Chicago Local News – Tuesday, January 27th, 2026

Morning Chicago

Tuesday, January 27th, 2026

Good morning, Chicago. Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 27th of January.

CULTURE NEWS

➤ A Hyde Park artist plans a three-story mural of sculptor Richard Hunt for an apartment building at 54th Street and Lake Park Avenue. The project (with a $50,000 cost for art supplies) began in 2024 but stalled, and he is now using crowdfunding to show community support for the work. Hyde Park Herald

EDUCATION NEWS

➤ UIC College of Dentistry has launched the Department of Population Oral Health and appointed Dr. Scott Tomar as its head, marking its first new department in over 30 years — the hub will drive dental public health research, clinical prevention and community-based education with nearly 10,000 patient visits annually. Today UIC

HEALTH NEWS

➤ UIC and Penn State researchers received a $900,000 NSF grant to build digital twins of Alzheimer’s patients for better treatment planning (model-building and validation are underway). Today UIC

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