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It merged with the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2019, becoming the UIC John Marshall Law School. [4] On May 20, 2021, following review by a university task force, the school announced its official change of name to University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, effective July 1. [5]
Choose Chicago is the official tourism organization for the city. [5] In January 2012, then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel launched Chicago's new tourism organization, Choose Chicago. [ 6 ] The Mayor's vision was to restructure all tourism sales and marketing activities under a single, streamlined agency, and outline clear and measurable objectives to ...
The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, commonly known as MPEA or McPier, [1] [2] is a corporation that owns Navy Pier and McCormick Place in Chicago.It also manages the city's collection of taxes for vehicles picking up passengers (including limousines, buses, airport shuttles, taxicabs and Uber/Lyft) for O'Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport.
(The Center Square) – Illinois state Rep. Dan Ugaste doesn’t see the value in a new hotel tax now being proposed by Chicago tourism officials. As part of Choose Chicago’s vision, the city ...
On Sunday, a tourist came across three men sitting outside a convenience store. He wished them a good afternoon. “Where are you from?” asked one of the men. “Chicago,” the tourist said ...
University Hall is the seat of the University of Illinois Chicago administration. Located at 601 S. Morgan Street, it is 338 feet (103 m) tall, making it the tallest building on Chicago's West Side. [2]
Generally speaking, the mayor and city departments comprise the executive branch of the city government, and the city council comprises the legislative branch. [3] However, the mayor does have some formal legislative functions such as being the presiding officer of the council and being able to break tie votes, and informally has dominated legislative activity since the late 19th century.
Office of the Illinois Attorney General; Office of the Illinois Auditor General; Office of the Illinois Comptroller; Office of the Illinois Governor; Office of the Illinois Lieutenant Governor; Office of the Illinois Secretary of State; Office of the Illinois State Appellate Defender; Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal; Office of the ...