Still a few seats available for “How the Cook County Assessor Fails Taxpayers,” with ProPublica Illinois (and former Chicago Tribune) investigative reporter Jason Grotto. It happens this Tuesday (January 9) at 6:15pm, is free but you must preregister. Details. Also, two sections of our Progress & Poverty course start next week (January 16 in Evanston …
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We’ve scheduled two sections of our flagship Progress & Poverty course in January, one in the Chicago Loop and one in Evanston. These instructor-led ten-session courses are based on Henry George’s classic book, but are being revised somewhat to use concise video presentations created by Lindy Davies of the Henry George Institute. While students are …
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Thanks to HGS graduate Robert Blau for reminding us that Emma Lazarus was a fan of Progress & Poverty, even writing a sonnet about it. En route to confirming this info, we tripped over a list of about 200 significant individuals (including sources and quotes, starting about halfway down this page) who have endorsed Progress …
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Our Fall program includes talks Introducing Progress & Poverty (twice) and asserting that Illinois is not Broke. These are in locations new to us, including an upscale Chicago Loop conference space, a northside storefront, and a major Chicago Public Library branch. We hope to resume the regular Progress & Poverty course in January. This …
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All graduates of any HGS course are cordially invited to our Henry George Day celebration in Evanston on September 4. More information and RSVP here. Distinguished philosopher and community organizer Dan Sullivan will help us see how economic terminology has been hijacked and distorted on Wednesday, September 13 at Overflow. More info and RSVP for …
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“Segregation is not only an issue in low-income communities or communities of color. Everyone pays a price, measured in lost income, lives and education.” Alden Loury, Director of Research and Education for the Metropolitan Planning Council, will present some findings from the Costs of Segregation study which he’s been conducting along with the Urban Institute. …
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Join us for an open introductory discussion about wealth, poverty, justice, and community, the second Tuesday of every month. Our initial time and location will be 6:15PM, at the Overflow Coffee Bar, 1550 S. State. The first topic, February 14, will be No Wall, No Privilege: How True Free Trade Can Raise American Wages and …
Having lost our space at 30 E Adams, we spent the summer looking around for a new location. It was a big distraction from our main mission of education, but had to be done. HGS VP Scott Walton suggested that, rather than enriching another landlord, perhaps we should try a virtual operation, “in the cloud” …
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We still don’t now where the School is moving (expect classes to be in several locations), but that doesn’t keep us from progressing with smart revenue ideas, our traditional Henry George Day observance, and a much improved mailing list. ITEM 1: Henry George Day. As is our custom, we celebrate the first Monday in September …
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We were notified recently that the old building at 30 E Adams where we have been based for the past three years is being remodeled, apparently into apartments. So our classroom/office space needs a new location. We currently have about 720 square feet, but could squeeze that down a bit if it makes a space …
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