GCI Director Teresa Córdova is one of three featured experts that Crain’s Chicago Business talked to about Chicago's economy and the city’s fiscal health.
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Little Village pastor works to reduce gang violence
Teresa Córdova was interviewed in an ABC 7 segment about Chicago gang violence in the wake of a 7-year-old girl being shot while trick-or-treating in Little Village.
What The West Side Lost
Teresa Córdova is a featured expert in a WBEZ story about manufacturing companies disinvesting in Chicago and the effect on neighborhoods that is still felt today, particularly on the city’s West Side.
Automation is Making Warehouse Work Harder, Not Smarter
Beth Gutelius joined Seattle's Morning News with Dave Ross on KIRO Radio (97.3 FM) to discuss her recent co-authored report that examines how technology will impact the warehouse industry and workforce over the next decade.
Robots aren’t taking warehouse employees’ jobs, they’re making their work harder
Recode, Vox Media’s technology news website, features a story about a new report from Beth Gutelius and Nik Theodore that examines how technology will impact the warehouse industry and workforce over the next decade.
Participatory Budgeting highlighted by Block Club Chicago
A Block Club Chicago story on participatory budget plans in some North Side wards highlights the UIC Great Cities Institute’s lead role in PB Chicago.
The nature of gangs has changed, so should our gun violence strategy
As part of a Crain’s Chicago Business series covering the various issues facing Chicago, GCI director Teresa Córdova writes that the city’s strategy to address gun violence needs to adapt to the changing nature of gangs.
GCI Director Teresa Córdova Named Chair of Chicago Plan Commission
Crain’s Chicago Business reports on Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s appointment of Teresa Córdova, director of the Great Cities Institute and professor of urban planning and policy, as chair of the Chicago Plan Commission.
GCI Youth Employment Research Cited in The Atlantic Column
An analysis of Chicago youth unemployment conducted by Great Cities Institute is cited in a column in The Atlantic.
How Mayor-elect Lightfoot can address Chicago’s gun violence problem
A Chicago Tribune op-ed on how Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot can address violence in Chicago cites GCI’s earlier report on the changing nature of gangs in the city and the need for policies and policymakers to adjust.