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Liberals and Conservatives Each Doubted the Other Side's Religious Exemption Claims in a New Behavioral Science Study

A new study found that people judged religious exemption requests by political alignment rather than by a consistent standard. Vaccines were not directly tested.

Medical Daily · Sep 7

After 3 H-1B lottery rejections, Mumbai techie shares $13,000 alternate way to stay in US

After facing three unsuccessful H-1B lottery attempts, a professional from Mumbai finally triumphs with an O-1 visa. Spending countless hours enhancing his qualifications and assembling vital paperwork, he achieved this milestone, concluding nearly a year of career-related uncertainty in the U.S. A 2023 graduate from the University of Illinois Chicago,…

The Economic Times · Aug 14

‘Liberal’ has become a term of derision in US politics – the historical reasons are complicated

Kevin M. Schultz is Chair of the Department of History at the University of Illinois Chicago, where he specialises in 20th- and 21st-century American history. In Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals), he explores how the word liberal – and particularly its variant white liberal – became a…

The Conversation · Sep 11, 2025

Jill Biden, Halle Berry to hit Chicago for event on menopause research and women’s health

Biden visits the University of Illinois Chicago to highlight research on menopause and women’s health; she will be joined by actress and women’s health advocate Halle Berry.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 9, 2024

Is CTA service getting better? What Chicago commuters told us.

Chicago city transit officials have said L service is getting back on track. Hundreds of riders who answered a WBEZ survey aren’t so sure.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 24, 2023

As coal miners suffer and die from severe black lung, a proposed fix may fall short

For decades, miners have called for limits on highly toxic silica dust, which they're exposed to while mining. An investigation shows its impact and the weakness of proposed rules to protect them.

WEKU · Nov 7, 2023

He was a star football player. Then he was detained by a state trooper with extremist ties.

The Oath Keepers’ membership rolls included an Illinois state trooper, a campus cop for the University of Illinois Chicago and an officer in a village known as “America’s First Black Town.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 24, 2023

New eye disease treatment method could replace injections with eyedrops: Research

A novel chemical created at the University of Illinois Chicago may offer an alternative to injections for the millions of people who suffer from an eye condition that causes blindness. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Oct 5, 2023

Intermittent fasting vs. calorie counting for weight loss: many of the benefits are similar

“People can count time instead of counting calories,” says a researcher.

Fortune · Jun 26, 2023

Greek to me: Students read ‘Odyssey’ aloud at National Hellenic Museum’s ‘Homerathon’

The event, held in partnership with the University of Illinois Chicago, includes 13 hours of programming on Friday and Saturday. Volunteers will read the entirety of “The Odyssey” broken into short passages.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 21, 2023