Authors Yannet Lathrop Matthew D. Wilson William Lester Introduction and Executive Summary Ten years ago, on November 29, 2012, a group of 200 fast-food workers in New York City— fed up with low pay and roadblocks to organizing—walked out of their jobs demanding a $15 hourly wage and a union. […]
Report Release: 2023 Chicago Budget Community Engagement Report
On October 3, 2022 Mayor Lori Lightfoot delivered her $16.4 billion budget for the City of Chicago to City Council. In July, the City conducted a community engagement process and partnered with UIC’s Neighborhoods Initiative (UICNI) at the Great Cities Institute to design and engagement activities around the City’s 2023 […]
Lawndale Service Area Databook
The information contained in this databook makes it clear: diminished opportunities, both economic and educational, are having an adverse impact on the quality of life in North Lawndale and point to the need for substantial investments in the community.
2020 Census Hispanic or Latino Population Data
Author Matthew D. Wilson mwilso25@uic.edu Abstract Chicago community area map and graphs and data tables for Chicago, Illinois, and the U.S. of Hispanic or Latino population data from the 2020 Census and Aggregate Household Income and Specific Origin from the 2019 American Community Survey. Produced for the Puerto Rican Arts […]
Climate Justice Meets Global Health in the Time of COVID-19
Authors Teresa Córdova, PhD UIC Great Cities Institute Janet Lin, MD, MPH, MBA UIC College of Medicine Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH Global Health Institute, UW-Madison Juliana Pino, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) Warren Lavey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Rachel Havrelock, PhD UIC Freshwater Lab Pam Tau Lee, Center […]
Report of the Native Americans at UIC Task Force
This report culminates a year of work in 2019-2020 that marked the 50th anniversary of UIC’s Native American Support Program (NASP).
The Chicago Reentry Report
The goal of this report is to increase understanding of re-entry and to inform the development of and to advocate for specific policy initiatives and programs that address re-entry by examining the issues and challenges surrounding prisoner reentry in the city of Chicago
The Future of Warehouse Work: Technological Change in the U.S. Logistics Industry
This report offers an in-depth, detailed look at the range of ways in which warehouse work and the industry as a whole might change with the adoption of new technology over the next five to 10 years.
2013-2017 Out of School and Out of Work 16-19 and 20-24 Year Olds in Chicago and Illinois Counties
Author Matthew D. Wilson mwilso25@uic.edu Abstract Data tables for out of school and out of work 16 to 19 and 20 to 24 year olds in Chicago and Cook County for 2013-2017 5-year ACS estimates. Full Text (PDF) »
Fact Sheet: Chicago Community Area Economic Hardship Index (2017)
Authors Matt Wilson Anish Tailor Alex Linares If you have any questions, please contact Alex Linares, alinares@uic.edu. Abstract The aim of this index is to examine the conditions of economic hardship within Chicago community areas. Economic hardship is the difficulty resulting from not having enough collective economic resources available to […]