December 3, 2020
Chicago neighborhoods with barriers to social distancing had higher COVID-19 death ratesNeighborhood characteristics include low internet access, health insurance
February 1, 2019
Report calls for new strategies to contend with Chicago gangs, violenceResearchers say policies and practices to deal with gangs, drug trade are outdated
July 14, 2015
Looking at urban issues through the lens of economicsEconomist Marcus Casey studies education, race, crime and labor
February 3, 2015
Nearly 1 million Chicagoans live in pharmacy desertsGetting to drug store poses challenge on South and West Sides
February 3, 2015
City neighborhoods declining, not gentrifyingChicago is ‘starkly divided’ by quality of life, UIC researchers report
December 15, 2014
Gentrification index portrays Chicago neighborhoods, 1970-2010Report finds city becoming increasingly divided
November 17, 2014
Strong neighborhoods, parenting can bridge ‘achievement gap’Helping social workers, teachers, families motivate youngsters
August 5, 2014
Urban Forum explores neighborhoods as urban strategyExperts consider role of neighborhoods in the city
February 4, 2014
Believing in the power of communityGrad student Cecile Carroll: ‘college activism changed my life’