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Our Chicago: Town hall on keeping Latino youth safe, demands for investment in wake of Adam Toledo shooting

April 30, 2021

A recent ABC 7 Chicago news story and virtual town hall covering the fatal police shooting of Adam Toledo includes perspective from Alex Linares who addresses the need for investment in Chicago communities such as Little Village.

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2020 Census Results: Illinois loses population, but not from where you’d think

April 30, 2021

ABC 7 Chicago interviewed Teresa Córdova in a segment on Illinois’ population loss, including reasons behind the decline, why and where it’s happening, and what can be done to address the issue.

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Findings From Great Cities Institute Cited in New York Times Magazine

April 27, 2021

Findings from a UIC Great Cities Institute report on Black population loss in Chicago are cited a story from The New York Times Magazine that details the author’s Chicago connections and the life expectancy racial gap in the city.

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Amazon unionization vote was a referendum on automation — and it’s not over yet

April 19, 2021

In an op-ed published by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Beth Gutelius and Nik Theodore write that the unionization effort at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama won’t be the last as automation continues.

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Op-ed: We are Adam: For many youth across Chicago’s South and West sides, Adam Toledo’s life trajectory is too familiar

April 15, 2021

Data on youth joblessness from the Latino Neighborhoods Report is cited in a story on youth in Chicago in the wake of the police killing of Adam Toledo.

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Chicago’s next ward map can change a neighborhood’s fate. Let the people draw the lines.

April 5, 2021

The Chicago Tribune published an op-ed from UIC professors Chris Kanich, Dick Simpson, and Kathleen Yang-Clayton about the process of the redistricting Chicago’s 50 wards.

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Latino business owners staying afloat during COVID-19 pandemic despite hurdles

February 18, 2021

A Chicago Sun-Times article on how some Latino-owned businesses in Chicago are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic includes comments from GCI Director Teresa Cordova.

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Our Chicago: Voices of the community town hall examines discriminatory effects of redlining

February 15, 2021

Matt Wilson participated in a panel discussion ABC 7 Chicago's Our Chicago program which examined "the long lasting effects of the discriminatory real estate and banking practices of redlining."

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Warehouse workers pushed to their limit as holiday orders — and coronavirus cases — surge

December 21, 2020

A NBCNews.com article on health and safety issues facing warehouse workers amid the pandemic and the busy holiday season includes comments from Nik Theodore, fellow at the Great Cities Institute.

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Warehouse And Factory Workers Make Their Case For Priority Access To The COVID-19 Vaccine

December 18, 2020

Nik Theodore is quoted in a WBEZ article on the need for warehouse and factory workers to be prioritized for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine during the busy holiday season.

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