Special Projects

Addressing critical, urgent needs

Given our flexible, collaborative model, Civic Consulting Alliance is uniquely positioned to capture timely opportunities and address urgent challenges that advance our mission—to make the Chicago region a great place for everyone to live in and work.

Recent examples of our special projects work include:

Creating Cook Country's first Long Range Transportation Plan in more than 75 years
Supporting Chicago's Department of Family and Support Services to develop an operating model, priorities, and goals
Improving operational efficiency of the Illinois Department of Transportation's contracting processes
Developing and supporting the Civic Leadership Academy, which graduated its second cohort of 30 fellows in July 2016

Project Highlights

June 18, 2019

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Accelerating Chicago’s mayoral transition

Download a PDF of our case study here. Introduction Over the past century, Chicago has only had four Mayoral elections without an incumbent on the ballot. Given this history, the 2019 Mayoral transition was a rare transfer of leadership—and a chance to ...

May 1, 2019

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47 Days to Prepare: Accelerating a Mayoral Transition

On May 20th, Lori Lightfoot took office as Chicago’s 56th Mayor. While Lightfoot’s term is just beginning, preparations to ensure her success kicked into high gear immediately following the runoff election on April 2nd. There was much to do in the ...

April 1, 2019

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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 ...