Chicago Through a Policy Lens

In the Winter of 2026, a group of  Public Policy majors at the University of Chicago came together for their Capstone experience, a Project that would entail each of them to write a professional quality public policy essay with a connection to Chicagoland. We are pleased to present the resulting essays here. 

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  • Intro, Jim Leitzel
  • Chapter 1, Underenrollment in CPS, Jennifer Li
  • Chapter 2, Tax Financing, Liam Chia
  • Chapter 3, UChicago Police Department, Kate Gross
  • Chapter 4, Vacant Land Sales, Jane McElroy
  • Chapter 5, Chicago's Lead Crisis, Victoria Lan
  • Chapter 6, Immigrants and Long-Term Care, Tolu Akinlade
  • Chapter 7, On Violent Crime, João Pedro Legracie Chiaramitara
  • Chapter 8, Youth E-Cigarette Usage, Kevin Gu