March 1, 2013
Lakemoor adopts long-range plan by Emily K. Coleman
Published by Northwest Herald
TOPICS: Land use, LTA
The article covers the Village of Lakemoor Board adoption of a comprehensive plan for the Village. The project was developed through CMAP’s Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program.

February 28, 2013
Two studies will look at Franklin Park downtown, industry by Mark Lawton
Published by Franklin Park Herald Journal
TOPICS: Land Use, LTA
The article covers the development of an O’Hare Industrial Corridor Study. The project is being developed through CMAP’s LTA program.

February 27, 2013
Budget ax hangs over Chicago research labs by Joe Cahill
Published by Crain’s Chicago Business
TOPICS: Economic development, Innovation
The column mentions findings on R&D in the region analyzed in the Metropolitan Chicago’s Manufacturing Cluster: A Drill-Down Report on Innovation, Workforce, and Infrastructure, the second report in CMAP’s cluster series.

February 27, 2013
Editorial: An eye on the future of suburban housing by Daily Herald Editorial Board
Published by Daily Herald
TOPICS: Housing, LTA
This is the second editorial about the Homes for a Changing Region project involving the Northwest Suburban Housing Collaborative (Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Mount Prospect, Palatine, and Rolling Meadows).

February 26, 2013
What the next decade of Chicago manufacturing should look like by Niala Boodhoo
Published by WBEZ 91.5
TOPICS: Economic development, Innovation
The article covers the release of Metropolitan Chicago’s Manufacturing Cluster: A Drill-Down Report on Innovation, Workforce, and Infrastructure, the second report in CMAP’s cluster series.

February 26, 2013
Steep decline in R&D spending costs area jobs, planning group says by Alejandra Cancino
Published by Chicago Tribune
TOPICS: Economic development, Innovation
The article covers the release of Metropolitan Chicago’s Manufacturing Cluster: A Drill-Down Report on Innovation, Workforce, and Infrastructure, the second report in CMAP’s cluster series. The article was also reposted on wbst.com.

February 26, 2013
Reinvestment in the nation’s second largest manufacturing cluster
Published by Rocket News
TOPICS: Economic development, Innovation
The article covers the release of Metropolitan Chicago’s Manufacturing Cluster: A Drill-Down Report on Innovation, Workforce, and Infrastructure, the second report in CMAP’s cluster series.

February 26, 2013
Morton Grove Starting Comprehensive Plan by Pam DeFiglio
Published Patch.com
TOPICS: Land use, LTA
The article covers the efforts to create a plan for Morton Grove’s industrial areas. The project is being developed through CMAP’s LTA program.

February 25, 2013
Hinsdale Parking Study Underway, Survey Out by Joe O’Donnell
Published by Patch.com
TOPICS: Land Use, LTA
The article covers efforts by the Village of Hinsdale to develop a parking strategies study. The project is being developed through CMAP’s LTA program.

February 25, 2013
Talk of RTA, CMAP merger draws mixed reviews by Marni Pyke
Published by Daily Herald
The article covers proposed legislation on merging CMAP and the Regional Transportation Authority.

February 21, 2013
Planners complete study on Algonquin by Joseph Bustos
TOPICS: Land use, LTA
The article covers the development of a downtown plan for the Village of Algonquin. The project was developed through CMAP’s LTA program.

February 21, 2013
Niles Environmental Plan Moves Ahead by Pam DeFiglio
Published by Patch.com
TOPICS: Sustainability, LTA
The article covers the presentation of the draft Niles Environmental Action Plan at a public hearing and quotes CMAP’s Kristin Ihnchak. The project was developed through CMAP’s LTA program.

February 20, 2013
Tollway awards contract to study Highway 53 extension proposal by Richard Wronski
Published by Chicago Tribune
TOPICS: Transportation , LTA
The article covers the Illinois Tollway awarding a $4 million contract to plan for the IL 53 north extension and IL 120 bypass. In support of the project, the CMAP LTA program is helping affected communities to plan for land use in the corridor.

February 20, 2013
How much would you pay in tolls on Route 53 extension? Tollway wants to know by Marni Pyke
Published by The Daily Herald
TOPICS: Transportation
The article covers the Illinois Tollway awarding a $4 million contract to plan for the IL 53 north extension and IL 120 bypass. In support of the project, the CMAP LTA program is helping affected communities to plan for land use in the corridor.

February 20, 2013
Niles continues moving forward with its environmental sustainability by Alex V. Hernandez
Published by The Bugle
TOPICS: Sustainability, LTA
The article covers the presentation of the draft Niles Environmental Action Plan at a public hearing and quotes CMAP’s Kristin Ihnchak. The project was developed through CMAP’s LTA program.

February 18, 2013
Bill would merge transportation, planning agencies by Richard Wronski
Published by Chicago Tribune
TOPICS: Transportation
The article covers proposed legislation on merging CMAP and the Regional Transportation Authority.

February 18, 2013
Niles aims to up recycling, cut driving by Tracey Gruen
Published by Chicago Sun Times
TOPICS: Sustainability, LTA
The article covers the presentation of the draft Niles Environmental Action Plan at a public hearing and quotes CMAP’s Kristin Ihnchak. The project was developed through CMAP’s LTA program.

February 17, 2013
Arlington Heights board to hear housing plan by Melissa Silverberg
Published by Daily Herald
TOPICS: Housing, LTA
The article covers the presentation of the housing policy plan developed for the Northwest Suburban Housing Collaborative (Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Mount Prospect, Palatine, and Rolling Meadows) to the Arlington Heights Village Board.  The project was developed through the Homes for a Changing Region program.

October 19, 2010
No Small Plans:  Celebrating GO TO 2040, Chicago's first major regional blueprint since Burnham
Published by:  Newcity
Topic:  GO TO 2040
This article is about GO TO 2040 and the October 13 launch event. The article quotes CMAP Board Chairman Mayor Gerald Bennett of Palos Hills. 

Chicago is what happens when you're busy making plans by Ben Schulman
Published by:  Gapers Block
Topic:  GO TO 2040
This article is about GO TO 2040 and the October 13 launch event.

Chicago takes a well-planned step into the future by Kathleen Woodruff
Published by:  Transportation for America
Topic:  GO TO 2040
This article is about GO TO 2040 and the October 13 launch event.  The article quotes CMAP executive director Randy Blankenhorn. 

Stimulus money to fund Hickory Creek cleanup by Jeff Borgardt
Published by:  Trib Local - New Lenox
Topic:  Water
CMAP's Jesse Elam is quoted in this article about a project to clean up Hickory Creek to preserve aquatic life and safety of the creak for swimming and recreational activities. 

October 18, 2010
Nice to know our region has a plan by Esther Cepeda
Published by:  Chicago Sun-Times
Topic:  GO TO 2040
This opinion piece is about GO TO 2040 and the October 13 launch event.

HUD awards $100 million in grants for sustainable communities by Eric Jaffe
Published by:  The Infrastructurist
Topic:  GO TO 2040, Housing, Land Use, Transportation
This article is about the $4.25 million grant awarded to CMAP through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Sustainable Communities Regional Planning grant program
 

October 17, 2010
Mike Nowak Show Interview
Published by:  WCPT Radio
Topic:  GO TO 2040
CMAP's Randy Blankenhorn was interviewed on the Mike Nowak Show discussing GO TO 2040 and the launch event.  Nowak also wrote about the GO TO 2040 October 13 launch event on his blog.  Nowak's full October 17 show is also available online.  

October 14, 2010
Durbin announces $4.25 million federal grant for Chicago-area regional plan by Blair Kamin
Published by:  Chicago Tribune
Topic:  GO TO 2040, Housing, Land Use, Transportation
This article is about the $4.25 million grant awarded to CMAP through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Sustainable Communities Regional Planning grant program.  The grant will be used to implement GO TO 2040.

Development plan approved for DuPage and six other Illinois counties by Frank Medina
Published by:  Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Patch
Topic:  GO TO 2040
This article is about GO TO 2040 and the October 13 launch event.   The article quotes CMAP executive director Randy Blankenhorn.  This article was also republished on the Elmhurst Patch website. 

HUD announces winners of $100M in sustainability grants by Tanya Snyder
Published by:  DC.StreetsBlog.org
Topic:  GO TO 2040, Housing, Land Use, Transportation
This article is about the $4.25 million grant awarded to CMAP through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Sustainable Communities Regional Planning grant program.  The grant will be used to implement GO TO 2040.

Durbin announces $4.25 million in funding for GO TO 2040 sustainable community planning initiative
Published by:  eNews Park Forest
Topic:  GO TO 2040, Housing, Land Use, Transportation
This article is about Illinois Senator Richard J. Durbin's announcement of the $4.25 million grant awarded to CMAP through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Sustainable Communities Regional Planning grant program.  The grant will be used to implement GO TO 2040.

Construction begins for the Yellow Line Oakton Street Station by Janelle Silva
Published by:  Trib Local - Skokie
Topic:  Transportation
This article is about the construction of the CTA Yellow Line Oakton Street Station, and includes a quote from Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen thanking CMAP and other agency's for their help in preserving the project. 
 

October 13, 2010
GO TO 2040 on Chicago Tonight by Geoffrey Baer
Published by:  WTTW
Topic: GO TO 2040
WTTW's Geoffrey Baer moderated a panel at CMAP's GO TO 2040 launch event and did a piece on the plan and event for the program Chicago Tonight.

Watch the full episode. See more Chicago Tonight.

The next decade in Chicago:  What's in store?
Published by:  ABC 7 Chicago
Topic:  GO TO 2040
CMAP executive director Randy Blankenhorn was interviewed on ABC 7's morning show before the GO TO 2040 launch event to discuss the plan. 

A look inside Chicagoland's new regional plan by Eight Forty-Eight
Published by:  Chicago Public Radio
Topic:  GO TO 2040
CMAP executive director was interviewed on Chicago Public Radio's radio magazine program Eight Forty-Eight about GO TO 2040 on the morning of the plan's launch. 

Regional leaders unveil vision for Chicago by Alex Keefe
Published by:  Chicago Public Radio
Topic:  GO TO 2040
This segment is about the GO TO 2040 launch event.  The piece quotes CMAP MPO Policy Committee Chairman Gary Hannig, who is the Illinois Department of Transportation secretary.  Permanent audio coming soon, but can currently be found online here.

Plan aims to make Chicago life better by Mike Krauser
Published by:  CBS Chicago - Newsradio 780
Topic:  GO TO 2040 
This article is about GO TO 2040 and the October 13 launch event.   The article quotes CMAP Board Chairman Mayor Gerald Bennett of Palos Hills.  Permanent audio of Krauser's segment is coming soon, but can be found online here.

Comprehensive plan for Chicago region put in motion by Matt Baker
Published by:  Sustainable Chicago
Topic:  GO TO 2040
This article is about the launch of the GO TO 2040 plan and quotes CMAP Board Chairman Mayor Gerald Bennett of Palos Hills, as well as CMAP executive director Randy Blankenhorn. 

Comprehensive plan for Chicago region put in motion
Published by:  Index Publishing Corporation
Topic:  GO TO 2040
This article is about GO TO 2040 and the October 13 launch event.  The article quotes CMAP Board Chairman Mayor Gerald Bennett of Palos Hills and CMAP executive director Randy Blankenhorn. 

Regional planners unveil vision for Chicago area in 2040 by Blair Kamin
Published by:  Chicago Tribune
Topic:  GO TO 2040 
This article is about GO TO 2040 and the October 13 launch event.  This piece quotes CMAP executive director Randy Blankenhorn.  A shorter version of this article, by Blair Kamin and Richard Wronski, was published earlier in the day by Chicago Breaking News.

October 12, 2010
Randy Blankenhorn Interview for Small Business Week by Lisa Leiter
Published by:  Crain's Chicago Business
Topic:  Economic - workforce development, GO TO 2040 
Lisa Leiter interviewed CMAP executive director Randy Blankenhorn about the future of small businesses in the region, as well as GO TO 2040. View the video below.
 

March 19, 2012
Chicago lags smaller metro areas in patent output by John Pletz
Published by Crain’s Chicago Business
TOPICS: Innovation
This article covers the March Innovation Indexthat examines data on the patent output of the region.

March 16, 2012
Energy Impact Illinois offers home performance rebate for Rockford homeowners by Ryan Sweikert
Published by Rockford Register Star
TOPICS: EI2, Energy
This article covers a rebate offered for Rockford homeowners through Energy Impact Illinois (EI2).  The rebate was also covered in the March 14 to 20 issue of Rock River Times and quotes CMAP executive director Randy Blankenhorn.

March 12, 2012
One Region, Two Plans? How Chicagoland can take economic flight? By Paula Worthington
Published by Chicago Policy Review
TOPICS: Economic-workforce development, Innovation, Transportation
This post offers the author’s opinion and evaluation of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation  and Development (OECD) Territorial Review and points to CMAP and the metropolitan planning organizations of northwest Indiana and southwest Wisconsin “to lead the resources and energies of stakeholders in the Chicago tri-state region.”

March 11, 2012
Is a Reinvention on the Horizon for Joliet? By Bob Okon
Published by Joliet Herald-News
TOPICS: LTA, Land use
This article covers development projects in Joliet including the redevelopment of the Joliet Correctional Center, an LTA project, and quotes CMAP’s Pete Saunders.

March 10, 2012
Report: Make Illinois, neighboring states an economic driver for world by Anna Marie Kukec
Published by Daily Herald
TOPICS: Economic-workforce development, Innovation, Transportation
The article covers the release of the OECD Territorial Review that assessed the tri-state mega region of  northeast Illinois, northwest Indiana, and southeast Wisconsin.

March 9, 2012
Report urges overhaul of Chicago area economy by Greg Hinz
Published by Crain’s Chicago Business
TOPICS: Economic-workforce development, Innovation, Transportation
The article covers the release of the OECD Territorial Review that assessed the tri-state mega region of  northeast Illinois, northwest Indiana, and southeast Wisconsin.

March 9, 2012
Study: Chicago area needs innovation to maintain competitive edge by Bowdeya Tweh
Published by Northwest Indiana Times
TOPICS: Economy-workforce development, Innovation, Transportation
This article covers the release of OECD Territorial Review that assessed the tri-state mega region of northeast Illinois, northwest Indiana, and southeast Wisconsin.The study was organized by the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, with funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, and numerous other organizations, including CMAP. 

March 8, 2012
City officials reveal new concepts for Bloomingdale Trail by Blair Kamin
Published by Chicago Tribune
TOPICS: CMAQ, Transportation, Open Space
This article covers the City of Chicago’s release of new concepts for the proposed Bloomingdale Trail, a project that will receive funds through the FY2012-16 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program.

December 22, 2011
Watershed protection plan nears completion by Lawrence Synett
Published by: TribLocal
TOPICS: Water
This article in the Crystal Lake TribLocal covers the completion of the Silver Creek and Sleepy Hollow Creek Watershed and quotes CMAP staff Tim Loftus.

December 20, 2011
CMAP Director Sees Evanston's Future Tied To Regional Plans
Published by: Evanston Roundtable
TOPICS: GO TO 2040
This article covers CMAP’s Executive Director Randy Blankenhorn’s talk about GO TO 2040 before Rotary Club of Evanston Lighthouse chapter.

December 19, 2011
Illinois schools snare most R&D investment in the Midwest by John Pletz
Published by: Crain’s Chicago Business
TOPICS: Economy, Innovation
This article covers Illinois universities are among the Midwest’s top recipients of research dollars. The fourth edition of the Illinois Innovation Index newsletter had described how research and development (R&D) funding for private and public organizations in Illinois can drive innovation.


December 14, 2011
Village Gets $60K Grant to Study Route 30 Improvements by Michael Sewall
TOPICS: Economic – workforce development , Land use, LTA
This New Lenox Patch article covers how New Lennox approved the agreement to accept the $60,000 Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program grant to help the Village plan for Route 30 corridor.

December 9, 2011
Winners and losers in the money-go-round by Mary Ellen Podmolik
Published by: Chicago Tribune
TOPICS: Housing, LTA, Transit-oriented development
The article covers theWest Cook County Housing Collaborative receipt of the $2.9 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Challenge grant and a $4.2 million Disaster Recovery (“IKE”) grant. The article quotes CMAP Executive Director Randy Blankenhorn and highlights work in CMAP’s LTA program, funded by an HUD’s Sustainable Communities Initiative grant.

December 9, 2011
Fun with energy efficiency! (No really. I promise) by Sarah Laskow
Published by: Grist
TOPIC: Energy
This article covers the Energy Bills campaign promoting Energy Impact Illinois (EI2) tools, such as MyHomeEQ.

October 22, 2011
Village gets $100,000 grant for land use updates by Sandy Kaczmarski
Published by: Elburn Herald
TOPICS: LTA, GO TO 2040
The article covers how the Village of Elburn will receive an $100,000 grant as part of the Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program to update the village’s comprehensive land use plan.

October 19, 2011
Algonquin Awarded Money to Build Pedestrian Bridge over Randall Road by Savannah Ziegelbauer
Published by: Patch.com
TOPICS: CMAQ, Transportation
This Algonquin Patch article covers the $3.7 million in federal transportation funding for a pedestrian bridge to be built in Algonquin through the FY2012-16 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement program. The pedestrian crossing was also covered in the Daily Herald.

October 18,2011
Village Reviving Route 30 Improvement Plans by Michael Sewall
Published by: Patch.com
TOPIC: Economic – workforce development, Land use, LTA
This New Lenox Patch article covers how the village is a recipient of Local Technical Assistance (LTA) grant to plan for Route 30 corridor

October 17, 2011
St. Charles to receive $1.92 million for pedestrian bridge by Elizabeth Stoever
Published by: Mysuburbanlife.com
TOPICS: CMAQ, Transportation
The article covers how St.Charles will receive $1.92 million through the FY2012-16 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement program to build a pedestrian bridge.

October 17, 2011
Red and Green Construction Alerts by Tracy Swartz
Published by: Redeye
TOPICS: CMAQ, Transportation
The article covers construction along the Red and Green El Lines and how funds from the FY2012-16 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement program will be used to renovate the Clark/Division El stop.

October 16, 2011
Municipalities mixed on use of sales tax rebates to spur development by Kathy Bergen
Published by: Chicago Tribune
TOPIC: Economic – workforce development
The article covers how municipalities are dealing with using sales tax rebates to generate development and quotes CMAP staff Matt Maloney. The article was reprinted in the Morris Daily Herald. 

October 14, 2011
How to correct Chicago's open space shortage: 10 ideas that could help city's park-poor neighborhoods away from the lakefront by Blair Kamin
Published by: Chicago Tribune
TOPICS: CMAQ, Open space
This column focuses on ways to deal with Chicago’s open space shortage and mentions how the FY2012-16 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement program will provide funds for the proposed Bloomingdale Trail.

October 12, 2011
Transit, Road Projects to Get Boost from Federal Funds by Melanie Johnson
Published by: UrbDeZine Chicago
TOPICS: CMAQ, Transportation
The article covers the $411 million FY2012-16 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement program that will allocate money for surface transportation projects throughout the region.  CMAP Board Chairman Gerald Bennett, Mayor of Palos Hills, is quoted.

October 12, 2011
Express bus service OKd on I-90 by Marni Pyke
Published by: Daily Herald
TOPICS: CMAQ, Transportation
The article covers the $38 million in funding Pace will receive to introduce bus rapid transit along the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) through the FY2012-16 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement program.

October 12, 2011
$5.2 Million in funding will benefit three Metra routes
Published by: eNewsParkForest
TOPICS: CMAQ, Transportation
The article covers the $5.2 million awarded to Metra through the FY2012-16 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement program.  It was also covered by WBEZ 91.5.

September 18,2011
Local Food Is A Priority In GO To 2040 Regional Plan by Claudia Lenart
Published by: Deerfield Patch
TOPICS: Food, GO TO 2040
The article covers the region’s renewed commitment to local food and farming and mentions CMAP executive director Randy Blankenhorn keynote speech at the County Green conference and how GO TO 2040 incorporates local food.

September 15, 2011
Venture capital deals in Illinois on pace for record by Wailin Wong
Published by: Chicago Tribune
TOPIC: Innovation
The article covers the launch of the Illinois Innovation Index and the inclusion of data on venture capital deals.

September 15, 2011
Inaugural Illinois Innovation Index Released: Cites record levels of venture capital investment statewide
Published by: PR Newswire
TOPIC: Economic – workforce development
This article is a press release on the inaugural edition of the Illinois Innovation Index. The index is a collaborative effort of the CMAP, the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition and World Business Chicago.

October 6, 2011
Calling on Congress to create jobs by rewarding innovative regions by Mary Sue Barrett
Published by: Metropolitan Planning Council
TOPICS: Sustainability, Innovation, Economic – workforce development
This blog post discusses the national tour “Building Cities, Building Futures” and how it can be catalyst for working with government partners to encourage and reward innovation.

October 5, 2011               
Bloomingdale Trail close to securing major federal funding by Blair Kamin
Published by: Chicago Tribune
TOPICS: CMAQ, Transportation
The post covers how the Bloomingdale Trail project would receive funding from the FY2012-16 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement program.

October 3, 2011
Charlotte, N.C., Chicago host infrastructure forums by Julia Pulidindi
Published by: National League of Cities
TOPICS: Innovation, Economic – workforce development
The post covers how National League of Cities conducted the nationwide tour “Building Cities, Building Futures.”  CMAP partnered with the Metropolitan Planning Council and the National League of Cities to host the Chicago stop.

October 3, 2011
Chamber study underway to help boost local economy by Anna Marie Kukec
Published by: Daily Herald
TOPICS: Economic – workforce development, Innovation
The article is about the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce effort to study how Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana can be cooperative, economic hub.
 

September 29, 2011
Growing green healthy neighborhoods by John McCarron
Published by: LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program
TOPICS: LTA, GO TO 2040
This post covers the Green and Healthy Neighborhood plan, an ongoing LTA project, and quotes CMAP Executive Director Randy Blankenhorn.

September 27,2011
Audience Response Technology Helps Chicago Area Planning by Brian Heaton
Published by: Government Technology
TOPIC: Data, GO TO 2040, LTA
The article covers how CMAP is using wireless keypads to gather data and feedback at public meetings and quotes CMAP staff Erin Aleman.
 

September 26, 2011
Renovation in sight for Red Line eyesore by Jon Hilkevitch
Published by: Chicago Tribune
TOPICS: CMAQ. Transportation
The article covers the renovation of some Red Line stops, a project that is receiving funding from the FY2012-16 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement program. CMAP Staff Doug Ferguson is quoted.

June 29, 2010
Aurora residents talk about future by Justin Kmitch
Published by:  Daily Herald
Topic:  Land Use
This article is about a series of three meetings being hosted by CMAP and the Metropolitan Planning Council to decide how federal block grant money will be spent on the near East Side of Aurora.

June 23, 2010
Giannoulias, Kirk, Jones share plans for improving metro Chicago's economy, infrastructure and communities at MPC annual luncheon
Published by:  Chicago Agent Magazine
Topic:  GO TO 2040
This article is about a debate between Illinois' U.S. Senate candidates at the Metropolitan Planning Council's annual luncheon.  Candidates were asked about the direction of federal funds for regional planning organizations, like CMAP.

Report tracks stimulus money in Chicago area by Ashley Gross
Published by:  Chicago Public Radio
Topic:  Economic - workforce development, Energy, Transportation
This article is about a report published by the Regional ARRA Coordinating Council, which CMAP helps lead, evaluating the progress of stimulus programs in northeastern Illinois.

June 17, 2010
Future leaders starting to plan by Angela D. Sykora
Published by:  Grayslake Review
Topic:  GO TO 2040
This article is about CMAP's high school program Future Leaders in Planning (FLIP) and Lake County participant Ana Yoder, as well as GO TO 2040.    

February 7, 2011
Crain's Special Report: The graying of Chicago by John Pletz
Published by: Crains Business Chicago
TOPIC: Livability, Economy
This special report examines the impact of baby boomers’ retirement and quotes CMAP Executive Director Randy Blankenhorn. He is also quoted in WBBM CBS Chicago’s Baby Boomer Retirement to Alter Local Economy.

February 6, 2011
Metra's Alex Clifford: 'We want to lead by example'
Published by: The Chicago Tribune
Topic: Transportation
This article features a Q&A with Metra’s Executive Director Alex Clifford and mentions GO TO 2040 as an example of strategic planning.

February 1, 2011
China shows way to economic growth by Esther Cepeda
Published by: Chicago Sun-Times
TOPIC: GO TO 2040
This op-ed compares Shangai’s growth to Chicago’s and mentions GO TO 2040 as one of the ways to match that success.

January 28, 2011
Chicago ranked the most road congested city by Jaydine Sayer
Published by Chicago Loopster
Topic: GO TO 2040, Transportation
This article covers Chicago’s ranking as the area with the most congested roadways in the 2010 Urban Mobility Report and mentions GO TO 2040 as one of the ways Chicagoland is addressing the issue.

January 28, 2011
Morton Grove Sees Future with CMAP by Carrie Porter
Published by: Patch.com (Morton Grove)
Topic: LTA, GO TO 2040
This article covers Morton Grove’s submission to CMAP’s LTA program.
 

March 8, 2010
Towns urge residents to help capture new funds by filling out census by Marni Pyke
Published by:  The Daily Herald
Topic:  Data
This article is about the importance of census data on the allocation of federal funding and uses population projections from CMAP.

February 28, 2010
My Kind of Town, Letter to the Editor
Published by:  OnEarth
Topic: Land use, Transit-oriented development
CMAP's Randy Blankenhorn wrote a letter to the editor in response to the article, "Redrawing the American City," which was published in the Winter 2010 edition of OnEarth magazine.  The letter, which was published in the Spring 2010 OnEarth magazine, addresses the need to plan sustainably through cooperation at the local, regional, and state levels.  The letter was also published on the OnEarth website.

February 26, 2010
Carpentersville Business Development Commission to survey village businesses by Emily McFarlan
Published by:  The Courier-News
Topic:  Full Circle
This story is about a survey of village business owners that was conducted based on data collected for the Carpentersville Business Development Commission.  The data was collected through CMAP's Full Circle program.

February 25, 2010
Local mayors host their first Municipal Expo by Kevin Olson
Published by:  Regional News
Topic:  GO TO 2040, Economic - workforce development
The Southwest Conference of Mayors hosted its first Municipal Expo, which featured speakers from regional organizations, including CMAP's Bola Delano.  Delano spoke about GO TO 2040 and workforce development.