Cook County Commission on Social Innovation

04/03/2026

09/11/2020

The Lane Report, September 2020

Marc J. Lane is a Chicago attorney and financial adviser and vice chair of the Cook County Commission on Social Innovation.

08/11/2020

The Lane Report, August 2020

How we redesign Chicago and set its priorities will define who we become, how healthy we are, how long we live and how habitable our city remains.

06/12/2020

Government is expanding its function beyond funding the programs it supports and tightening or loosening regulations. Increasingly, it’s stepping up as an innovative and disruptive agent of change.

06/02/2020

The Lane Report, June 2020

To fund the program, the state planned to rely on bond proceeds and revenue from increased taxes, fees and gambling. But that was before the Governor predicted that COVID-19 will leave Illinois with a $7 billion budget shortfall over the next two years. Although Congress is being pressed to pass an....

05/12/2020

Illinois’ crumbling infrastructure represents the best opportunity to rebuild the state’s struggling communities.

05/12/2020

The Lane Report, May 2020

StreetWise is now “powered by YWCA Metropolitan Chicago.” When COVID-19 is behind us, should Chicago’s other nonprofits consider merging with one another?

04/08/2020

StreetWise is now “powered by YWCA Metropolitan Chicago.” When COVID-19 is behind us, should Chicago’s other nonprofits consider merging with one another?