WBEZ Chicago highlights a new report released by Alternative Schools Network using data produced by UIC Great Cities Institute for out of school and out of work 16 to 24 year olds.
Study: 45% Of Young Black Men In Chicago Out Of School, Out Of Work
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Chicago’s gangs have changed. Our violence intervention strategies should too.
The Chicago Reporter published a column from co-authors of a GCI report on the changing nature of gang violence in Chicago and the need for policies and policymakers to adjust.
Report release: Calumet River Communities Planning Framework
A new planning framework developed by the Great Cities Institute offers strategies to address environmental and economic issues in communities located along the Calumet River on Chicago's Southeast Side.
Gang violence in Chicago changing, but policymakers slow to catch up, report says
The Chicago Tribune published an article about Great Cities Institute's newly released report on the changing nature of gang violence in Chicago and the need for policies and policymakers to adjust.
The Fracturing of Gangs and Violence in Chicago: A Research-Based Reorientation of Violence Prevention and Intervention Policy
This report is a follow up to a May 2018 gathering of researchers, street experts, and service delivery professionals sponsored by the Great Cities Institute.
The boss is retiring. The kids don’t want to take over. Family-owned manufacturers confront a succession ‘crisis’
Findings from a UIC Great Cities Institute survey are featured in a Chicago Tribune story looking at how, and if, family-owned manufacturing companies in Chicago’s six collar counties are planning for future company leadership succession.
Panel: Ownership key to manufacturing diversity
Austin Weekly News quotes Teresa Cordova, director of the Great Cities Institute at UIC, in an article recapping the Chicagoland Manufacturing Renaissance Council’s recent panel that explored ways manufacturing companies can become more racially and ethnically diverse.
Study Investigates Factors Behind Chicago School Closure Decisions
Lawndale News highlights a recent report from Rachel Weber, UIC professor of urban planning and policy, that examines factors behind decisions to close Chicago schools.
Corporate Chicago needs to do better on diversity
In an opinion piece for Crain's Chicago Business, Gloria Castillo, CEO of Chicago United, discusses workplace diversity in Chicago and a study Chicago United has commissioned from Great Cities Institute to measure inclusion in the Chicago and Illinois business ecosystem.
Policy Recommendations for Amendments to the State of Illinois Worker Cooperative Statute
This report gives an overview of what worker cooperatives are, reviews the Illinois Co-operative Act 805 ILCS 310/1, and makes recommendations for amending the Co-operative Act.