Commentary and Analysis

City leaders must promote solidarity between local communities and asylum seekers, who face many of the same challenges as long-term residents, argues Valeria Castelli.

The rise of remote work has had a dramatic impact on cities like Chicago, which must play to their strengths in order to compete in this new landscape.

Joining "Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons," Samuel Kling discusses the walkability of Chicago's neighborhoods and how policymakers can make it easier to get around.

With 20 percent of the world's fresh surface water at its doorstep, Chicago and the Midwest should use water security as a competitive advantage.

Global Cities Officer Rachel Abrams reflects on connecting city leaders from oceans away.

Though working-class voters continue to be disillusioned, place-based investments can help restore confidence and heal our polarized politics.

Sam Kling, director of global cities research, joins "Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons" to discuss the redevelopment of Chicago's DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

In promoting economic renewal in industrial heartland regions, leaders must avoid language that condemns these regions and their citizens to passivity.

There are growing efforts on both sides of the Atlantic to diminish economic disparities between thriving global city regions and struggling communities in industrial heartlands.

A collaboration with Chicago Public Art Group brings to life a Council report exploring the racist origins of Chicagoland's public beach policies.