Chicago 2050: Mayor Brandon Johnson on building the city for a bright future
Brandon Johnson is the mayor of Chicago. Over the past several weeks, our city has heard from some of our brightest minds, each offering a vision for what…
Chicago 2050: Broadway in Chicago CEO on a city guided forward by culture
Lou Raizin is president and CEO of Broadway in Chicago. Chicago has always been many things at once. But if we ask what will ultimately define Chicago in…
Chicago 2050: Valerie Jarrett on the Obama Presidential Center as a unique catalyst for change
Valerie Jarrett is CEO of the Obama Foundation and the author of the New York Times bestselling book “Finding My Voice.” She grew up on Chicago’s South Side. …
Chicago 2050: Penny Pritzker and Bryan Traubert on the importance of Chicagoans’ civic life
Penny Pritzker is founder and chairman of PSP Partners. Bryan Traubert is chairman of the Pritzker Traubert Foundation. When we celebrate the new year in 2050 — if…
Chicago 2050: Glenn Davis writes on the abundant future of Chicago theater
Glenn Davis is the artistic director of Steppenwolf Theatre Co. In 2050, I envision a Chicago that is world-renowned for not only its sports, politics, skyline, food and…
Chicago 2050: Alaina Harkness on a thriving city based on water
Alaina Harkness is CEO of Current and principal investigator of Great Lakes ReNEW. Current is a client of M. Harris & Kern, which is working with World Business Chicago on…
Chicago 2050: David Awschalom on the future of quantum technologies
David Awschalom is the Liew Family professor of quantum engineering and physics and the University of Chicago, founding director of the Chicago Quantum Exchange and senior scientist at Argonne National…
Chicago 2050: Professors advise on how Chicago can train workers to succeed with AI
(Left to right) Jens Ludwig is the Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman distinguished service professor at the University of Chicago and faculty director of a new research center, the…
Chicago 2050: Stacy Davis Gates writes on how CPS will be rooted in sustainability in 25 years
Stacy Davis Gates is president of the Chicago Teachers Union and the Illinois Federation of Teachers. In imagining our city’s future, there’s one institution at the heart of…
Chicago 2050: Poet Leslé Honoré envisions an ‘Emerald City’ in our future
Leslé Honoré is a poet and the author of “Fist and Fire,” “Brown Girl Brown Girl” and “My Brown Boy.” She is CEO of Urban Gateways and the mother of…