Three focus groups were held in May 1995 to provide input into a proposed University of Illinois at Chicago arts center. The focus groups were held under the auspices of the UIC Arts Center Committee, composed of University faculty and staff, which wished to obtain community input into the development of the arts center concept. The nearly 30 participants represented city-wide and local arts organizations, public entities such as local government, schools, and public housing, and community-based organizations. (See Appendix A for a listing of participants.)
1995
The Impact on the Chicago Regional Economy of Operation Jobs
Studies of the undocumented labor force are notoriously difficult to conduct. Standard collection methods, such as questionnaires or employer records, are often inaccurate, inefficient and unavailable. This study gathers primary information about the effect of the raids through personal interviews of employers and employees. The list of companies raided, locations and dates were provided by the INS. Of the eighteen companies studied, data on 10 companies came from phone interviews with the owners, if available, or with managers.
Employment, Housing and Anti-Displacement Services In West Town
This document reports the findings of research by the Center for Urban Economic Development at the University of Illinois (UICUED) on behalf of twenty-five non-profit organizations that provide services to the residents of West Town and other West Side neighborhoods. The twenty-five organizations include local churches, block clubs, banks and other community development organizations. Twelve of these organizations administer programs that focus on the West Town community.
Directory Of Community Service Providers In The Austin Neighborhood Of Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Urban Economic Development (UICUED) held a series of meetings with community-based organizations and community residents in the Austin neighborhood during 1994. Austin is a primarily African-American community of almost 100,000 people on the far West Side of Chicago with many pockets of poverty and attendant social ills.