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David Merriman quoted in WBEZ Story on TIFs

David Merriman, James J. Stukel Presidential Professor in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at UIC, is quoted in a WBEZ story on Chicago mayors using tax increment financing to spur…

Prof Carr Quoted in Forth Worth Star-Telegram

Jered Carr, UIC professor and head of public administration, is quoted in a Fort Worth Star-Telegram examining Fort Worth’s form of city government, which operates under a council-manager system. Carr addresses the challenges…

COVID Relief

Dean Pagano Comments On COVID Relief Funds

In a Crain’s Chicago Business story on the potential impact of $2 billion in federal COVID-19 rescue funds for Chicago includes comments from Michael Pagano, dean of the UIC College of Urban Planning…

Public Policy Student Selected as Newman Civic Fellow

Courtney Washington, UIC Honors College student, dual major in public policy and economics was selected as the 2021-2022 Newman Civic Fellow. The Newman Civic Fellowship program, which is named for the late Campus…