The Five Leadership Languages
On August 31, Becky Brasfield was a featured speaker at a BMO Harris executive roundtable luncheon on diversity, equity and inclusion. As a Leadership Fellow…
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A Real Estate Firm Unites to Fight Homelessness
It’s no surprise that a real estate company with a history of fighting racially discriminatory home sale laws during the Civil Rights era would embrace…
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Mapping the Next Agricultural Revolution
Farming in Illinois is big business—and not just for the farms that are big. Accounting for nearly 10 percent of the state’s total economic output,…
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In Memoriam: Charles Benton
Charles Benton was passionate about civic engagement and democracy. And he had the pioneering vision to recognize how essential access to media and telecommunication are…
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Learning from Chicago, to Design the City of the Future
On Wednesday, July 17, Generation All hosted a group of the students of Common Purpose from the University of Exeter in Devon, England for lunch.…
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How the Fierce, High-Flying Rivalries of Lucha Libre Unite a Neighborhood
Residents from across Logan Square and beyond streamed steadily into Unity Park, a one-acre green space and play lot in the heart of the neighborhood,…
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National Funders Boost Culture-Led Neighborhood Development in Chicago
Artists remind us what is most significant about being human: creativity. Creative minds have the power to re-envision our world, imagining equitable futures full of…
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How Fair Funding to Public Schools Can Power Neighborhood Safety
As the first day of school approaches, Chicago Public Schools continues to grapple with large budget cuts to schools and central office, and it expects…
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Mentoring Teens for Tech Careers—and Peaceful Futures
Curtis Johnson, 15, doesn’t like to talk about his former girlfriend’s suicide. But her story inspired his new website and blog, Human Hands, which aims…
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How Place Matters for Chicagoans' Economic Mobility
Many recent federal policies have been shaped around the notion that a child’s ZIP code should not determine their chances for success in life. Yet…
