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…
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…
Congratuations to Shamira Quinones for being awarded the U.S. State Department Benjamin A. Gilman scholarships to study abroad this fall. Shamira Quiñones is a senior in public policy from Chicago (Humboldt Park), who…
Mr. Newsome is the newly elected Student Member of the Board of Trustees representing the UIC campus. As UIC Student Trustee, Mr. Newsome’s objective will be to ensure that the voices of all…
As part of the effort to draft a consent decree on police reform that meets the needs of Chicago’s residents, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office solicited input from the community through 14 community…
Professor Bob Chirinko presented a paper, “What Went Wrong? The Puerto Rican Debt Crisis and the ‘Treasury Put'”, at the 2018 Municipal Finance Conference in DC. Full Report here. Brookings has a write up of…
Dean Michael A. Pagano was one of the authors for a report just released by the Brookings Metropolitican Policy Program. It discusses the variations between cities’ revenue sources and budgetary constraints that shape…
The Urban Transportation Center (UTC) just published the Summer 2018 issue of the UTC Connector newsletter. Check it out! The Connector is produced and published quarterly by the Urban Transportaton Center, a research unit within the…
Worst time to drive in Chicago this Fourth of July holiday? Today’s evening rush hour. Steve Schlickman, past UTC Executive Director and CUPPA adjunct faculty, is quoted in this Tribune article on holiday traffic.
