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Upcoming Events

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​​Thursday, September 12, 2024, TBD, 10 am
Municipal Design Review Network Mobile Workshop in Wilmette, IL
Our ​fifteenth annual mobile workshop (walking tour) will be hosted by the Village of Wilmette and focus on the village's downtown district.  Mixer with continental breakfast from 9:20 - 10 am. and optional lunch afterward (location TBA).  The program​​​ starts at 10 am.  To register, click here.  Email chaddick@depaul.edu if you have questions.

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Friday, September 13, 2024, 6 - 8 pm​
​School of Public Service Fall Reception
Swing by the Loop Campus to converse with the Chaddick team and others at the School of Public Service's reception to kick off the academic year.  Held at the DePaul Center 11th Floor Terrace.  Free.  To register, click here​.

​​Wednesday, ​September 18, 2024, 5:15 - 5:40 p.m.
Information Session for DePaul Students
Attend this annual "kick-off" gathering to learn about Chaddick opportunities, including our study trips and scholarship programs.  We have both virtual and in-person participation options.

Friday​, September 27, 2024, 1 pm
Presentation on Excellence in River Planning at APA-Illinois
Join us as we share the findings of our case-study analysis on excellence in policy and programming among municipalities along Illinois’s rivers at the American Planning Association – Illinois Conference in Urbana-Champaign. Our research is being conducted as part of our partnership with the National Great Rivers Research & Education Center. 

Thursday, October  17, 2024​
Upper Mississippi River Conference, Moline, IL
Take part in our delegation traveling to this important conference on river policy at the Western Illinois University conference in Moline.  Our presentation will be during a Thursday afternoon panel session.  DePaul students interested in participating should email chaddick@depaul.edu

Friday, November 8, 2024
S​​​tudy 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 $25 registration fee includes train tickets and a group dinner. 

Early April 2025, TBD
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 to have 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