Kim Lovely, current MUPP student in the Urban Planning and Policy department, has been awarded the American Planning Association Foundation’s Judith McManus Price Scholarship. This scholarship is geared toward women and minority students intending…
A City Lab article examining the effectiveness of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) in spurring economic development highlights findings from a new Lincoln Institute of Land Policy report from David Merriman, James J. Stukel Presidential…
In Law 360 Amanda Kass, associate director of the Government Finance Research Center, looks back at some of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s controversial tax policies.
Amanda Kass, GFRC associate director, was a panelist on WTTW-TV’s “Chicago Tonight” for a segment on the withholding of Illinois state funds from municipalities that short their police and fire pension funds, and…
In Gazette Chicago, Michael Pagano, dean of UIC’s College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs offers suggestions for the Cook County Board as they consider creating a revenue forecasting commission.
In a commentary published online by Crain’s Chicago Business, Amanda Kass, associate director of UIC’s Government Finance Research Center, writes about why Chicago’s future required pension contributions are a key issue in the…
Beth Gutelius, a senior research specialist in UIC’s Great Cities Institute, is quoted in a Business Insider article examining the work environment and demands experienced by Amazon delivery drivers. Gutelius, who has studied…
ABC 7 Chicago interviewed Michael Pagano, dean of UIC’s College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, in a segment on Chicago mayoral candidates no longer being able to rely on campaign messages about…
