Art & the environment
E(art)h Chicago is a simple and exciting idea: Give artists $300,000 in grants to work in communities across the city
Equity or Else!
In fall 2021, the Journey for Justice Alliance debuted its national “Equity or Else” campaign aimed at building a national
CU a finalist in $90 million Racial Equity 2020 Challenge
Thinkinc. congratulates Communities United on being the only Chicago finalist in the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's $90 million Racial Equity 2030
J4J’s Hurricane Ida relief effort
In August 2021, the devastation wrought by Hurricane Ida -- the strongest storm to hit Louisiana since Katrina in 2005
High-speed rail gets a boost
Traveling from Chicago to St. Louis by train in just a couple of hours is closer to becoming a reality.
Gender and racial equity in the trades
Only 4% of construction jobs go to women, according to Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT). As Congress hammered out a
Going door to door to keep homes affordable
Evictions and foreclosures are hanging over the heads of many low- and moderate-income families in Chicago's Black and Latinx communities
‘We Walk for Her’
The 4th annual We Walk For Her march in summer 2021 saw Chicagoans striding along South Martin Luther King Drive
Fighting for renters and against gentrification
Since 1997, Illinois has allowed landlords to raise rents as high as they want, as often as they want. “We know
Fighting for Care During a Pandemic
In March 2021 and December 2020, Thinkinc. worked with Kenwood Oakland Community Organization (KOCO) to draw media attention to their