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Upcoming Events

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​​Friday, November 8, 2024
Study Trip to Milwaukee, WI
Our eight-annual study trip to Milwaukee will feature small group discussions with public agencies and nonprofit organizations. It is open to DePaul students. We'll travel on Amtrak, leaving Chicago Union Station at 1 p.m. and returning to Chicago at 9 p.m. The $20 registration fee includes train tickets and a group dinner. Register here
Group Discussing Arl Heights
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Transportation Research Forum Chicago Chapter Seminar
Our fall gathering on transportation will be held on campus.  Check back after November 4 for details about this in-person event​, free to the public.  Location: Chaddick Hall.

Thursday, December 5, 2024, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Municipal Design Review Idea Exchange
Our eighth annual "Idea Exchange" on municipal design and planning topics will take place at DePaul University’s Loop Campus. This free event features small-group discussions with local leaders. Registration is free but space is limited! Sponsored by our Municipal Design Review Network (MDRN). Visit our Program page for more information on MDRN. Click here to register. 
Group Discussing Arl Heights

Wednesday, December 11, 2024, noon - 1 pm
Webinar:  Rivers of Opportunity
Take part in a webinar
 featuring our newly released study "Rivers of Opportunity: 25 Small and Mid-Size Illinois Cities Adeptly Leveraging Waterways to Enhance Ecosystems & Community Life". Free. Click here to register.

Monday, January 6, 2024
Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting Presentations
Meet up with the Chaddick team at "TRB" if you are in Washington, DC, for this important annual conference. Check back for information about our presentations on intercity bus travel and trends in air cargo and e-commerce.  Email chaddick@depaul.edu

Saturday, February 1, 2025
Chaddick Alumni Banquet, 6:30 pm​
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. Reception, 5:30 pm, Banquet, 6:30 pm. Spouses/partners welcome. Check back after November 10 for the registration link. 

Thursday, February 6, 2025, 9 - 11:30 am​
Annual Conference with Real Estate Center
We are finalizing details of our widely anticipated annual conference with DePaul's Real Estate Center.  This is typically a morning event, with breakfast included. 

Thursday, April 10, 2025, 10 am
Seminar on Illinois River Research
We 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. 

Photo credits: Top (river photo): Mathew Kaplan Photography. Bottom: Village of Arlington Heights