Lawndale News highlights a recent report from Rachel Weber, UIC professor of urban planning and policy, that examines factors behind decisions to close Chicago schools.
Study Investigates Factors Behind Chicago School Closure Decisions
An American Suburb, 2018: Stories and photos from Dolton, lllinois
Jack Rocha, a community development planner with UIC’s Great Cities Institute, is quoted in a WBEZ/Better Government Association project story examining Dolton, Illinois, and the impact of deindustrialization.
Same city, different opportunities: Study maps life outcomes for children
Matt Wilson, a senior research specialist at UIC's Great Cities Institute, are among the featured experts cited by the Chicago Tribune in its local breakdown of the Opportunity Atlas, an interactive map of various outcomes for people born between 1978 and 1983 and details their chances of upward mobility.
Corporate Chicago needs to do better on diversity
In an opinion piece for Crain's Chicago Business, Gloria Castillo, CEO of Chicago United, discusses workplace diversity in Chicago and a study Chicago United has commissioned from Great Cities Institute to measure inclusion in the Chicago and Illinois business ecosystem.
Missing wages, grueling shifts, and bottles of urine
Beth Gutelius, a senior research specialist in UIC’s Great Cities Institute, is quoted in a Business Insider article examining the work environment and demands experienced by Amazon delivery drivers.
Chicago’s history is told through stories of protest
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington highlights tomorrow's event “The World is Still Watching” in her latest column, which reflects on the 1968 Democratic Convention protests and the need for protest today.
An Invisible Asset: The Calumet River on Chicago’s Southeast Side
Metropolitan Planning Council released a blog highlighting the Calumet Connect project and the work of GCI staff Jackson Morsey and Jack Rocha to engage residents, businesses, and community organizations in bringing more resources to the Southeast Side.
How Healthy is Lake Michigan? A Checkup on the Great Lakes
Rachel Havrelock, GCI faculty affiliate, director of UIC’s Freshwater Lab and associate professor of English, was a featured panelist on WTTW-TV’s “Chicago Tonight” for a discussion about the health and maintenance of Lake Michigan.
Chicago Tribune Editorial: “Wanted: Workforce for ‘The City That Makes Things'”
A Chicago Tribune editorial board column on the need for manufacturing jobs in the Chicago region cites findings from a recent report from the Century Foundation and Great Cities Institute.
Will the nightmare that these children at the border face truly end?
UIC Center for Global Health director Dr. Stevan Weine co-authored an op-ed about the long-term psychological consequences experienced by children who are forcibly separated from their families at the US-Mexico border.