Lightfoot holds summit in War on Poverty Chicago mayor says, ‘If we don’t do something now, I fear we’re going to lose another generation of kids’ Read More Ted CoxFebruary 20, 2020Lori Lightfoot, Darryl Holliday, War on Poverty, University of Illinois at Chicago, Samir Mayekar, Invest South/West, Sybil Madison, Universal Basic Income, Chicago Casino
Chicago must reverse spiral of poverty, shootings Jens Ludwig of U. of C. Crime Lab says murders prompt flight which produces still more murders Read More Ted CoxFebruary 5, 2020University of Chicago Crime Lab, University of Chicago, Jens Ludwig, U.S. Poverty, War on Poverty, Chicago Gun Violence, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Barack Obama
War on Poverty: What is it good for? Attacking poverty across state could bring Illinois together, new study suggests Read More Ted CoxJanuary 7, 2020U.S. Poverty, Illinois Poverty, Brookings Institution, Pew Charitable Trusts, Donald Trump, J.B. Pritzker, Andre Perry, War on Poverty
War on poverty: mission accomplished? State Sen. Andy Manar takes issue with Trump, Rauner on rural poverty Read More Ted CoxJuly 13, 2018Donald Trump, Bruce Rauner, Andy Manar, Bunker Hill, War on Poverty, Rural Poverty, Working Families