PA Times, the news outlet of the American Society for Public Administration, published an essay by Joshua Drucker, UIC Department of Urban Planning and Policy associate professor, who examines the use of innovation…
Amanda Kass, associate director of the Government Finance Research Center at UIC, is the author of the inaugural piece for Crain’s Forum, a year-long series from Crain’s Chicago Business that aims to address various…
In a Crain’s Chicago Business series covering the first 100 days of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Rachel Weber, UIC professor of urban planning and policy, writes that the city and developers should use…
Bob Chirinko was quoted in a June 12th article on Puerto Rico appearing in the Bond Buyer (the daily newsletter for the municipal bond market) concerning the recent agreement on reducing pension payments. The Puerto Rico Oversight…
The Daily Line talked with Amanda Kass, associate director of the Government Finance Research Center at UIC, about the budget issues that Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot will inherit and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s fiscal…
A FOX 32-Better Government Association investigative report examining the local government of west suburban Lyons and the town’s mayor Chris Getty includes comments from Rachel Weber, UIC professor of urban planning and policy,…
Amanda Kass, associate director of the Government Finance Research Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago, joined WTTW-TV’s “Chicago Tonight” for a panel discussion on the City of Chicago’s finances and what…
Associate Director, Amanda Kass talks with Daisy Contreras from NPR Illinois on Pritzker’s proposed changes to the state’s pension systems. While these changes could support critical areas such as education and healthcare, they could…
Today’s edition of NPR Illinois’ “The 21st” show featured an interview with Amanda Kass, associate director of the Government Finance Research Center at UIC, and David Merriman, James J. Stukel Presidential Professor in…
South Side Weekly quotes Rachel Weber, UIC professor of urban planning and policy, and Kate Lowe, UIC assistant professor of urban planning and policy, in a story examining an empty city lot in…