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
Mayoral Forum on a New Industrial Vision
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Lawndale Service Area Databook
The information contained in this Databook makes it clear: diminished opportunities, both economic and educational, are having an adverse impact on the quality of life in North Lawndale and point to the need for substantial investments in the community.
The heavy costs for Chicago’s anti-violence workers
Professor Kathryn Bocanegra, faculty affiliate with the Great Cities Institute, is committed to making sure those people working to prevent shootings get more support than she gave her employee 10 years ago.
After raising concerns about an undercount, Aurora does deep dive into census numbers
The Chicago Tribune interviewed Rob Paral, a senior research specialist with Great Cities Institute, who is helping the city of Aurora analyze data discrepancies to prepare for a Census Bureau recount ask.
2022 Budget Community Engagement Report
The “2022 Budget Community Engagement Report” documents the 2022 Budget Engagement process and provides key findings from the internal and external engagement.
Census Figures Point To A Splendid Future For Downtown, Possible Troubles For The South And West Sides
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.
The Warehouse Archipelago
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.
Corporations Are Trying to Co-opt Mindfulness to Avoid Meeting Workers’ Needs
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.
The American Prospect: Worker Centers and Unions
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.
2020 census results: Illinois loses population, but not from where you’d think
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.