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$19 Million in Grants Broaden the Economic and Health Benefits of Cleaner, Cheaper Energy

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From the field
Nuclear Challenges
Probe Reveals Unpublicized Accidents at Nuclear Facilities
Chicago Stories
Chicago Commitment
Shedding Light and Fostering Dialogue on Police Reform
In The Media
100&Change
"Elmo: Refugee Kids Are Just Like Us"
CNN
In The Media
Climate Solutions
"Beekeepers Sweeten Solar Sites With the 'Tesla of Honey'"
National Geographic
Related Grantee: Fresh Energy
In The Media
100&Change
"A Houston Scientist’s African Challenge"
Wall Street Journal
From the field
Chicago Commitment
Grants to Promote Peace and Build Trust
From the field
Climate Solutions
Chicago to Host Climate Summit for North American Cities
In The Media
Climate Solutions
"Chicago to Host North American Climate Summit This Fall"
AP News
In The Media
Chicago Commitment
"Hyde Park Jazz Festival to Feature World Premieres and 'Thelonious Monk at 100' Tributes"
Chicago Tribune
Related Grantee: Hyde Park Jazz Festival
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Eight Bold Solutions to Compete for $100 Million Grant

Proposals address challenges ranging from eliminating needless blindness to educating children displaced by conflict, in places from Nigeria to Nepal to the United States.

Meet the 2016 MacArthur Fellows

23 Extraordinarily Creative People Who Inspire Us All
Vincent Fecteau
Sculptor
Chicago Stories
Shedding Light and Fostering Dialogue on Police Reform
June 28, 2017
Live Event: Building Chicago's Inclusive Economy
Commentary - Julia Stasch
Statement on the US Withdrawal From the Paris Climate Accord
Impact Investments / Chicago Commitment
$12 Million in New Investments to Benefit Chicago Neighborhoods
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