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Thursday, November 20, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Webinar, The CREATE Program: Accomplishments and Updates
Join us for this University of Illinois Chicago webinar co-hosted by the Transportation Research Forum – Chicago Chapter, housed at the Chaddick Institute. This is a free lunchtime event on regional railroad improvements with a prominent panel of experts.
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Thursday, December 4, 2025, 12:30 - 2:00 pm
Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Update – Where Are We, and What’s Ahead?
Join us for an important discussion and update on the development of Intelligent transportation networks in the Chicago region, and what it means to ease traffic, improve mobility and safety, and begin building a framework that can support other technologies in the future. Welcome by Joe Schwieterman, Ph.D., director of the Chaddick Institute, and moderated by Phil Hanegraaf, FAICP, Chaddick Institute Senior Fellow.
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Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 10:30 - 12:00 pm
Municipal Design Review Network's Idea Exchange
Join us for our popular "Idea Exchange" featuring small-group discussions on municipal design and placemaking topics. This popular in-person event, our eighth annual, will be held on a weekday from 10:30 am - noon at the DePaul Loop Campus. Check back after October 30th for details, or email chaddick@depaul.edu to be notified when these details become available.
Thursday, February 12, 2025, 9 - 11:45 am
Morning Symposium with the DePaul Real Estate Center
Join us for an insightful look at the diverging forces affecting the South Side, which promise to transform certain neighborhoods as others struggle with another round of divestment and population loss. The conference, held jointly with DePaul's Real Estate Center, is our flagship event of the year. Price: $50. DePaul students, please email chaddick@depaul.edu for registration details.
Winter 2026, TBD
Inauguration of South Shore Line's West Lake "Monon" Corridor
Join our Transportation Research Forum - Chicago Chapter to see the South Shore Line's new commuter rail line between Hammond and Dyer, IN. We'll travel on the inaugural day of service, with a mid-afternoon departure from Chicago's Van Buren Station. We'll have a Q&A with an expert and a site visit to the new Dyer and Hammond stations. Email chaddick@depaul.edu to be put on the interest list.