Institute of Politics

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Each year, the IOP hosts dozens of public Speaker Series events, providing students and the general public direct contact with elected officials, activists, authors, journalists, and other key practitioners in politics and public service.

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Chicago’s ICE Age: Resistance from the Streets to the Legislature

October 08, 2025

  • Chicago & Illinois
  • Domestic Policy
  • Activism

From Delta to Electric: Tracing the Chicago Blues Legacy

May 16, 2025

  • Student-Led Program
  • Chicago & Illinois
  • Arts & Entertainment

Sanctuary or Stomping Grounds? Chicago in the Second Age of Trump

February 28, 2025

  • Chicago & Illinois

Championing the South Side: Channyn Parker on Justice & LGBTQ+ Advocacy

February 27, 2025

  • Activism
  • Chicago & Illinois

Pipe Dreams or Progress? Tackling Chicago’s Lead Crisis

February 07, 2025

  • Chicago & Illinois
  • Domestic Policy
  • Public Health, Food & Agriculture

Mayor Brandon Johnson Takes the Hot Seat

January 09, 2025

  • Chicago & Illinois
  • Student-Led Program

A Look at Brandon Johnson’s First Year as Chicago’s Mayor

November 15, 2024

  • Chicago & Illinois
  • Student-Led Program

How Chicago Shaped Barack and Michelle Obama

May 09, 2024

  • Chicago & Illinois
  • Activism

Chicago Style: We Are the Culture: Black Chicagoans on Black Chicago's Influence on Everything

May 02, 2024

  • Chicago & Illinois
  • Student-Led Program
  • Activism
  • Arts & Entertainment

Chicago Style: Caged Dreams: The Trauma of Chicago's Migrant Crisis

March 29, 2024

  • Student-Led Program
  • Chicago & Illinois
  • Immigration

Night at the Coliseum: A History of Political Conventions in Chicago

March 20, 2024

  • Chicago & Illinois
  • Campaigns & Electoral Politics

Chicago Style presents Illinois Bails on Cash Bail: Public Safety Beyond Jails

February 19, 2024

  • Chicago & Illinois
  • Student-Led Program
  • Law & the Courts

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