The Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement at UIC serves as a catalyst for learning and participatory action in discourse, research and educational programs.
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We are excited to announce our first Civic Engagement Lunch Talk of the semester! Join us on November 18th for “Community Building Across Generations - Using Intergenerational and Participatory Approaches in Auburn Gresham”.
RSVP here: forms.gle/jZyZmm98t4RBgZpe7
Join IPCE for an open space dialogue to break bread over why we vote.
Join us as we discuss the power your vote holds, what is important to you, and how we strengthen democracy through our vote.
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How we vote today shapes our daily reality tomorrow.
👉 Swipe through to see how specific elected offices impact the issues that matter to your daily life, and get to know your ballot at NationalVoterEducationWeek.o…
#NationalVoterEducationWeek
IPCE is celebrating #NationalVoterEducationWeek Oct. 5-9! All week we're helping our community get #VoteReady, starting today with voter registration. Check your status at NationalVoterEducationWeek.o…
Early Voting for the 2026 Midterm Election begins today, October 1st, in downtown Chicago!
Follow this link for more information on early voting in Chicago: chicagoelections.gov/voting/…
IPCE staff and UPPF fellows recently attended the 2026 Raíces Public Policy Conference on September 24th, 2026 at the UIC Forum. Check out some photos from the conference!
Reminder! We want to hear from you: share your thoughts on Chicago Police reform!
Follow this link to RSVP to the upcoming listening session: cpdmonitoringteam.com/regist…
Have you watched our video series Civic Coffee Chats? Follow this link to view our Civic Coffee Chat YouTube playlist, where you can watch all our previous episodes and get to know friends of IPCE! youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
On October 14th, join IPCE in an interactive workshop to explore how unlocking your civic voice can transform your personal passions into real-world community impact!
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Today is National Voter Registration Day! Chicago residents, follow this link to register to vote or change your information! chicagoelections.gov/voting/…
Thank you for attending the most recent Policy 101 Workshop! Be on the lookout for all future Policy 101 Workshops.
We are thrilled to welcome some new graduate student team members to IPCE this year! Please join us in welcoming our new Graduate Research Assistants and UPPF Graduate Assistants to the IPCE team 👏👏👏
Join us in welcoming this years cohort of undergraduate students to the Urban Public Policy Fellowship (UPPF) program 👏🏾👏🏼👏🏿👏🏽 Read more on our website: ipce.uic.edu/news-stories/me…
Follow the link below to check out our Director Joseph K. Hoereth's welcome back letter! Read Joe's letter to see what we have coming up this semester at the institute: ipce.uic.edu/news-stories/a-…
We want to hear from you: share your thoughts on Chicago Police reform!
Follow this link to RSVP to the Listening Session: cpdmonitoringteam.com/regist…
Here at IPCE, we produce reports and briefs alongside community partners and conduct internally directed research. Visit our website to view some of our research reports and publications! ipce.uic.edu/ipceresearch/
Attention Chicago voters! As of today, August 5th, 2026, Chicago voters may now apply to Vote By Mail for the upcoming General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Follow this link to learn more: chicagoelections.gov/news/vo…
