Episodes

  • City Club of Chicago: How Do We Get There? The Future of Illinois Transit

    City Club of Chicago: How Do We Get There? The Future of Illinois Transit
    Jun 18 2025
    June 17, 2025 City Club event description: Chicago area transit agencies face a $770 million fiscal cliff after lawmakers ended the spring session without a funding solution. With major service cuts on the table and structural reform proposals still in flux, the future of public transit hangs in the balance. Join leading voices for a […]
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  • City Club of Chicago: Pedro Martinez, CEO, Chicago Public Schools

    City Club of Chicago: Pedro Martinez, CEO, Chicago Public Schools
    Jun 17 2025
    June 16, 2025 City Club event description: On September 29, 2021, Pedro Martinez, who has more than 30 years of experience in the private, nonprofit, and public education sectors, began serving as CEO of Chicago Public Schools. Born in Aguascalientes, Mexico, Mr. Martinez came to Chicago with his family at the age of 5 in […]
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  • City Club of Chicago – Meet the Chicago Prize Finalists: Four Plans Worthy of Millions

    City Club of Chicago – Meet the Chicago Prize Finalists: Four Plans Worthy of Millions
    Jun 12 2025
    June 11, 2025 City Club event description: Hear how four community leaders plan to use the $10 million Chicago Prize to advance economic opportunity in their neighborhoods: Bronzeville, North Lawndale, Back of the Yards, Chicago Lawn, Roseland and Pullman. The Cottage Grove Corridor Collective aims to bring commercial activity to the growing Bronzeville neighborhood. Reclaiming […]
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  • City Club of Chicago: Chicago Department of Housing Commissioner Lissette Castañeda

    City Club of Chicago: Chicago Department of Housing Commissioner Lissette Castañeda
    May 21 2025
    May 19, 2025 Commissioner Lissette Castañeda, Chicago Department of Housing City Club event description: Lissette Castañeda comes to the role of DOH commissioner with two decades of experience in affordable housing development, housing services, and organizational leadership. Castañeda is tasked with streamlining the affordable housing development process as per Mayor Brandon Johnson’s recent executive order […]
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  • City Club of Chicago: Congresswoman Robin Kelly

    City Club of Chicago: Congresswoman Robin Kelly
    May 14 2025
    May 12, 2025 City Club event description: Congresswoman Robin Kelly has dedicated her career to public service as an advocate for Illinois families. Since being elected to serve the 2nd Congressional District in 2013, she has worked to expand economic opportunity, community wellness, and public safety across the state, championing numerous initiatives to generate job […]
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  • City Club of Chicago: Cultivating Creativity: Chicago Public Schools’ New Arts Education Plan

    City Club of Chicago: Cultivating Creativity: Chicago Public Schools’ New Arts Education Plan
    May 8 2025
    May 7, 2025 City Club video
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  • City Club of Chicago: Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, General Superintendent, Chicago Park District

    City Club of Chicago: Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, General Superintendent, Chicago Park District
    Apr 24 2025
    April 23, 2025 City Club event description: Carlos Ramirez-Rosa is the General Superintendent and Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Park District, overseeing the nation’s third-largest park system, which includes more than 8,800 acres of green space, over 600 parks, 230 fieldhouses, and 26 miles of lakefront. He will take on the role of park […]
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  • City Club of Chicago: The imperative of investing in Black men and fathers in Chicago

    City Club of Chicago: The imperative of investing in Black men and fathers in Chicago
    Apr 23 2025
    April 22, 2025 City Club event description: Black men in Illinois face a persistent workforce crisis, with Chicago ranking lowest among major U.S. cities in labor force participation. In response, Equity & Transformation (EAT) and Fathers, Families & Healthy Communities (FFHC) conducted in-depth research to understand the barriers Black men and fathers face in securing […]
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