These links are from an Economic Development Forum hosted by Northern Illinois University.
http://www.cgs.niu.edu/Illinois_Creative_Economy/Illinois_Creative_Economy_Final_Report.pdf
http://www.cgs.niu.edu/Reports/Emergence-and-Growth-of-Community-Supported-Enterprises.pdf Full report
http://www.cgs.niu.edu/Reports/Executive-Summary-Emergence-and-Growth-of-Community-Supported-Enterprises.pdf Executive summary
http://www.cgs.niu.edu/DowntownDevelopment/strategiesdowntowndev_imr04_2017.pdf
http://www.cgs.niu.edu/DowntownDevelopment/changingroledowntowns_imr03_2017.pdf
