Amanda Kass, associate director of the Government Finance Research Center at UIC, joined NPR Illinois’ “State Week” program for a discussion examining the proposals delivered during Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget address this…
Crain’s Chicago Business quotes Tom Smith, Adjunct Lecturer in UPP, in a story on the power aldermen wield over their ward’s zoning approvals and changes. “We have a lot of irrational downzonings. They’re just reactive,”…
Amanda Kass, Associate Director of the GFRC and PhD candidate in UPP, was featured in WTTW’s Chicago Tonight segment as well as in NPR Illinois‘ State Week. In both segments, Kass discussed Governor Pritzker’s budget plan…
Robert Bruno, Amanda Kass, and David Merriman rethink the conversation about pensions and the state’s finances. The near ubiquitous claim that Illinois is facing a “pension crisis” has rarely been challenged. The failure to…
Crain’s Chicago Business quotes Tom Smith, UIC adjunct lecturer in urban planning and policy, in a story on the power aldermen wield over their ward’s zoning approvals and changes. “We have a lot…
CUPPA is pleased to announce that second year PhD student Em Hall has been awarded a prestigious Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship from the US Department of Transportation. These awards are merit-based and…
A WBEZ report on Chicago’s shrinking middle class features maps and research from Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement, along with comments from Janet Smith, UIC professor of urban planning and…
Rachel Weber, UIC professor of urban planning and policy, is quoted in a WBEZ (91.5 FM) story on the possible approval of developer Sterling Bay’s Lincoln Yards project and the contracts to minority…
A new report developed by University of Illinois at Chicago researchers offers strategies to address environmental and economic issues in communities located along the Calumet River on Chicago’s Southeast Side. Produced by the Great Cities…
A WBEZ story about The Vote Equity Project’s recent survey of Chicago voters, which was developed by the Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement, also cites findings from “A Tale of Three Cities,” the Institute for Research on…