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Making it in Chicago
July 10 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Join us for an evening with the Illinois Answers Project and the National Public Housing Museum exploring barriers to economic opportunity in Illinois and Chicago.
At the center of the event are storytelling sessions featuring:
- Alex Nitkin (Illinois Answers Investigative reporter) in conversation with Marisa Novara, Vice President of Community Impact at The Chicago Community Trust
- Meredith Newman (Illinois Answers State Investigative reporter) in conversation with Kimberly Bianchini, owner at Advance Preschool
- Jim Daley (South Side Weekly Investigations Editor) in conversation with Bryan Ramson, physicist, block club captain and police district councilor
- Claire Murphy (Illinois Answers fellow) in conversation with Kristen Faust, Executive Director of the Illinois Housing Development Authority about their SmartBuy program
Enjoy:
Open museum hours at the National Public Housing Museum
Drinks and bites with fellow community members
A gallery talk with Making it in Chicago photographer Akilah Townsend and illustrator Cori Lin
