A Block Club Chicago story on participatory budget plans in some North Side wards highlights the UIC Great Cities Institute’s lead role in PB Chicago.
Participatory Budgeting highlighted by Block Club Chicago
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The nature of gangs has changed, so should our gun violence strategy
As part of a Crain’s Chicago Business series covering the various issues facing Chicago, GCI director Teresa Córdova writes that the city’s strategy to address gun violence needs to adapt to the changing nature of gangs.
GCI Director Teresa Córdova Named Chair of Chicago Plan Commission
Crain’s Chicago Business reports on Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s appointment of Teresa Córdova, director of the Great Cities Institute and professor of urban planning and policy, as chair of the Chicago Plan Commission.
GCI Youth Employment Research Cited in The Atlantic Column
An analysis of Chicago youth unemployment conducted by Great Cities Institute is cited in a column in The Atlantic.
How Mayor-elect Lightfoot can address Chicago’s gun violence problem
A Chicago Tribune op-ed on how Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot can address violence in Chicago cites GCI’s earlier report on the changing nature of gangs in the city and the need for policies and policymakers to adjust.
Director Córdova quoted by Crain’s on Chicago Mayoral Election
Crain's Chicago Business quoted GCI Director Teresa Córdova on challenges newly elected Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot will face in the coming months.
Why Are Millennials Leaving Chicago?
CBS 2 (WBBM-TV) interviewed Teresa Córdova, director of UIC’s Great Cities Institute and professor of urban planning and policy, in a segment on related to a Brookings Institution report on millennial migration figures for major U.S. cities.
Amazon’s Hard Bargain Extends Far Beyond New York
The New York Times quotes Beth Gutelius, a senior research specialist at UIC’s Great Cities Institute, in a story on Amazon’s expansion and the company’s mixed success with building community relationships.
Thousands Of African-Americans Are Leaving Chicago Each Year. Why?
Teresa Córdova, director of the UIC Great Cities Institute and professor of urban planning and policy, is interviewed by National Public Radio & WBUR-FM’s “Here and Now” in a story on Chicago’s declining African-American population.
Saving Manufacturing Jobs And Boosting Entrepreneurial Opportunity In Chicagoland
A Forbes article cites a study by Great Cities Institute on manufacturing ownership succession. The article talks with Dan Swinney of Manufacturing Renaissance about the newly launched Ownership Conversion Project.