Lauren Zuar | Policy Researcher
Lauren is a policy researcher at the Illinois Policy Institute. Before joining the policy team at IPI, Lauren worked as a business plan writer, a marketing consultant, and a teaching and research assistant.
She earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of North Texas and a Ph.D. in communication from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Latest Posts by Lauren
Johnson’s “Protecting Chicago” budget proposes nearly $500M in tax hikes
By Lauren Zuar, Ravi Mishra
10/21/2025