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Students tour South Chicago as part of a competition to envision how a neighborhood can revitalize itself. Photo by Andrew Mateja.

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

NEWS

Advisory Committee for Reconnecting Communities

on February 17, 2023

Great Cities Institute participated in the advisory committee for Metropolitan Planning Council’s Reconnecting Communities: Mitigating Community Harms of Transportation Infrastructure Report. The goal of the committee was to identify the historic impact that expressways have had on Chicago, and to begin conversations on how to reconnect fractured communities. See the report at the link […]

RESEARCH

Mayoral Forum on a New Industrial Vision

on February 10, 2023

In February, Director Teresa Córdova, Ph.D, gave a presentation on “Mayoral Forum on a New Industrial Vision in Chicago”.. See the slides form the presentation here: Mayoral Manufacturing SummitV4

BLOG

Report Release: 2023 Chicago Budget Community Engagement Report

on October 11, 2022

On October 3, 2022 Mayor Lori Lightfoot delivered her $16.4 billion budget for the City of Chicago to City Council. In July, the City conducted a community engagement process and partnered with UIC’s Neighborhoods Initiative (UICNI) at the Great Cities Institute to design and engagement activities around the City’s 2023 […]

MULTIMEDIA

Panel Video from “Celebrating our Partners & Marking 10 Years of Leadership” Event!

on February 7, 2023

The video is available from our special event “Celebrating our Partners & Marking 10 Years of Leadership”.  Speakers included Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, Interim Chancellor Javier Reyes, Juan González of Democracy Now, Teresa Córdova, and a panel on democracy led by Kathleen Yang-Clayton. Full details on the speakers from the event […]

EVENTS

  1. Chicago’s 2023 Mayoral Race: Reclaiming Harold Washington’s Multiracial Coalition

    March 27 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm CDT

  2. City / Cité Chicago x Paris: Re/Inventing City Planning to Address Contemporary Issues

    March 29 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm CDT

  3. Equicity: On the Origins, Development and Future Prospects of the Urban Commonwealth

    April 11 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm CDT

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