BPI is saddened by the passing of director and former Board President Bud Lifton, whose service to BPI began in 1972, just three years after BPI’s founding. He actively and enthusiastically led, supported, guided, and promoted BPI and our work…
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BPI Executive Director Hoy McConnell was quoted earlier this week in a Cook County Record article about the new Illinois School Funding Reform Commission, saying it was encouraging news. From the article: BPI has represented plaintiffs in lawsuits challenging the state’s…
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The Independent Map Amendment, which the BPI Board of Directors has officially endorsed, has garnered enough signatures to qualify for appearance on the Nov. 8 ballot. The right to appear on the ballot is being challenged in the Illinois courts,…
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BPI is pleased to welcome a diverse group of student interns, whose many talents are being put to good use this summer through work on a variety of projects in the areas of housing, education, criminal justice, and political reform….
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BPI was saddened to learn of the passing on July 4 of its great friend—and a great friend of democracy—Abner Mikva, who died at the age of 90. Abner was elected to the Illinois General Assembly in 1956, followed by…
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BPI mourns the passing of long-time director and former Board president Bill Farley, who died in April after a protracted battle with Parkinson’s disease. Bill was a remarkable man: Yale graduate, leader of the Black Student Alliance there, Rhodes Scholar,…
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Can the Cook County Inspector General investigate possible corruption in the Cook County Assessor’s office? No, says the Assessor, because under the Illinois Constitution he’s independently elected and therefore not part of “county” government. Yes, says the Inspector General, because…
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The Chicago Housing Authority can move forward on redeveloping the remaining Cabrini Green land now that legal settlements have been approved by two federal court judges. This welcome resolution creates enforceable minimum requirements for public housing in the thriving Near North…
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Each month we’re reporting out on our Knowledge Exchanges, held as part of our Visiting Fellowship in Urban Poverty with Loyola University of Chicago’s Center on Urban Research and Learning (CURL). David Cooper, Economic Analyst at Economic Policy Institute’s Economic…
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BPI is pleased to share exciting news regarding both the Polikoff-Gautreaux and Skadden Fellowship programs. For fall 2015, BPI has selected two Polikoff-Gautreaux Fellows, rather than just one as has been customary. We will also be hosting a new Skadden Fellow, the first in a few years. You’ll understand why…
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