News & Projects
Our work is expansive, and so are the stories that shape the Chicago region’s civic ecosystem.
This space is designed to inform, inspire, and celebrate the collective efforts to create a more vibrant, equitable, and prosperous Chicago region for all.
From partner spotlights and project updates to deep dives on key initiatives, we share the moments, milestones, and ideas that reflect our collaborative approach.
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Cultural Stadium Strategic Vision and Roadmap
Strategy development to help Cultural Stadium Corp., a new nonprofit advancing a “Cultural Stadium” vision for downtown Chicago, sharpen its strategic framework and near-term roadmap, and research the legal pathways for establishing a cultural district to sustain the effort.
Charting the Next Chapter for Chicago's Children Services Division
Help the Children Services Division of Chicago's Department of Family and Support Services define its priorities for the future amid a shifting early childhood funding and policy landscape.
Shaping Illinois’s Next Generation of Opportunity Zones
A stakeholder engagement effort to help DCEO convene and learn from an Opportunity Zones 2.0 Advisory Board as the State selects its next round of Opportunity Zones that can incentivize private capital into historically underinvested communities.
Every Interaction Counts: Service Excellence at City Colleges of Chicago
A strategy engagement to help City Colleges of Chicago define what “service excellence” means for its frontline student services and identify the changes needed to deliver it consistently across all seven colleges.
Building CPS’s Middle Grades Success Strategy, Together
CCA supported Chicago Public Schools’ effort to build a district-wide Middle Grades Success Strategy to shape how CPS supports its more than 68,000 middle-grades students and bridges the pivotal transition from elementary school to high school.
Making PSPC's Violence Reduction Roadmap Measurable
A strategy engagement to help the Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities translate its Strategic Roadmap to 2030 into concrete goals, metrics, and an annual planning process, turning a long-term vision for reducing violence in Illinois into work its partners can execute year by year.
“Civic Consulting Alliance was instrumental in getting the Cut the Tape initiative off the ground quickly. Their in-depth research on peer cities and insightful stakeholder engagement helped us identify ways to streamline the City’s real estate development process. This not only saved us valuable time but also ensured we targeted the highest-impact solutions that will lead to more affordable housing and vibrant commercial corridors throughout Chicago.”
Kenya Merritt, Deputy Mayor of Business and Neighborhood Development, City of Chicago