Politics is not often favorably compared to a game, but Max Dieber, director of the Urban Data Visualization Lab in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has taken advantage of the playful framework of a computer game to generate youth

CitySourced is a real time mobile civic engagement platform that is empowering citizens to identify civic issues and making it easier to connect with local government for a speedy

The City of Chicago is helping citizens stay winter-ready thanks to a new online portal called Chicago Shovels. As stated on its website, this tool is intended to