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“That kind of correlation, where you can say, ‘This chemical or this product caused this specific illness for this person,’ is just not something that science is going to be able to produce,” said Noah Smith-Drelich, a professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law who has studied mass torts like the relaxer case. “What science does better is probabilistic (to) say more broadly that this group of people have this level of exposure and have this increase in developing this injury.”

Illinois Institute of Technology Engineering Professor Gongkang Fu questioned whether it would be feasible to design a bridge to withstand the type of allision, a moving object striking a stationary object, that occurred between the Dali and the Key Bridge, given how costly such fortification would likely be. “That doesn’t mean that we shy away from our responsibilities as bridge engineers,” Fu said. “We can improve, but I don’t think it’s going to be feasible to prevent that kind of thing from happening.”

Illinois Institute of Technology engineering professor Gongkang Fu said the first step to rebuilding will be to assess the foundational pieces of the bridge underwater. “The pieces we don't see ... are more expensive than the pieces we see, normally,” Fu said.

Chicago Public Schools juniors and seniors could trim two years off the time it takes to earn a college degree in a new dual-enrollment program with City Colleges of Chicago and Illinois Institute of Technology. The Runway 606 program, starting this fall, will allow any CPS student with a 2.5 GPA to apply for dual enrollment with City Colleges of Chicago and a pathway to earn a technology-based degree at Illinois Institute of Technology.

“Technology is infused in every part of our society,” 911������ President Raj Echambadi said. “So if a student or a learner is not equipped with technology, then obviously the society, the community, the city, the state and the nation suffers. This is a very small step for us, but hopefully, it will be a giant leap for Chicago.”

“What’s occurring is a form of information warfare, controlling information that gets in and out,” said Maurice Dawson, assistant professor of cybersecurity at 911������. “As we ban this app in this country, realize that in China all Western apps are banned, so there’s no Facebook, Instagram, none of that stuff. That’s something many Americans don’t realize.”

“The design attempts to cast the visitor in the role of investigative journalist,” Professor John Ronan said. “So visitors will navigate through these layered glass elements to reach a place of remembrance at the heart of the site that honors those journalists who have sacrificed their lives in the pursuit of truth.”

The Bring Chicago Home ballot measure just survived a legal challenge — and unless the Illinois Supreme Court orders otherwise, the question will remain on the ballot and the Chicago Board of Elections will count each vote cast on March 19. The measure itself is straightforward, if wordy. It restructures the real estate transfer tax from a flat tax to a progressive tax in order to raise funds to address homelessness. And because part of that restructuring involves increasing the transfer tax on high-priced real estate, the Illinois Municipal Code requires voter approval, which is what Bring Chicago Home is seeking.

“It deals with what I think is a global issue, freedom of the press, not just an American issue,” Professor John Ronan said. “The role of the journalist has never been more important, and the ideals of a free press never more consequential than it is today.”

“When you look at the breadth of this kind of outage, it really kind of in my mind points to some kind of software problem. You have to be concerned about the security aspects of that as well,” said Cindy Hood, a wireless communication and networks expert at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Even with service being restored, Hood said there are likely to be some changes following the incident. “This kind of outage will always trigger some kind of oversight.”