On the morning of Wednesday, October 10, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) board voted to adopt a new regional plan for Chicagoland.
CMAP releases new On To 2050 Regional Plan
Addressing the Psychosocial Impacts of Deportation and Detention
Please join us on Friday, September 28, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at UIC Student Center East 750 S. Halsted to hear practitioners, advocates and researchers speak about context, impacts and strategies related to the psychosocial impacts of deportation and detention on migrant youth and families.
Report on our Events: From 1968 – 2018
We were so pleased to host The Whole World is Still Watching, on August 28, 2018 on the 50th Anniversary of the infamous 1968 Democratic National Convention held here in Chicago.
New GCI Report: Policy Recommendations for Amendments to the State of Illinois Worker Cooperative Statute
Alex Linares, author of the report, will present his research at the Chicago Cooperative Alliance’s Chicago’s 1st Cooperative Economy Summit being held tomorrow, August 25.
August 28th – The Whole World is Still Watching
Please join us Tuesday, August 28th, 2018 from 9am to noon to hear from people who were not only present in Grant Park on this day fifty years ago, but were organizers of the many protests that led up to the events surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Wilson signs with North Carolina
Matt Wilson has signed with the University of North Carolina – to pursue his Ph.D.! Please join us here at GCI on Thursday, July 26 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. for a gathering to bid good wishes to Matt.
Revitalizing Manufacturing and Expanding Opportunities for Employment
We were delighted to see the Editorial in The Chicago Tribune on July 5, 2018 based on a June 7th report by the Great Cities Institute and The Century Foundation’s Rediscovering Government.
Illinois Budgeting For Results Public Hearings
On June 20th and 27th Great Cities Institute Senior Researcher Jim Lewis will be chairing the annual public hearings of the State of Illinois Budgeting for Results Commission. Lewis and Senator Heather Steans were appointed co-chairs of the Commission by Governor Rauner.
The Enduring Impact of Industrial Restructuring on Youth Employment
Our report, Industrial Restructuring and the Continuing Impact on Youth Employment in Illinois was released Monday at a press conference at Innovation High School of Arts Integration.
“The Whole World is Still Watching”
On the morning of August 28, 2018, exactly 50 years later, the Great Cities Institute will host a provocative and urgent program exploring why “The Whole World is Still Watching.” Guest blogger Laura Washington recounts the origins of the phrase and the significance of the 1968 Democratic National Convention.