Doubling the reach of Chicago’s mental health crisis response program

Civic Consulting Alliance’s pro bono partners Kearney and Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila provided specialized expertise in legal analysis, labor modeling, and implementation planning that’s helping the City double the geographic reach of its promising mental health crisis response program. March 7, 2024

Plan of Action for Regional Transit: A collaborative effort to reform our transit system

Challenge CTA, Metra, and Pace are heading toward a fiscal cliff as emergency federal assistance is expiring and ridership remains below pre-pandemic levels. Without action, a $730 million (20%) budget shortfall is projected for 2026. This will lead to service cuts ... December 18, 2023

Cook County launches new program to help municipalities make critical infrastructure investments

An influx of capital and recovery funding provides an opportunity for municipalities to make infrastructure investments that will improve residents’ quality of life, reduce racial and ethnic disparities, and mitigate the effects of climate change. Cook County is home to more ... November 30, 2023

Fellow Spotlight: Tarun Kapoor

Tarun Kapoor was with us as a Fellow from KPMG from July through October. What project work were you involved in during your time at Civic Consulting Alliance? I supported two Racial Equity Rapid Response (RERR) Team initiatives: developing a ‘Guide to ... August 22, 2023

How can the Chicago region strengthen operations to sustainably support influxes of asylum seekers?

Civic Consulting Alliance recently completed several collaborative projects with local and state governments to meet the urgent needs of asylum seekers, and prepare long-term, sustainable strategies for future influxes of new arrivals to Chicago. Clients featured below include Chicago Public ... June 21, 2023

Four years, $34 million invested in Chicago: recapping our partnership with the Lightfoot administration

Civic Consulting Alliance highlights a few projects completed for the Lightfoot administration. May 16, 2023

Ensuring safer communities through effective collaborations

Gun violence continues to be a public health crisis throughout America, and a top priority for many Chicagoans who are pressing local governments to do more to increase public safety. As we’ve reported in the past, the City, County, and ... March 14, 2023

Creating a more equitable recovery: addressing the economic barriers for Chicago women

Civic Consulting Alliance was called on by the Chicago Mayor’s Office to support the Mayor’s Women Advisory Council to analyze the impact of the ‘she-cession,’ a gender gap in employment rates and pay in Chicago that was worsened by the ... August 31, 2022

Enhancing museum campus as a global, year-round destination

Civic Consulting Alliance staff are experienced in coordinating large groups of stakeholders with diverse ideas and priorities to “get big things done.” We partnered with the Mayor’s Office to support and facilitate the Museum Campus Working Group. The final report, “Where ... August 31, 2022

Standing up the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability

In July 2021, Chicago’s City Council passed the Empowering Communities for Public Safety (ECPS) ordinance. This landmark ordinance creates two bodies: a new city agency called the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability (CCPSA), with power to advance systemic ... July 30, 2022