All Cook County

Lee Friedman

February 18, 2021

Heroin, fentanyl fuel rising mortality rates in opioid deaths

UIC/CCDPH report shows increased deaths among Black residents, lower hospitalizations, deaths among Latinx residents

soda in a glass with ice

December 28, 2020

Sweetened beverage sales bounced back quickly after Cook County tax repealed

Study is published in JAMA Network Open.

body of water surrounded by trees at night

May 18, 2020

UIC study examines impact of Chicago River reversal on region’s aquatic environments, fauna

Graduate students have quantified over a century of changes

glass of cola on a table

February 24, 2020

Cook County’s short-lived ‘soda’ tax worked, says new study

Sweetened beverage sales decreased by 21% during tax implementation

An apple on a desk with a chalkboard in the background

August 5, 2019

UIC awarded $4.7 million NSF grant to enhance K-8 math instruction, professional development in south Cook County

Project aims to get teachers, schools and districts on the “same page”

soda in a glass with ice

September 26, 2017

UIC to study sweetened beverage taxes in Illinois, California

Bloomberg Philanthropies funds $4.9 million study

Lee Friedman

February 28, 2017

Gunshot victims in Cook County ‘undertriaged’ to community hospitals

Patients are more likely to live on the south and west sides of county

Serap Erdal

January 24, 2017

East Meets West: Examining air pollution in Cook County

Which residents are affected most and how does it affect their health?

Jay Williams, U.S. assistant secretary of commerce for economic development

December 14, 2016

Federal grant to help UIC promote Chicagoland green economic development

Five-year initiative to address manufacturing, workforce development

Douglas, Grant, and Lincoln Halls

September 26, 2016

Lecture series brings civic leaders to UIC

Major political figures discuss issues facing city, state

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