Chicago
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Better School Outcomes Aren’t Free
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A new analysis demonstrates that funding increases make a huge difference in schooling outcomes, especially for students from low-income families.
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Feel It in the Air: Pollution and Crime in Chicago
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A recent study provides the first quasi-experimental evidence of a link between air pollution and criminal behavior. Researchers estimate the cost of pollution-induced crime and make a case for environmental sustainability policies that consider the impact of pollution and crime on communities.
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Stop, Look, and Listen: A Behavioral Approach to Reducing Teen Violence
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A recent study finds that cost-effective behavioral intervention programs reduce crime rates by teaching teens to slow down and reflect before acting.
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Good Neighbors: Addressing Race in Public Housing Integration
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New research shows that perceived racial conflict is hindering the ability of black, public housing residents to integrate into predominantly white neighborhoods, an issue that the City of Chicago is doing nothing to address.
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Howard Wolfson on post-9/11 Privacy and Security in Urban America
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Political strategist and former New York City Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson discusses how terrorism, technology, and crime have impacted views on privacy and security.
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Will Chicago suffer the same fate as Detroit?
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Standard & Poor’s Senior Director Jane Ridley, who serves as S&P’s primary analyst for Detroit, recounts the factors that drove Detroit to bankruptcy and explains why the Windy City is unlikely to go bust.
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It’s Getting Hot in Here, Now I’m a Climate Change Believer
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A series of studies demonstrates why people use trends in local weather and temperature, rather than statistically relevant global climate patterns, to construct their beliefs about climate change.
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The Cost of Wind Energy: Tradeoffs between Energy Storage and Transmission
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New research finds that transmission costs must be at least $600/MW-km and energy storage must cost at most $100/kW h in order for wind energy storage to be economical.
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Neighborhood Effects: The Influence on School Closures and Openings
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New study finds that closing urban public schools can lead to educational alternatives that increase segregation.
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Policy Radio | Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer on Addressing the Challenges of Vacant Properties
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This week, Julie Cooper speaks with Cook County’s 10th District Commissioner Bridget Gainer about vacant properties in Cook County, the role of the Cook County Land Bank in dealing with those properties, and what opportunities the County has to adapt its residential land use to current demographic trends.
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The Estrogen Empire: Mayor Freeman-Wilson on Women in Politics
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Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson speaks candidly about underrepresentation of women in politics, what it really takes to run for office, and shares the best career advice she ever received.