Today, Smart Chicago is launching a new feature on the Chicago Early Learning portal that will help parents kick off the process of enrollment. The Chicago Early Learning portal has been a resource for parents to find early learning programs…
For our thirteenth Civic User Testing Group session, we tested mRelief, a website that helps residents check their eligibility for social services benefits in Chicago and Illinois. This in-person test took place at one of the Connect Chicago locations – Chicago Public Library King…
As part of our continued work in connection with our Expunge.io product, we secured a fingerprint terminal to be stationed at the Cook County Juvenile Center. This is one of the ways we determined, with our partners at LAF, Cabrini Green Legal Aid, the…
For our twelfth Civic User Testing Group session, we tested the Roll with Me, a website that helps residents find accessible transit directions in Chicago. This test had two components— a week-long remote test with an in-person discussion at our offices – The Chicago…
Last year was a time of great growth and documentation for our Civic User Testing Group project. We completed six tests on different civic websites and applications including: OpenStreetMap, EveryBlock, Waitbot, Foodborne Chicago, Build it! Bronzeville, and Expunge.io. Also, 163 people signed…
In October 2014, students from the University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Public Administration MPA Capstone program began work on a project to research Computer Technology Centers in Illinois. The UIC MPA Capstone team, Ta’Shona Griffin, Patrick Hastings, and Rachel Wagner, presented their report…
