GIS in Chicagoland
The prevalence of GIS and digital mapping in the Chicago region is nothing new. The footprints of GIS are everywhere. Local government offices were early adopters of mapping technology, using GIS and spatial analysis to maintain or improve their interests. Currently, it is difficult to find a local government office in the region that does…
Illinois Agriculture
It’s no secret, especially to its residents, that Illinois is a divided state. There’s Chicago, and then there’s not Chicago. However, Illinois’ rural farming region should not be overlooked when it comes to appreciating and understanding what makes this state tick. While calling oneself a farmer is as simple as being able to annually produce…
Geographers Study Chicago
When the AAG returns to Chicago in 2015 for its third annual meeting in 20 years, participants will be revisiting the site of a lively field of inquiry for the study of cities. Beginning with the famed "Chicago school sociologists" of the 1920s, the city has served as a model of urban form and function for…
A Decade of Change: AAG Returns to Chicago
The AAG is pleased to be holding its next annual meeting April 21-25, 2015, in the world-class city of Chicago. The AAG last met in Chicago in 2006, and in the newsletter issues leading up to the 2015 meeting, the Local Arrangements Committee (LAC -- chaired by Professor Euan Hague, Chair of the Geography Department…