To help highlight the challenges the COVID-19 crisis has created in the response to the ongoing opioid epidemic, State Senator Melinda Bush hosted a virtual forum “The Opioid Epidemic Meets the COV
Updates & Announcements from IGPA
All Announcements and Updates from IGPA
January 14, 2021
Representative Emanuel “Chris” Welch made history this week when he took the gavel as the first Black speaker of the Illinois House.
December 11, 2020
November 12, 2020
A new report from the University of Illinois at Chicago's Government Finance Research Center (GFRC) and co-authored by IGPA Fiscal Health of the State Working Group member Amanda Kass looks at how
October 29, 2020
Small businesses in Illinois and bordering states fared similarly through the COVID-19 pandemic, regardless of the timing or duration of stay-at-home orders aimed at slowing the virus, according to
October 7, 2020
The U of I Flash Index in September increased to 95.1 from its 94.6 level in August.
July 21, 2020
IGPA's latest Policy Spotlight examines some of the pros and cons of voting by mail as well as voters’ perceptions of it across the country.
July 1, 2020
The U of I Flash Index registered a modest gain in June to 93.1 from its 92.8 level in May.
June 30, 2020
The fourth in IGPA's series of Policy Spotlights related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic examines conditions in Illinois prisons and jails.
June 19, 2020
The University of Illinois System’s Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA) released a report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child care capacity in the state.