Bond Buyer featured an article about a new report co-issued by the Government Finance Research Center at UIC that compares municipal bond issuers’ audit times. Deborah Carroll, director of the center and associate professor…
Kate Lowe, associate professor of urban planning and policy, is interviewed in an article from Governing that examines alternatives to cutting gas taxes when prices take major jumps.
Forbes cited findings from a report for the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) co-authored by Interim Dean David Merriman that looked at the impact of remote working on property tax collections in eight cities.…
A Great Cities Institute report on the economic conditions in Lawndale earned coverage from the Chicago Sun-Times and Block Club Chicago. The pieces also feature comments delivered by Teresa Cordova, director of the institute and professor…
A Chicago Tribune story covers a UIC Great Cities Institute report, commissioned by Lawndale Christian Development Corp., that examines the trends for potential growth and the economic needs for North Lawndale residents, and what it will take…
The Government Finance Research Center (GFRC) launched its project website looking at how cities are using the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. See it here and check out their new report, “Following the Money: Notes on the…
Ridership numbers can be pivotal in whether the Chicago Transit Authority moves forward with renovating a rapid transit station to make it more accessible to people with disabilities. UTC Director P.S. Sriraj made that comment…
Beth Gutelius, research director of the Center for Urban Economic Development and senior research specialist with the Great Cities Institute, spoke to the Seattle Times about the use of automation and robotics to increase the…
In the Wall Street Journal’s “The Future of Everything / Cities and Real Estate column,” Peter Grant writes about the pandemic effects to business and travel revenues on urban areas. Grant cites Interim Dean…
