A pair of bills currently being fast-tracked through the Illinois General Assembly include provisions that could expand the scope of public-private partnerships in major infrastructure projects and cede control over transportation planning to…
The Latino Arts and Culture Summit brings together more than 20 of Chicago’s Latino nonprofit arts organizations with some of the city’s largest foundations. With nearly one third of Chicago’s population identifying as…
A recent study released by the Great Cities Institute (GCI) on youth unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic has received a considerable amount of attention over the last week, with WTTW covering the study…
Urban planning and policy student Jenna Pollack was honored with first place in the moving image/live-action category for “Community Voices for Community Change in McKinley Park” in UIC’s annual image of Research competition…
Professor of Urban Planning and Policy Dr. Rachel Weber was interviewed as part of a Chicago Sun Times story on Chicago’s abandoned school buildings. In 2013, Chicago closed an unprecedented 50 schools due to underenrollment…
Senior Research Specialist of the Great Cities Institute Rob Paral was quoted in a recent story in the Chicago Tribune. The story was on newly released US Census estimates that found Chicago lost nearly…
Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy Director Amanda Lewis was recently interviewed by Block Club Chicago to give her take on the impacts of a recent trend among YouTubers and TikTokers…
With the support of her successors in the 11th and 12 Wards, the outgoing alderwoman for Chicago’s 12th Ward in McKinley Park has introduced an ordinance to up-zone West 35th Street to allow…
The Great Cities Institute beat out 17 other organizations with its proposal to perform the Village of Oak Park’s first ever racial equity assessment. The village board approved its contract with the Great…
A recent report published by the Great Cities Institute and commissioned by the Alternative Schools Network found that the unemployment rate for Chicago’s Black women aged 20-24 increase from 32% in 2019 to…
