All Cook County
February 18, 2021
Heroin, fentanyl fuel rising mortality rates in opioid deathsUIC/CCDPH report shows increased deaths among Black residents, lower hospitalizations, deaths among Latinx residents
December 28, 2020
Sweetened beverage sales bounced back quickly after Cook County tax repealedStudy is published in JAMA Network Open.
May 18, 2020
UIC study examines impact of Chicago River reversal on region’s aquatic environments, faunaGraduate students have quantified over a century of changes
February 24, 2020
Cook County’s short-lived ‘soda’ tax worked, says new studySweetened beverage sales decreased by 21% during tax implementation
August 5, 2019
UIC awarded $4.7 million NSF grant to enhance K-8 math instruction, professional development in south Cook CountyProject aims to get teachers, schools and districts on the “same page”
September 26, 2017
UIC to study sweetened beverage taxes in Illinois, CaliforniaBloomberg Philanthropies funds $4.9 million study
February 28, 2017
Gunshot victims in Cook County ‘undertriaged’ to community hospitalsPatients are more likely to live on the south and west sides of county
January 24, 2017
East Meets West: Examining air pollution in Cook CountyWhich residents are affected most and how does it affect their health?
December 14, 2016
Federal grant to help UIC promote Chicagoland green economic developmentFive-year initiative to address manufacturing, workforce development
September 26, 2016
Lecture series brings civic leaders to UICMajor political figures discuss issues facing city, state