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May 2015
On the Table – Sharing Our Infrastructure Needs
Please join us on May 12 for an On The Table discussion focused on infrastructure with local partners, colleagues, and friends.
Find out more »CAN TV Cablecast: Building Local Economies Through World Trade
This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Find out more »CAN TV Cablecast: Building Local Economies Through World Trade
This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Find out more »CAN TV Cablecast: Building Local Economies Through World Trade
This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).
Find out more »June 2015
Sneak Preview: Democratizing Tax Increment Financing Funds
Monday, June 29, 2015 from 10am-12pm Light refreshments will be served. Hosted by: Robert R. McCormick Foundation 205 N Michigan Ave #4300 Lake View Room In 2014 Chicago was the site of the country’s first participatory budgeting (PB) process to allocate tax increment financing (TIF) funds. The community organization Blocks Together worked with residents and businesses in the neighborhood of West Humboldt Park to engage residents in a pilot PB process to directly decide how to spend $2 million in…
Find out more »September 2015
2015 UIC Urban Forum
SAVE THE DATE: 2015 UIC URBAN FORUM REMAKING THE URBAN SOCIAL CONTRACT: Health, Energy and the Environment September 17, 2015 Registration is now open » The politically tumultuous 1960s and early 1970s in the U.S. resulted in national, state and local governments promulgating policies designed to address a host of societal issues, including a degrading environment (e.g., National Environmental Policy Act of 1969), unaffordable health care for the poor and elderly (e.g., Medicaid and Medicare in 1965), and energy conservation…
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Partner Event: UIC Center for Global Health 3rd Annual Benefit “Working for the World”
The UIC Center for Global Health cordially invites you to our 3rd Annual Benefit "Working for the World" on Thursday, September 17th, 2015 from 6pm til 9pm at the National Hellenic Museum located at 333 S. Halsted Street in Greektown.
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October 2015
The Future of Illinois and the 2016 Elections
Wednesday, October 14th: “The Future of Illinois and the 2016 Elections” with Jim Edgar, former Illinois governor. The University of Illinois at Chicago presents the annual “Future of Chicago” lecture series, which brings civic leaders to campus to examine issues with students and the community. Former Chicago alderman Dick Simpson, UIC professor of political science, moderates the series, hosted by the UIC department of political science since 1976. Series co-sponsors are the UIC Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement and UIC…
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