U of I pulls plug on Discovery Partners Institute plan at The 78

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1. U of I pulls plug on Discovery Partners Institute plan at The 78

The university reversed course just as preliminary construction had finally begun on the South Loop site.

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2. Columbia College had a huge drop in freshmen enrollment. Where does it go from here?

The embattled college is coming off a turbulent year that saw its president resign and staff members laid off in order to help close a $38 million budget deficit.

3. Mexican restaurant pushes to overturn pre-Prohibition, 3-block alcohol ban

The ban covers about three blocks, from Lincoln Avenue on the east to Damen Avenue on the west. That area has been dry since 1907.

4. Mansueto eyes Lincoln Yards, 78, Michael Reese sites for new soccer stadium

The Chicago Fire FC owner said he is "actively pursuing" construction of a new home stadium for the club and is targeting the three megaprojects as potential sites.

5. Target-anchored NW Side shopping center going up for sale

Delivered in mid-2020, the Northwest Side shopping center is now hitting the market as few new retail developments of its size are being built in Chicago.

6. Hinsdale says its anti-teardown program is working

Two years after village officials pivoted from trying to stop demolitions to offering incentives for keeping an old house standing, the approach seems to have slowed the teardown wave.

7. Dan McGrath: Reinsdorf has threatened to move the Sox before. This is different.

Even if talking to a Nashville squad is a ploy to win tax dollars for a new stadium, the Chairman won't be first in line at that spigot.

8. Chicago-area grocery stores now have DMV kiosks

The state installed the kiosks with the aim to expedite some services, such as registration renewals.

9. How Illinois Tech helped map out UChicago's hospital at home initiative

The process of condensing all the complexities of a hospital visit into a form that fits in a patient's home is a formidable one. Having a designer at the table can be a boon.

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