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Chicago 2050: Laura Washington wants to bring glittering downtown institutions to the city’s neighborhoods
Laura Washington is a political commentator and longtime Chicago journalist. Her columns appear in the Tribune every other Wednesday. Write to her at LauraLauraWashington@gmail.com. The future of Chicago resides…
Read MoreChicago 2050: Tracy Baim writes about the city’s next transformational ‘Great Migration’
Tracy Baim is executive director of Press Forward Chicago, a pooled fund for local journalism based at The Chicago Community Trust. She co-founded Windy City Times in 1985 and was…
Read MoreChicago 2050: Tonika Lewis Johnson imagines a city skyline that bridges racial dividing lines
Tonika Lewis Johnson is a Chicago-based photographer and social justice artist. She was the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” in 2025. Imagine discovering that someone else…
Read MoreChicago 2050: Mary Schmich writes her dreams for the future of her ‘complete city’
Mary Schmich, a Pulitzer Prize-winning former Chicago Tribune columnist, is host of the podcast “Division Street Revisited.” A couple of years ago, I was at a party when someone asked,…
Read MoreHorizon Lines: Best Neighborhood Visions
Neighborhood #1: Far North Side ROOTED: The Center for Living Lineage Team: Rooted Together Lead Organization: The Doula, Part Inc. Zuri Thompson — Lead Visionary and Systems Designer; community investment…
Read MoreHorizon Lines: Notable Visions
1. Chicago Signal Team Name: Chicago Signal Key Contributors: Alex Kelleher – Founder & CEO, Quantum Rise; Concept Lead Roman Kelleher – Co-creator; Design Inspiration & Origami Concept Quantum Rise…
Read MoreWONDERWAYS!
WONDERWAYS! Reimagining Chicago’s Boulevards as a Network of Climate Commons Horizon Lines Finalist By MKSK Key Contributors: MKSK | Donny Zellefrow, AICP – Associate, Urban Designer MKSK | Donny Donoghue,…
Read MoreRE-LOOP: THE LIVING MILE
RE-LOOP: THE LIVING MILE Horizon Lines Finalist By The Re-Loop Vision Coalition Lead Chicago-based Organization: Loop Layer, LLC Key Contributors: Garr Punnett Lead Strategist & Visionary: Founder of Loop Layer…
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