While population drops in Illinois and Chicago have gained significant attention in recent years, a growing number of workers and households have led to an increase in road travel, according to a new white…
A story from the Chicago Reporter that looks at Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to deal with poverty in the city details several findings from the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy’s…
A portion of a report from Kheir Al-Kodmany, UIC professor of urban planning and policy, is quoted in a CNN Business article about Kimbal Musk, brother of Elon Musk, who leads an urban…
The latest edition of Crain’s Chicago Business’ “Crain’s Forum” examines topics related racial gaps and the impact of inequality, including the lead story that has comments from David Stovall, UIC professor of African American studies…
David Merriman, James J. Stukel Presidential Professor in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, is quoted in a Portland Press-Herald (Maine) article about a proposed tax increment financing district to redevelop…
A Chicago Tribune article previewing today’s poverty summit hosted by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot includes perspective from Teresa Córdova, director of the Great Cities Institute at UIC and professor of urban planning and…
Amanda Kass, associate director of the UIC Government Finance Research Center, was a guest on NPR Illinois’ “The 21st” to talk about Illinois’ finances and pensions in advance of Governor Pritzker’s budget speech. Listen…
Iván Arenas, associate director for community partnerships in UIC’s Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy, took part in a WTTW-TV “Chicago Tonight” panel discussion examining Chicago’s declining black population. Findings from the institute’s recent report,…
David Merriman, James J. Stukel Presidential Professor in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, is quoted in a Chicago Tribune article on a TIF study for the Lincoln Yards project that…
A decreased share of federal funding and fewer seats in the U.S. House of Representatives for the next decade are among the outcomes that can occur due to an undercount of residents in…
