Andrea Clinton

April 1, 2019

Preparing for a Mayoral Transition Sprint

Since Chicago switched to a nonpartisan, two-round Mayoral election system in 1999, there has never been a runoff election without an incumbent on the ballot. This year is, thus, the first time in Chicago history that a newly elected Mayor ...
April 1, 2019

West Side United Awarded $3 Million in JP Morgan Chase Advancing Cities Challenge

On April 18, JPMorgan Chase announced West Side United and Chicago as one of five winning cities in its inaugural AdvancingCities Challenge. West Side United was chosen from among 245 applications across 45 states and 143 communities. The innovative health equity collaborative that is West ...
March 1, 2019

Fellow Spotlight: Rachel Sato

Rachel was with us as an undergraduate fellow from Northwestern University from January to March 2019. What drew you to the Civic Consulting Alliance undergraduate fellowship? I was drawn to Civic Consulting Alliance because of its unique integration of the public and private sectors. ...
March 1, 2019

Fellow Spotlight: Ashna Gupta

Ashna Gupta was with us as an undergraduate fellow from Northwestern University from January to March 2019. What drew you to the Civic Consulting Alliance undergraduate fellowship? I was excited by the opportunity to refine my consulting skills, while also being able to ...
March 1, 2019
West Side United Attendees at the Convening

West Side United One Year Later

On March 5, more than 400 people from over 100 organizations came together for a Community Convening at Malcolm X College to mark West Side United’s one year anniversary. West Side United officially launched in January 2018 as a collaborative of health care ...
March 1, 2019

A 100-Day Plan for the Cook County Assessor’s Office

March 13th marked the 100th day in office for Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi – and the completion of his office’s 100-Day Plan. Since November of last year, Civic Consulting Alliance has been working with Kaegi and his new team. Civic Consulting Alliance began working with the ...
February 1, 2019

Supporting the Illinois Gubernatorial Transition

As part of the transitions process that culminated in the inauguration of Governor Pritzker on January 8, Civic Consulting Alliance and pro bono partners from Accenture, Advance Illinois, Deloitte, EY, Mayer Brown, and McKinsey & Co. managed 11 transition committees composed of ...
February 1, 2019

Fellow Spotlight: Patrick Holbrook

Patrick Holbrook was with us as a fellow from Bain from October 2018 to February 2019. What projects were you involved in during your time at the Civic Consulting Alliance? During my four months at Civic Consulting Alliance, I worked with West ...
February 1, 2019

Moving Towards Consent Decree Compliance at CPD and COPA

In January 2019, a federal judge approved a consent decree on policing in Chicago, a legally-binding agreement between the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois committing to reforms in Chicago’s public safety agencies. The consent decree mandates significant changes to ...
January 1, 2019

Fellow Spotlight: Jeremy Leon

Jeremy Leon was with us as a fellow from CIBC from October to December 2018. What project work were you involved in during your time at the Civic Consulting Alliance? While at the Civic Consulting Alliance I worked with West Side United, a collaborative ...