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For highlights and photos of recent Chaddick programs, please
click here. Interested in joining our listserv? Email chaddick@depaul.edu to learn about the options (e.g., student, municipal planning, transportation).Thursday, February 6, 2025, 9 - 11:30 am
Takin’ it to the Streets: The Surprising Strength of Chicago’s Neighborhood Retail
Our widely anticipated annual conference with the Real Estate Center at DePaul will explore the strength of neighborhood retail, including entertainment venues, shops, restaurants, and specialty services. We'll discuss why predictions that online shopping, at-home dining, and on-demand streaming would vastly diminish these sectors in post-pandemic times were so surprisingly off the mark. Click here to register and view speaker details. Cost is $50, including networking breakfast.
Monday, February 10, 2025
Career Discussions with Deborah Carter-McCoy
Ms. Carter-McCoy, a Chaddick Institute advisor and senior official at Minnesota-based Environmental Initiative, will return to campus to converse with students about their career interests and goals. Take part in a group coffee discussion or a one-on-one conversation with Deborah. Email chaddick@depaul.edu to sign up!
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Chaddick Alumni Banquet, 6:30 pm
Please note this event has been rescheduled for this date. Our third banquet celebrates graduates of DePaul who were part of Chaddick programs while students, including our talented Chaddick Scholars. Open to all DePaul graduates and students. $25 for alumni, and $5 for DePaul students. Reception at 5:30 pm, Banquet at 6:30 pm. Spouses/partners are welcome.
Click here to register. For special discounted registration for currently enrolled students,
click here.
Thursday, April 10, 2025, 10 am
Seminar on Illinois River ResearchWe are planning a downstate seminar on our report "Rivers of Opportunity: 25 Small and Mid-Size Illinois Cities Adeptly Leveraging Waterways to Enhance Ecosystems & Community Life" in the Alton, IL vicinity. Free.
Click here to register.
April 10 - 11, 2025
66th Transportation Research Forum in Metropolitan St. Louis
Take part in our trip to this widely anticipated Annual Forum on transportation. To be held in historic St. Charles, Missouri, along the Missouri River. We expect a group of six to eight attendees from Chaddick and DePaul. Email trf-chicago@depaul.edu to learn more.
Friday, May 9, 2024, 1 - 7 pm
Chaddick Spring Study Trip
Take part in our afternoon and early evening outing to notable locations throughout the Chicago metropolitan region. Our group will travel via public transit, including Metra commuter rail, and converse with regional policy experts. The cost is $20, inclusive of dinner. Open to students and alums. Check back after February 20 for a registration link, or email chaddick@depaul.edu to learn more.
Photo credits: Top (river photo): Mathew Kaplan Photography. Bottom: Village of Arlington Heights