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Municipal Housing Law Enforcement in Chicago Eviction and Just Cause Ordinances
Assessing the Illinois Referendum as a Tool for Democracy In Collaboration with the Chicago Center on Democracy
Evictions per Filing in Illinois Racially Disparate Patterns in Eviction Filing Outcomes
E-Governance in Chicago and Cook County Envisioning the Next Stage in Online Government Service
Nonprofit Political Spending in Illinois Loopholes and Circumvention in Illinois Campaign Finance Law
Lessons Learned from the Cook County Soda Tax Tax Design, Messaging, Implementation, and Advocacy
An International Green New Deal Executive Summary for the forthcoming 'Data for the Green New Deal' series
Win-Win: Housing for People with Criminal Records (abr.) Report by the Heartland Alliance with contributing research from the Paul Douglas Institute
A Universal Basic Income for Chicago Simulating a supplementary UBI’s effects on the labor market, income distribution, and quality of life
Changing Perspectives on Food Deserts Challenging the Current Policy Framework and Proposing a Way Forward to Address America’s Obesity Epidemic
Municipal Property Tax Caps in Chicago A preliminary policy brief
Statewide Rent Controls Considerations for Illinois S.B. 3512
Breaking Down Barriers to Affordable Housing Through Dialogue Two Case Studies from the Chicago Area
Judicial Retention Elections in Cook County What Determines the Retention Outcomes of Trial Judges?
A 100 Percent Renewable Chicago An Economic Impact Report Assessing Renewable Energy in the City of Chicago
Small Donor Matching Programs Examining Past Case Studies to Propose an Improved S.B. 1424
Out of School Time Programs in Montgomery County, MD A Comparative Study on the Excel Beyond the Bell After-School Programs