Morning
Chicago
Saturday, January 17th, 2026
Good morning, Chicago. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 17th of January.
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ UIC Institute for the Humanities is hosting a Faculty Fellow Lecture with Dr. Soledad Álvarez Velasco (assistant professor in anthropology) as she discusses migrant transit and spatial struggles in her talk on transborder migration. Attendees can learn from her research on migration across the Americas. Today UIC
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ The Illinois Cancer Health Research Center held its fourth annual symposium (Partners with Purpose: Serving Communities through Cancer Research and Innovation) Friday, Jan. 16. The in-person event was free and offered lunch to help community members learn about new advances in cancer research. Today UIC
REAL ESTATE NEWS
- ➤ Woodlawn Central, a mixed-use megadevelopment led by Apostolic Church of God, seeks zoning approval and may break ground later this year at 6320 S. Dorchester Ave—its first phase will include 231 apartments, a parking garage, retail space, and affordable housing. Hyde Park Herald
TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.
~ Benjamin Franklin
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