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About

Building the great city:
• To learn
• To live well
• To live healthy
• To participate in civil society

Vision, Mission,
Core Values


Through its partnerships,
Great Cities Institute advances:
• Education
• Economic equity
• Well-being
• Civic participation

Research


By harnessing the power of engaged research, Great Cities Institute:
• Advances conversations on key issues
• Implements community economic
  development strategies
• Provides data and technical assistance
• Facilitates collaboration and public
  engagement
• Produces policy analysis

GCI staff (l to r) Matt Wilson, Teresa Cordova, Tim Imeokparia, Thea Crum, Yibing Li, and Jackson Morsey with James J. Stukel (third from left).

Great Cities Institute has turned 21! Join us to celebrate

Please join us November 16 for a celebration of GCI and the Great Cities Concept. We are very excited that former UIC Chancellor and University of Illinois President, James J. Stukel will be our featured guest.

NEWS

A Nation Engaged: New Study Finds Disparity In Economic Hardship In Chicago

on September 26, 2016
Rob Hurson/Flickr

Teresa Cordova, UIC professor and director of the Great Cities Institute, was interviewed today on Chicago Public Radio’s (WBEZ-FM 91.5) “Morning Shift” about the institute’s index of economic hardship in Chicago’s 77 communities.

RESEARCH

Riverdale area suffers highest level of economic hardship in Chicago

on September 26, 2016
The Riverdale community area on Chicago's Far South Side has the city's highest level of economic hardship, according to a ranking released this week. (City of Chicago 2015)

A Chicago Tribune article highlights a UIC Great Cities Institute report ranking economic hardship in Chicago's 77 communities. Matthew Wilson, an economic development planner at the institute, is quoted on the rankings and local conditions.

BLOG

Economic hardship index shows stark inequality across Chicago

on September 19, 2016
09-19-16 HardshipBlog

Racial segregation, concentrated poverty, and physical deterioration of neighborhoods continues to define conditions of inequality across Chicago neighborhoods.

MULTIMEDIA

Engaged Learning as the Bridge to Civic Engagement

on May 5, 2016

The Arc that Bends Toward Justice Requires an Accelerator: Engaged Learning as the Bridge to Civic Engagement - Troy Duster

EVENTS

Thu 29

UTC Event: Policy Impact of Shared Mobility

September 29 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Thu 06

UIC Sociology Event: 70 Acres in Chicago: Cabrini Green

October 6 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Fri 14

From worst-case scenario to participatory plan: Lessons from a Mexican village for community development and planning education

October 14 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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