Republish Our Work

If something we published speaks to you or your community, you're welcome to repost or reprint it for free under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Some stories, namely co-published ones, are not included under this and are not available for republishing.

To republish our work, we just ask that you follow the simple guidelines below. Got questions or need to talk about commercial use? Reach out to us directly at contact@thevpchicago.org

Here's what we ask:

• Every repost needs a credit line at the top of the story that reads: This story [LINK to original story URL] was produced by The VP Chicago, an independent, community-centered newsroom covering Chicago's South Side and South suburbs.
• The author's name needs to stay at the top too: "By [Author Name], The VP Chicago."
• You don't own the copyright to our work. Please don't sell it, syndicate it, or push it to third-party platforms like Apple News, Yahoo News, or SmartNews without talking to us first.
• You can run our stories alongside standard auto-generated ads, but please don't have anyone actively selling ads against our work.
• Don't change our stories beyond small updates like swapping "today" for an actual date.
• Anything marked "exclusive" is not covered under this license. Please get in touch with us via email at contact@thevpchicago if you want to talk more about this.
• If you use canonical links, make sure The VP Chicago is credited as the original source.