Cohort, 2025, Industry, Food & Agriculture, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Dion Dawson is the founder and chief dreamer of Dion’s Chicago Dream, a nonprofit social enterprise combating food insecurity through logistics and last-mile delivery in the United States Midwest region. His system pr...

Cohort, 2010, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, J. Jordan Shields joined Juniper Advisory, a specialized investment banking firm that provides government-owned, non-profit, and faith-based hospitals strategic transaction support, in 2011, in part due to the work his class o...

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November 13, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Sam Dong, Aaron Favila / AP, Download Report (PDF), Unique parallel surveys find both publics agree trade and international engagement benefit their countries, but to different degrees., The competition between the United States...

Humans all need water for roughly the same things and in roughly the same amounts. And yet, water insecurity has profoundly disproportionate effects on women.

Todd Post from Bread for the World provides guest commentary to explain the future of food in times of change.

Samuel Kling examines the governability of urban areas in times of riots and pandemics.

Geographically targeted economic development strategies can serve as an antidote to political extremism in formerly industrial regions.

Food preparation is a common barrier to accessing healthy, nutritious meals for families, making SNAP expansions vital to food security.

September 10, 2012, RESEARCH Report by Michael H. Moskow and William A. Osborn, Chris Favero, Download Report (PDF), The report highlights Chicago’s strengths, analyzes global city strategies, and offers recommendations the region can take to increase foreign investment., The Chicago Council on...