Topic: University of Illinois at Chicago

Robert Remini dies, leaves legacy as Andrew Jackson scholar

Robert Remini dies: The Andrew Jackson scholar wrote at least 10 books about the former president. Robert Remini also wrote books about Mormon leader Joseph Smith and President John Quincy Adams.

600-year-old coin found in Kenya

'New' bacteria in Antarctic lake actually just contamination, say scientists

New type of bacteria discovered in lake beneath Antarctic ice

Gun control alone isn’t enough to halt violence, Obama says in Chicago

Ancient Antarctic microbes isolated for millennia may provide clues to alien life

Is that online review a fake?

Chicago schools chief out after run-ins with Mayor Rahm Emanuel

Could you live in 150 square feet? Cities try out micro-housing.

Chicago strike: Parents support teachers, but for how long? (+video)

Chicago teachers strike: Is Rahm Emanuel's test a challenge for Obama?

Chapter & Verse Book reviews: too nice and maybe also too fake?

Junk food laws aimed at schools may help curb childhood obesity

How Twitter is shaping the London Olympics, for better or worse (+video)

Opinion Why it won't be a problem if Marissa Mayer stumbles

Where is Jesse Jackson Jr.? As absence lengthens, pressure mounts.

In Chicago, heat and homicide stoke fear and frustration

Patrick Fitzgerald, nemesis of Rod Blagojevich, steps down

As IPO nears, millions of users still opt out of Facebook

Facebook IPO: Who's resisting Facebook and why

Share of working moms nearing all-time high, but has it gotten any easier?

Five tips to unplug your kids, get them out into nature

Chapter & Verse Festival of Faith and Writing: the conference that brought John Updike, Salman Rushdie to western Michigan

Chicago area called most corrupt in US. Why Rahm Emanuel is under fire.

Mayor's last-ditch effort to save Detroit would privatize 88,000 streetlights