A Chicago Sun-Times/Better Government Association/PolitiFact story on Chicago mayoral candidate Bill Daley’s pledge to freeze property taxes includes comments from Amanda Kass, associate director of the Government Finance Research Center at UIC, who…
Dr. P.S. Sriraj, Director of the Urban Transportation Center, was interviewed by Vince Gerosale, reporter for WBBM-TV Channel 2 News, for a report on the recent news that completion of the Byrne Circle…
“Public policy courses have broader applications and essentially bridge together the information that I learn in my major courses,” said Mehroz Mohammed, a public policy minor. Mohammed wrote a thoughtful UIC News piece on how…
WBEZ interviewed John Betancur, UIC professor of urban planning and policy, in a story about new census data that shows the white population has surpassed the Latino population in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood.…
The Denver Post quotes P.S. Sriraj, director of the Urban Transportation Center and research associate professor at UIC, in a story about delays in completing Denver’s commuter rail system due to new rail technology with…
The Associated Press cites comments from David Merriman, James J. Stukel Presidential Professor in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs and with the University of Illinois’ Institute of Government and Public…
Teresa Córdova, Director of the Great Cities Institute and Professor of Urban Planning and Policy, was appointed to the IL Governor-Elect’s transition committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity. Governor-elect JB Pritzker and Lieutenant Governor-elect Juliana Stratton…
Chicago, a city known worldwide for its planning and design, will have its first-ever graduate degree in city design when the University of Illinois at Chicago launches a new program next fall. The…
Jason Stamps, Acting Director of the Center for Public Safety and Justice, has been appointed to the Restorative Justice and Safe Communities Committee by the new IL gubernatorial Pritzker-Stratton administration. The committee, comprised…
Stacey Sutton, assistant professor of Urban Planning and Policy, keynoted the NAACP (Austin, TX branch) Freedom Fund Gala on December 1. Sutton spoke to the 750 attendees on the 50th Anniversary of the Fair…
