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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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Categories: Research News

Cook County Officials Press For Action On Youth Unemployment To Combat Violence

April 29, 2016

A recent UIC Great Cities Institute report on youth joblessness in Cook County was cited in a Progress Illinois article recapping a state hearing where Cook County Board commissioners called for action on youth unemployment policies to help address gun violence in Chicago.

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A Lost Generation: The Disappearance of Teens and Young Adults from the Job Market in Cook County

March 21, 2016

This was report prepared for the March 22, 2016 Cook County Board of Commissioners Workforce, Housing and Community Development Committee hearing.

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Categories: Research Archive, Research News - Tags: Employment, Youth, Youth Employment

Lost: The Crisis of Jobless and Out of School Teens and Young Adults in Chicago, Illinois and the U.S.

February 1, 2016

This report contains compilations and calculations of various employment data for males and females 16 to 24 years old by race/ethnicity from 2005 to 2014, comparing Chicago, Illinois, the U.S. and in some instances, adding Los Angeles and New York.

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Categories: Research Archive, Research News - Tags: Employment, Youth, Youth Employment

Hidden Mental Health Issues: The Unique Challenges Black College Students Face

January 11, 2016

Atlanta Black Star reported on a paper co-authored by David Stovall, GCI scholar and professor of educational policy studies and African- American studies.

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Dick Simpson releases 2nd edition of “Twenty-First Century Chicago”

November 23, 2015

Dick Simpson, former GCI scholar and professor of political science, recently released the 2nd edition of his co-edited book "Twenty-First Century Chicago."

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Rachel Weber releases “From Boom to Bubble” book

November 16, 2015

GCI Fellow and Professor of Urban Planning and Policy Rachel Weber's newest book, From Boom to Bubble: How Finance Built the New Chicago, was recently published.

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2015 Global Health and Wellbeing Research Seed Grant Winners

November 2, 2015

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Global Health and Wellbeing Research Seed Grant Program.

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Cook County Proposal Seeks Fee On Big Businesses Paying ‘Poverty Wages’

October 12, 2015

Progress Illinois reports on an analysis by the Center for Urban Economic Development that supports a measure proposed today by Cook County Commissioner Robert Steele.

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The Illusion of Cities’ Recovery From the Recession

August 31, 2015

Governing Magazine interviewed Michael Pagano, GCI fellow and dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, about cities’ recovery from the last recession and the fiscal problems that still remain.

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