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2010 Census: African-Americans leaving city for suburbs

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• Posted by Ryan Griffin-Stegink
• Apr 12, 2011

Daunting is the fact that 200,000 Chicago residents left the city since the 2000 Census. Even more concerning is that nearly 89 percent of them were African-American. This loss in the city was accompanied by strong African-American growth in the suburbs, particularly in the far south and…

2010 Census: Suburban population growth and water supply

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• Posted by Ryan Griffin-Stegink
• Mar 29, 2011

Data from the 2010 Census shows that the collar counties are growing much faster than the inner communities, which represents a shift from Lake Michigan water to other sources, primarily groundwater. This map shows that the fastest-growing communities are mostly outside of the area that pumps Lake…

The Chicago Area Waterway System in maps

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• Oct 29, 2010

A series of maps displaying the many overlapping aspects of the Chicago Area Waterway System, as well as an excerpt from Before the Wells Run Dry, explaining Illinois' diversion of Lake Michigan water.

Employer-assisted housing participants live closer to work

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• Mar 9, 2010

The University of Chicago employer-assisted housing (EAH) program provides downpayment assistance and access to homebuyer education to help employees live near work. From 2003 to 2009, 485 employees received credit counseling and homebuyer education from the nonprofit Neighborhood Housing Services…

Map: Interjurisdictional Collaborations

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• Oct 30, 2009

As of Oct. 30, 2009, MPC and its partners are actively building several interjurisdictional partnerships throughout northeastern Illinois. Partnerships listed as 'potential' reflect initial conversations with local decision-makers.

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