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Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression
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Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate
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From Life Itself

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Cultivating Connections: Why Relationships Matter for Youth Apprenticeship

Cultivating Connections: Why Relationships Matter for Youth Apprenticeship

May 6, 2026
Private 5G Networks at Risk

Private 5G Networks at Risk

May 13, 2026
Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, and the Future of Knowledge

Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, and the Future of Knowledge
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Illinois Consumers Look For Lower Interest Rates, Credit Building in Personal Loans

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Illinois Consumers Look For Lower Interest Rates, Credit Building in Personal Loans

Oct 25, 2022

Meegan Dugan Adell

Survey Says: High interest loans aren’t the only option for Illinois families

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Survey Says: High interest loans aren’t the only option for Illinois families

Oct 11, 2022

Meegan Dugan Adell

Community Perspectives on COVID-19 Recovery: A Report on 2021 Community Conversations

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Report / In Depth

Community Perspectives on COVID-19 Recovery: A Report on 2021 Community Conversations

Report about the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black and Latinx Chicago communities and ideas for equitable recovery policy.

Mar 21, 2022

Dominica McBride, PhD, Gabriela Garcia, PhD, Lisa Sargent, Scott Christian, PhD

Ill-Gotten Gains: Predatory Lending and the Racial Wealth Gap in Chicago

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Ill-Gotten Gains: Predatory Lending and the Racial Wealth Gap in Chicago

Predatory lenders have stripped billions of dollars from communities of color, but policymakers can do more to support wealth-building.

Mar 7, 2022

Spencer Cowan, Meegan Dugan Adell, Kathie Kane-Willis, Hala Kourtu, Vanessa Rangel

Watch | Stolen from Under My Nose: Real-life Stories of Payday and Title Loans

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Watch | Stolen from Under My Nose: Real-life Stories of Payday and Title Loans

Feb 24, 2022

Vanessa Rangel, Meegan Dugan Adell, Brent Adams, Jason Stewart, Samantha Webster, Shannon Lynch

Sizing Up Impact: Measuring the Economic Growth Generated by a Catalytic Investment in Chicago

Sizing Up Impact: Measuring the Economic Growth Generated by a Catalytic Investment in Chicago

Feb 4, 2022

Meegan Dugan Adell, Kaity Hsieh

Making the Chicago Case for 15-minute Cities

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Making the Chicago Case for 15-minute Cities

Aug 26, 2021

Michelle M. Thompson

Data-driven insights on spending trends could help drive community reinvestment on Chicago’s South Side

Data-driven insights on spending trends could help drive community reinvestment on Chicago’s South Side

Twenty volunteer Mastercard data scientists ran an analysis to quantify “leakage,” or how much community spending is leaking to other areas

May 26, 2021

Meegan Dugan Adell, Kaity Hsieh

Thriving After the Pandemic

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Thriving After the Pandemic

The team talked with community leaders to learn about how Black & Brown communities are weathering the pandemic and a vision for recovery.

May 3, 2021

Meegan Dugan Adell, Jennifer Axelrod, Katie Powell

Righting a Backwards Policy: Making Sure the Second Stimulus Checks Reach the Hardest Hit Illinoisans

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Righting a Backwards Policy: Making Sure the Second Stimulus Checks Reach the Hardest Hit Illinoisans

Jan 8, 2021

Meegan Dugan Adell, Yi Ning Wong