CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Park District is asking the public for input on where to invest its budget. The citywide ...

Participatory budgeting, which allows residents to have a say in government spending, continues to grow around the world. The ...

The Chicago Park District wants to hear from Chicagoans about impactful local park projects they want to see happen.

Brooklyn is a trailblazer when it comes to the city’s participatory budgeting process, according to Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. On Tuesday, ...

The Forum for Real Economic Emancipation, or FREE, will hold a public event to discuss participatory budgeting on Sunday, ...

When Councilmember Carlos Menchaca gave residents in his Sunset Park-Red Hook district the chance to decide how they wanted to divide up $2 million in city budget funds for neighborhood improvement ...

Participatory funding is the process of individuals working together to determine how grants and philanthropic gifts are distributed in their communities.

‘Angry’ citizens often experience a lack of trust in politics and democracy. Governments are doing everything they can to involve this group in democracy again with referendums and participatory ...

Chicagoans can now pitch and pick their own park upgrades, as the Chicago Park District opens a citywide participatory budgeting process that asks residents to propose and vote on local park projects.

As far as political expos go, this one looked more like a science fair. Delegates packed into a room at the Park Slope Armory with twenty cardboard-mounted ideas of what their community needs. The ...

Steve Dubb: What led you to write Budget Justice—and how would you define the term? Celina Su: I define budget justice as giving everyday residents, especially those from historically marginalized ...

Cambridge residents voted to allocate $1.06 million toward seven community projects in fiscal 2026. More than 10,000 residents participated in the participatory budget process. Winning projects ...