A Chicago Sun-Times editorial cites proposed state legislation that would involve GFRC‘s issuing a future report on “reasons for increasing water rates; any evidence of inappropriate rate-setting, and what challenges water rates pose to economically disadvantaged…
NPR Illinois’ “Statewide” program featured an interview with Amanda Kass, Associate Director of the GFRC and PhD candidate in UPP, who discussed Governor J.B. Pritzker’s budget plan that would reduce the state’s share of public…
A WBEZ story on Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot’s call for suggestions to improve Chicago in arts, education, public safety and other areas of civic life highlights “out-of-the-box” ideas from Michael Pagano, dean of the…
David Merriman, James J. Stukel Presidential Professor in the UIC College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs and with the University of Illinois’ Institute of Government and Public Affairs, is quoted in a…
Department of Urban Planning and Policy Professor Sanjeev Vidyarthi will lead as Chief Tutor of the Arcasia Teachers Training Workshop. The week-long workshop will combine pedagogically useful insights, practical case studies, and relevant…
The Hyde Park Herald interviewed Janet Smith, Professor of UPP and Co-Director of the Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement, about the push to lift Illinois’ ban on rent control. Smith says rent control can…
Urban Planning and Policy Professor Emerita Raffaella Nanetti’s latest book, Democracy and Growth in the Twenty-first Century, compares economic growth performance of Italy and China considering the global, political, and social situations in…
Public Policy Senior Ivan Cazarin’s policy proposal, “Chicago’s $1 Large Lots Program: Localizing Economic Redevelopment,” was published in 10 Ideas Journal by the Roosevelt Institute. Cazarin proposes “to reduce the number of vacant…
Honoring all Public Administration and Urban Planning and Policy graduates and CUPPA planning and public administration students showcasing their work. See the amazing student effort that takes place in CUPPA Hall, around campus,…
Findings from a 2018 UIC Great Cities Institute report on Chicago Police Department’s gang database are cited in a Chicago Reporter story about the Chicago Inspector General’s report calling for a massive reform of the collection, oversight…
