “Plan for Transformation” to demolish high-rise public housing buildings and replace them with mixed-income housing. Twenty-five years later, many former residents remain displaced and affordable housing is still scarce.
Have a car? Our reporting team focused on sexual assault by the Chicago Police plans to distribute copies of our investigation and findings about assault within the department.
If you’d like to volunteer at the end of September, sign up here: bit.ly/btsprintdistro
If you’d like to volunteer at the end of September, sign up here: bit.ly/btsprintdistro
September 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Have a car? Our reporting team focused on sexual assault by the Chicago Police plans to distribute copies of our investigation and findings about assault within the department.
If you’d like to volunteer at the end of September, sign up here: bit.ly/btsprintdistro
If you’d like to volunteer at the end of September, sign up here: bit.ly/btsprintdistro
Presented here as a public collection for the first time are 80 scans of the original prints made by Evans in 1994-2007. View the archive here: viewfromtheground.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Presented here as a public collection for the first time are 80 scans of the original prints made by Evans in 1994-2007. View the archive here: viewfromtheground.com
The View from the Ground archive is a searchable collection of Jamie Kalven’s original reporting and a robust collection of black and white film photographs by Patricia Evans from the final chapter of high-rise public housing in Chicago.
September 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The View from the Ground archive is a searchable collection of Jamie Kalven’s original reporting and a robust collection of black and white film photographs by Patricia Evans from the final chapter of high-rise public housing in Chicago.
Revisit all three volumes and eras of the Invisible Institute’s work here: www.viewfromtheground.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Revisit all three volumes and eras of the Invisible Institute’s work here: www.viewfromtheground.com
We're excited to introduce the View from the Ground archive: a searchable collection of Jamie Kalven’s original reporting and Patricia Evans’ photography from the final chapter of high-rise public housing in Chicago.
September 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We're excited to introduce the View from the Ground archive: a searchable collection of Jamie Kalven’s original reporting and Patricia Evans’ photography from the final chapter of high-rise public housing in Chicago.
Less than a week into Trump’s surge of deportation arrests in Chicago, an ICE agent shot and killed 38-year-old Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez during a Franklin Park traffic stop. The DHS says he drove his car at agents, but bystander videos and witnesses report a different story.
September 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Less than a week into Trump’s surge of deportation arrests in Chicago, an ICE agent shot and killed 38-year-old Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez during a Franklin Park traffic stop. The DHS says he drove his car at agents, but bystander videos and witnesses report a different story.
We commit to protecting faces & sources in materials we do release, with permission. Nos comprometemos a proteger identidades y fuentes en los materiales que publiquemos, con el permiso.
September 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
We commit to protecting faces & sources in materials we do release, with permission. Nos comprometemos a proteger identidades y fuentes en los materiales que publiquemos, con el permiso.
Reporteros de distintos medios en Chicago estamos colaborando para recopilar evidencia visual de agentes federales usando la fuerza y deteniendo personas en Chicago. Comparte tus videos en tinyurl.com/chicagojournalists o contáctanos al correo chicagojournalists@protonmail.com.
September 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Reporteros de distintos medios en Chicago estamos colaborando para recopilar evidencia visual de agentes federales usando la fuerza y deteniendo personas en Chicago. Comparte tus videos en tinyurl.com/chicagojournalists o contáctanos al correo chicagojournalists@protonmail.com.
Reporters from across newsrooms in Chicago are collaborating to collect visual evidence of federal agents detaining people & using force in Chicago. Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojournalists, or get in touch via email chicagojournalists@protonmail.com.
September 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Reporters from across newsrooms in Chicago are collaborating to collect visual evidence of federal agents detaining people & using force in Chicago. Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojournalists, or get in touch via email chicagojournalists@protonmail.com.
Read the update at the link in our bio.
August 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Read the update at the link in our bio.
In June 2025, former Chicago police officer Eric Tabb pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated battery in a public place, and was sentenced to 30 months of probation.
August 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
In June 2025, former Chicago police officer Eric Tabb pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated battery in a public place, and was sentenced to 30 months of probation.