April 30, 2013
Giving citizens a say on spendingCity planners, officials and activists gather in Chicago this week to promote a new way of spending taxpayers’ money
April 15, 2013
International conference urges cities to let residents spend their taxesParticipatory budgeting is underway in Chicago and other cities
October 17, 2012
Great Cities project gives citizens a say in budgetResidents of four Chicago wards will be empowered to decide how to spend $4 million in taxpayer dollars through a participatory budgeting process coordinated by the Great Cities Institute.
October 3, 2012
UIC Helps Chicago Launch Groundbreaking Budget Process by and for Ward ResidentsBeginning this year, four Chicago wards will undertake “participatory budgeting,” a process used by only two other U.S. cities. Ward residents will be empowered to decide directly how to spend $4 million in taxpayer dollars. The University of Illinois at Chicago’s Great Cities Institute will help coordinate the process.