The Chicago Tribune quotes Rebecca Hendrick, UIC professor of public administration, in an article about the City of Harvey’s illegal activity involving its water fund finances. http://trib.in/2uhg1YG (subscription may be required)
Rachel Weber, professor of urban planning and policy, is interviewed in a Crain’s Chicago Business investigative story on “blight-fighting” TIF funds being diverted to pay for Navy Pier renovations. http://bit.ly/2uhNyCg (subscription may be required)
A Nov. 2016 report from UIC’s Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement that suggests lawmakers should consider increasing the minimum wage is cited by the online newspaper Evanston Now in…
The Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, and WBBM Newsradio (780AM/105.9FM) feature stories on a new report by the UIC Great Cities Institute on youth unemployment in Chicago and Cook County. The report, commissioned by…
This latest report from UIC’s Great Cities Institute updates data on youth joblessness for Cook County from its 2016 report; compiles and calculates longitudinal employment data dating back to 1960; identifies the location of…
What critical challenge does your department/unit need to address in the coming year? The July 14 submission deadline for submitting a Capstone Course project proposal for the fall 2017 semester is approaching. As a Capstone client, you will…
Dr. Sriraj was quoted in a Crain’s article regarding the Elon Musk plan to build a high speed rail line from O’Hare to the Loop. http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170629/ISSUE10/170629838/in-support-of-musks-high-speed-tunnel-between-chicagos-loop-and-ohare
Dr. Sriraj was quoted in the June 2 issue of the Gazette newspaper regarding the proposed removal of median planters along Madison St. in the West Loop.
Dear CUPPA Family, I write with the sad news of the passing of L. Vaughn Blankenship, professor emeritus of Public Administration. Although he retired from UIC in 2004, his legacy lives on at…
The Nathalie P. Voorhees Center’s Co-Director, Janet Smith, is interviewed by WTTW Chicago Tonight’s Phil Ponce on the EDA University Center at UIC’s data on employment and economic activity in Chicago Region. View it here.