GCI

Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois at Chicago

Faculty Scholar Detail, 2002-2003

Rebecca Hendrick
Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration
College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
Fiscal Strategy Making in Chicago Suburbs: How Suburban Municipalities
Balance Their Budgets and Manage Fiscal Stress

As a GCI Faculty Scholar, Hendrick continued her research on the fiscal practices and stresses of Chicago-area suburban governments. She has completed three potential journal articles including "Revenue Diversification: Fiscal Illusion of Flexible Financial Management", "Fiscal Stress in Local Governments: Focus on Chicago Suburban Municipalities", and "Municipal Tax Competition Under Conditions of Multiple Opportunities" (with Michael Pagano). Another paper Hendrick composed, "Municipal Fiscal Stress and Dependence on State Shared Revenue: Evidence from Chicago's Suburbs", was featured by the Institute of Government and Public Affairs in their Policy Forum series and was covered by Chicago Public Radio WBEZ and two suburban newspapers in the Chicago region. Hendrick also gave three presentations of her work at the Illinois Government Finance Officers Association, the Illinois Association of Municipal Management Assistants, and the Illinois Municipal League. She has also been spending time pursuing additional funding for her research endeavors.

The Great Cities Institute Faculty Scholars Program brings UIC faculty to the Institute for a year in residence to begin, further, or complete an engaged research project. Scholars are free from their formal teaching responsibilities during their term. Prospective scholars apply by submitting a proposal that is peer reviewed along three key metrics of engaged research: interdisciplinarity, partnership, and impact.

GCI Faculty Scholars implement and further their own research agendas, as well as develop grant proposals, participate in the Great Cities Institute Lecture Series, and contribute to the Great Cities Institute Working Paper Series. Applications are released in the fall semester and due at the start of the spring semester.