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From Ukraine to Gaza to Iraq, Chicago's city council has been voting more often on foreign affairs

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ChicagoGlobal by AJ Caughey

City Council legislation on foreign policy tripled in the chamber in the last four years, according to a ChicagoGlobal analysis.

Chicago City Council at City Hall
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Global Politics

A case study in taking a small Chicago company global

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ChicagoGlobal by H. Lee Murphy

Plenty of companies around Chicago talk, or at least dream, grandiosely about global expansion. Many never make it. This one did.

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Why Chicago Shakespeare Theater is a must-see stop for lovers of the Bard worldwide

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ChicagoGlobal by H. Lee Murphy

There is an elite group of people around the world willing to travel anywhere to see Shakespeare well done.

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Global Economy

From pollution to solutions: How global cities are tackling poor air quality

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ChicagoGlobal by Renata Sago

As Chicago and other global cities increasingly grapple with poor air quality, solutions to the problem vary by location.

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Global Cities

Exiting World Biz Chicago CEO weighs in on Chicago's challenges — and its advantages

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ChicagoGlobal by H. Lee Murphy

"The future of mankind will be dominated by 20 to 25 super-regions, with Chicago prominent among them," says Michael Fassnacht, who exits the economic development agency this month.

Michael Fassnacht
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Global Cities

In Chicago's Little Italy, time is running out

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ChicagoGlobal by Ally Marotti

"Little Italy is no longer a thing,” says one restaurant operator. “It has come and gone.”

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Chicago transit confronts a fiscal cliff, but it isn't Caracas

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ChicagoGlobal by AJ Caughey

Chicago's transit system may need to make cuts and raise fares after COVID relief funds phase out, but riders won't likely see a systemic collapse like Venezuelan commuters experienced in the 2010s.

CTA Green Line train travels west from Chicago
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Global Cities

Underground climate change is slowly sinking Chicago and cities across the globe

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ChicagoGlobal by Nicole L. Cvetnic

We know Venice is sinking. What about Chicago, which accounts for about 234 square miles of land?

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Hollywood's 'Oppenheimer' moment puts a sobering UChicago tradition into focus

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ChicagoGlobal by H. Lee Murphy

The day the film earned 13 Academy Award nominations was also the day the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists' Doomsday Clock was set to reflect that the world is now closer to apocalypse than it has been at any time before.

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The big business of small trains: Why Chicago models are so popular internationally

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ChicagoGlobal by AJ Caughey

Chicago’s transit system has international fans, and your commuter train might be an international influencer.

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