Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 21st of October.
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🎓 Education
Students in UIC Choirs (open to all majors) merge music with research today as instructor Liza Calisesi Maidens guides groups to build community.
Fourth-year Avril De la Cruz is studying how singing together helps foster belonging among diverse students.
Chicago school board candidates face a $1 billion budget challenge as an unpredictable TIF surplus complicates the district’s planning.
They expect mayor Brandon Johnson to release his surplus proposal later this month & for City Council to approve a final spending plan.
🌲 Environment
Today, the Native American Support Program and the Freshwater Lab host a lecture featuring John Petoskey, JD, of Earthjustice, which will run 2:00 p.m. — 4:30 p.m. and focus on indigenous water governance and Line 5’s impact on the Great Lakes.
🏥 Health
UIC researchers tested unsweetened cranberry juice on 22 children and adults and found it slowed dental plaque regrowth and reduced acid production 30 minutes after swishing.
The study suggests cranberry juice might serve as a function beverage for oral health (pending further testing).
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