Junior Public Policy student, Lillian Holden’s opinion article, “How can we empower Black Chicagoans to embrace water recreation?” appeared in the Chicago Tribune. Read the full story at this link: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/04/opinion-waterway-access-recreation-african-american-heritage-water-trail/
Before Governor Pritzker delivered his State of the State speech, Illinois Public Media’s 21st Show was joined by several academics including David Merriman, professor of Public Policy, Management, and Analytics and interim director…
An article about reparations as a counterweight to the “war on drugs” in Nonprofit Quarterly cites Survival Economies: Black Informality in Chicago, a 2021 report by CUED Director Nik Theodore.
The London Free Press cited the Center for Urban Economic Development’s (CUED) 2023 report, “Pain Points: Data on Work Intensity, Monitoring, and Health at Amazon’s Warehouses,” in an article about warehouse worker safety in…
UIC’s Government Finance Research Center, in partnership with UW-Madison, Extension, will begin the Certified Public Manager® program on March 21, 2024, in Bristol, WI. Upon successful completion, participants will receive a CPM Certificate…
Government Finance Research Center Director Dr. Deborah Carroll was featured on CBS Chicago to discuss the lower than expected tax revenues coming from the first three months of operation at Bally’s Casino in Chicago. Dr.…
Urban Planning and Policy Professor Emeritus Curt Winkle will serve on the COVID-19 Monument Commission, an organization formed to create a monument to memorialize, mourn, and reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19…
The U.S. General Services Administration has chosen a University of Illinois Chicago alumnus to be part of its 2023 cohort of U.S. Digital Corps fellows. Ethan Jantz, who earned his master’s and bachelor’s…
