As we come to the end of Hispanic Heritage Month, we want to highlight two recent studies on Latinos in Chicago along with a relevant video.
Recent Reports/Videos on Latinos in Chicago
Great Cities Institute Director Appointed Chair of Chicago Plan Commission
In August, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Teresa Córdova, Director of Great Cities Institute and Professor of Urban Planning and Policy, as her choice for Chair of the Chicago Plan Commission.
Fact Sheets on Population Loss and Fall Events
As we enter the Fall season, we send you good wishes for an enjoyable season. In the last couple of months, GCI released two new fact sheets on shifts in population and on October 8th we have two events.
Trade Policy Expert and Former Member of European Parliament Visits Great Cities Institute
On July 25, 2019, we are pleased to host Glyn Ford, a former member of the European Parliament for over twenty-five years, during which time he served on both the International Trade and Foreign Affairs Committees.
Jam and Justice Visiting Chicago
Please join us Thursday, June 6, at noon at GCI to hear more about Jam and Justice and exchange ideas with Liz Richardson.
Latest Youth Jobless and Out of School Figures Illustrate that Chronic and Concentrated Racial Inequalities Persist
As part of its continued efforts to provide research and data on issues around youth employment, GCI has provided the Alternative Schools Network with data for their new report.
Policies towards Violence in Chicago Need to Change
Two reports provide fodder for why and how Chicago needs to think differently about its problems of violence.
Ranney Returns to UIC to Present New Book
From 1976 to 1982, David Ranney worked in several factories in Southeast Chicago and Northwest Indiana. In his newest book, he shares an account of his experience working in several jobs in a region that once contained one of the largest concentrations of heavy industry in the world.
Gabrielle Lyon and Alex Linares join The Great Cities Team
Great Cities Institute is so pleased that Gabrielle Lyon is joining Great Cities to help us build our Cities, Youth and Design Initiative. Alex Linares joins us from the worker cooperative development sector to help build our research on entrepreneurship and workforce development.
Planning for Great Cities, Great Rivers on the Southeast Side
Great Cities Institute has released the Calumet River Communities Planning Framework. Through a year-long process, GCI worked to develop a framework for future development in the community areas of South Chicago, South Deering, and East Side on the city’s Southeast Side.