"To improve the quality of life for all residents of the City of Chicago and the metropolitan area through research and technical assistance to organizations and local government agencies in their efforts to revitalize the many and varied neighborhoods and communities"

Gentrification/Housing

• Affordable Housing Conditions and Outlook in Chicago: An Early Warning for Intervention [2006]
• Affordable Housing Cooperatives: Conditions and Prospects in Chicago [2004]
• Gentrification before Gentrification? The Plight of Pilsen in Chicago [2005]
• Gentrification in West Town: Contested Ground [2001]
• Humboldt Park Demographic and Housing Survey [2005]
• Senior Housing on Chicago's Southwest Side: With a Focus on Latino Seniors, A Market Feasibility Study [2004]