The lectures promote public debate between national experts and UIC students with a focus on governmental issues. Dick Simpson, professor of political science and former Chicago alderman, organizes the series, hosted by UIC since 1976. 804 S. Halsted St., from noon to 1 p.m., unless otherwise indicated.
All lectures are free and open to the public.
John Stroger, Cook County Board president, will discuss initiatives implemented during his tenure to balance the county's budget. Stroger will also present an overview of the future of development in Cook County and new issues being raised in the millennium. Edward Burke, Chicago 14th Ward alderman, will focus on the City of Chicago's role in the delivery of essential city services. Chris Mooney, director of the Illinois Legislative Studies Center at the University of Illinois at Springfield, will outline ways in which morality policy politics are unique and discuss possible avenues for future research in the field. These include policies on abortion, death penalty, pornography, the right to die and so forth.