David F. Merriman has been appointed interim director of the University of Illinois System’s Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA), system Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs Nicholas P.…
Youth joblessness and disconnection from school and work are ongoing systemic issues in Chicago, with higher rates of violence in areas of concentrated youth joblessness (Córdova and Wilson, 2017a). In a new data…
The Government Finance Research Center at the University of Illinois Chicago and Merritt Research Services, an Investortools Company just released this year’s audit timing report, Public vs. Private Auditors, Big vs. Little Issuers:…
Professor of Urban Planning and Policy Dr. Kate Lowe published an op-ed in the Chicago Sun-Times that offered a number of ways that the Johnson Administration can begin to address the issues plaguing…
A pair of bills currently being fast-tracked through the Illinois General Assembly include provisions that could expand the scope of public-private partnerships in major infrastructure projects and cede control over transportation planning to…
The Latino Arts and Culture Summit brings together more than 20 of Chicago’s Latino nonprofit arts organizations with some of the city’s largest foundations. With nearly one third of Chicago’s population identifying as…
A recent study released by the Great Cities Institute (GCI) on youth unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic has received a considerable amount of attention over the last week, with WTTW covering the study…
Professor of Urban Planning and Policy Dr. Rachel Weber was interviewed as part of a Chicago Sun Times story on Chicago’s abandoned school buildings. In 2013, Chicago closed an unprecedented 50 schools due to underenrollment…
Senior Research Specialist of the Great Cities Institute Rob Paral was quoted in a recent story in the Chicago Tribune. The story was on newly released US Census estimates that found Chicago lost nearly…
Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy Director Amanda Lewis was recently interviewed by Block Club Chicago to give her take on the impacts of a recent trend among YouTubers and TikTokers…
