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The High Costs for Out of School and Jobless Youth in Chicago and Cook County

June 12, 2017

This report, "The High Costs for Out of School and Jobless Youth in Chicago and Cook County," is the fourth report produced by UIC’s Great Cities Institute (GCI) for the Alternative Schools Network (ASN).

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Categories: Research Archive, Research News - Tags: Economic Development, Employment, Race Issues, Segregation, Youth, Youth Employment, Youth Entrepreneurship

Abandoned in their Neighborhoods: Youth Joblessness amidst the Flight of Industry and Opportunity

May 17, 2017

Presentation on the Abandoned in their Neighborhoods: Youth Joblessness amidst the Flight of Industry and Opportunity Report.

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Abandoned in their Neighborhoods: Youth Joblessness amidst the Flight of Industry and Opportunity

January 29, 2017

New report on youth joblessness commissioned by Alternative Schools Network for the January 30, 2017, hearing “More Jobs, Less Violence: Connecting Youth to a Brighter Future” at the Chicago Urban League.

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Categories: Research Archive, Research News - Tags: Economic Development, Employment, Race Issues, Segregation, Youth, Youth Employment, Youth Entrepreneurship

Behind sale of closed schools, a legacy of segregation

January 20, 2017

A report on school closures by Rachel Weber and fellow authors was highlighted in an article from The Chicago Reporter

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Why we love and hate rankings of Chicago’s tech ecosystem

November 22, 2016

Matt Wilson is quoted in a Chicago Tribune article on the pros and cons of various city rankings related to technology, business, startups, etc. and whether Chicago's particular focus on its status in such lists is necessary.

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Which Chicago is your neighborhood in?

October 4, 2016

An independent report co-produced by James Lewis, senior research specialist in the UIC Great Cities Institute, is featured in a Crain's Chicago Business blog.

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Riverdale area suffers highest level of economic hardship in Chicago

September 26, 2016

A Chicago Tribune article highlights a UIC Great Cities Institute report ranking economic hardship in Chicago's 77 communities. Matthew Wilson, an economic development planner at the institute, is quoted on the rankings and local conditions.

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Chicago tackles youth unemployment as it wrestles with its consequences

September 2, 2016

A new Great Cities Institute data report on youth employment was cited by the Chicago Tribune in an article on Chicago's efforts to reduce youth unemployment.

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Drafting a happy ending for this tale of two cities

June 23, 2016

GCI Director Teresa Córdova advocates utilizing new policies and innovation for ending economic inequalities in an op-ed for Crain's. She moderated a panel on economic development at Crain's Future of Chicago summit on June 15.

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Cook County offers contractors incentives to hire teens

May 23, 2016

A recent UIC Great Cities Institute report on youth joblessness in Cook County is cited in a Chicago Tribune article about a new ordinance that give companies seeking county contracts incentives to hire teens.

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