Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 28th of October.
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🏘️ Community
UIC's Fellowship of International Christian Musicians meets every Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. through Dec.
8 at the International House (open to vocal and instrumental musicians of all levels and backgrounds).
💼 Business
Mi Mi Dao opened Friday, Oct.
23 as an Asian-fusion restaurant and cocktail lounge offering shareable small plates and tiki-inspired drinks, with happy hour 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. daily and bento lunches from $19.95 at 1516 E. Harper Ct. (Harper Court) to help revive foot traffic.
🎭 Culture
UIC’s Asian American Resource and Cultural Center is showing 'Unheard Voices of Care: Filipino Nurses in America' from Oct.
14 through Dec. 4 (723 W. Maxwell St.), featuring nursing uniforms, photos, an oil lamp, and balikbayan boxes that trace Filipino nurses' migration and contributions to U.S. healthcare.
🎓 Education
Arseny Acosta Nuñez, a UIC senior and first-generation student, was named UIC’s 2026 Lincoln Student Laureate for leadership in social justice at a ceremony in Springfield on Oct.
24. She began advocacy at 16 speaking to a U.N. committee, founded Youth International through Women’s All Points Bulletin, and plans to become a civil rights attorney and educator.
UIC earned the Intentionally Thriving Institution certification, the highest level of the Seal of Excelencia, announced Oct.
27 in Washington, D.C., making it one of 12 institutions with that designation and one of 21 to earn the Seal in 2026. The award recognizes UIC's universitywide Student Success Initiative (data-driven supports to boost outcomes for Latino and all students).
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