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$11.6 Million in New Chicago Investments
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Chicago Stories:
Celebrating Latino Culture Through the Arts
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15 Chicago Arts Groups Receive Grants for International Collaborations
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Measuring the Impact of The 606 Trail in Chicago
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New Media and the Changing Nature of Civic and Political Activism
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Evaluating the Arts & Culture Loan Fund Program
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Analyzing Chicago’s FY17 Proposed Budget
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In The Media
"Researchers Link Gun Violence To Public Health In Chicago Study"
NPR
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"Can In-School Meditation Help Curb Youth Violence?"
Chicago Tribune
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University of Chicago, Crime Lab
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"5 City Farming Efforts to Watch Next Year"
Chicago Tribune
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Chicago Botanic Garden
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"DuSable Exhibition Unpacks Collection of African-American Quilts"
Chicago Sun-Times
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DuSable Museum of African American History
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"Steinberg: Holocaust Horrors Help Teach Ethics to CPD Recruits"
Chicago Sun-Times
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Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
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"Impact of Chicago's Violence on Girls in Toughest Neighborhoods Often Overlooked"
Chicago Tribune
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YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
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"Crafting a new ‘Nutcracker’ for the Joffrey Ballet"
Chicago Sun-Times
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Joffrey Ballet of Chicago
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Charity Dishes Out Life Lessons — and Delicious Lasagna
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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Recipe for Change
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"How to End Racism in the Arts"
Crain's Chicago Business
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Hyde Park Art Center,
National Museum of Mexican Art,
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
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"COT Is on the Move, Taking Artistic Risks, Inviting Audience to Do the Same"
Chicago Tribune
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Chicago Opera Theater
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"Can Data and Dollars Solve the South and West Sides' Retail Problem?"
Crain's Chicago Business
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Chicago Community Loan Fund
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"Honeybees Give Former Prisoners a New Chance"
Mother Nature Network
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North Lawndale Employment Network
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"Chicago Treasures at New African American Museum"
Chicago Sun-Times
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Smithsonian InstitutionNational Museum of African American History and Culture
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"U. of C. Researchers Use Data to Predict Police Misconduct"
Chicago Tribune
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University of Chicago, Crime Lab
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