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Upcoming Events

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Group Discussing Arl Heights
Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 4 - 5:30 pm
Transportation Seminar on Vehicle Electrification and Alternative Fuel
Join us for "A Conversation with Leaders on Vehicle Electrification and Alternative Fuels," a groundbreaking discussion with Chicago-area transportation leaders from CTA, Metra, Pace, and the City of Chicago about their carbon-reduction initiatives. Learn about strategies for transitioning transit systems to alternative fuels and electrification, supporting long-term sustainability in our communities. This is an in-person event, free to the public. A reception follows from 5:30 - 6:15 pm. Location: Chaddick Hall. To register click here.​

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, December 16, 2024, Noon - 1:45 pm
Luncheon "Can 2025 be the Pivotal Year for the Freight Rails?"
Join us for our annual luncheon jointly sponsored by Northwestern University (Sandhouse Gang) and our Chicago Transportation Research Forum featuring freight-railroad investment expert Anthony Hatch.  Location: Weiboldt Hall, 340​ E Superior St, Chicago. Registration link is here.  

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 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

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