Serving UIC's Great Cities Commitment: Solutions for Today's Urban Challenges
Beth Gutelius, research director for the Center for Urban Economic Development at UIC and senior research specialist with the Great Cities Institute at UIC, addresses warehouse work surveillance in comments featured in a Los Angeles Times article.
Analysis from Matthew Wilson, senior research specialist with the Great Cities Institute, is featured in a Bisnow article on U.S. Census Bureau figures and trends in Chicago.
Beth Gutelius is a featured expert in an article from The American Prospect magazine that looks at the current state of staffing in the warehouse industry.
In a story from the Chicago Tribune, Rob Paral, senior research specialist with UIC’s Great Cities Institute, addresses Chicago and suburban population rates from the 2020 census.
Rob Paral, senior research specialist with UIC’s Great Cities Institute, joined WBEZ’s “Reset” for a segment on the process of redrawing Chicago’s ward maps and what is at stake.
A Crain’s Chicago Business story about the Chicago City Council ward remapping process includes analysis from Rob Paral, senior research specialist with UIC’s Great Cities Institute, who reports on what changes would take place if wards were allocated based solely on Chicago’s demographics.
Truthout interviewed Beth Gutelius, research director for the Center for Urban Economic Development and senior researcher at the Great Cities Institute at UIC, in a story about Amazon’s new WorkingWell program, which is designed to address worker’s health issues.
NPR Illinois interviewed Beth Gutelius, research director for the Center for Urban Economic Development at UIC, in a story about Illinois maintaining pandemic-enhanced weekly unemployment benefits as business leaders point to a labor shortage. Gutelius addresses the argument that heightened unemployment benefits keep people from pursuing jobs.
Nik Theodore, UIC professor and head of urban planning and policy, director of the Center for Urban Economic Development and fellow at the Great Cities Institute, is quoted in two recent articles from The American Prospect magazine.
A Chicago Reader article explaining the participatory budgeting process highlights the UIC Great Cities Institute’s work in this area and its role in PB Chicago. Comments from Thea Crum are also included in the story.