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Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Questions still loom on Lincoln Yards and TIF

by Curtis Black September 19, 2019September 19, 2019

Family-supporting jobs could be threatened in a longtime manufacturing district, while many issues remain unresolved following the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the Lincoln Yards TIF district.

Employment and Labor

Worker cooperatives face particular challenges in Illinois

by La Risa Lynch October 17, 2018November 16, 2018

Chicago Election 2019, Government and Politics, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Does Toni Preckwinkle deserve the aura of inevitability?

by Curtis Black September 13, 2018January 15, 2019

Universal basic income could redress the high cost of underemployment in Chicago

by David Thigpen August 23, 2018February 28, 2020

Economic Development, Employment and Labor, Perspectives

Fifty years later, what the Kerner report tells us about race in Chicago today

by William Scarborough, Kasey Henricks and Amanda E. Lewis February 26, 2018February 26, 2018

Employment and Labor, Government and Politics

Chicago’s lax enforcement of minimum wage hike leaves workers in the lurch

by Melissa Sanchez February 8, 2017August 21, 2017

Employment and Labor, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Emanuel should move to protect airport workers from exploitation

by Curtis Black February 2, 2017May 15, 2017

Employment and Labor, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Tax day strike highlights Fight for 15

by Curtis Black April 14, 2016May 15, 2017

Employment and Labor, Government and Politics, Housing

At $10 an hour, Chicago’s minimum wage is not enough to live on

by Jonah Newman May 27, 2015July 27, 2015