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Chicago-Kent Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro: Bring Chicago Home Is a Legal Ballot Measure

Chicago Tribune

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.

Professor Cindy Hood: AT&T Outage Speaks to Reliance on Cellular Carriers

CBS2 Chicago

“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.”

Assistant Mark Roman Miller Reveals What Apple's New Vision Pro Headset Might Do to Our Brain

Scientific American

Mark Roman Miller, an assistant professor at Illinois Institute of Technology, sees augmented reality devices as extraordinary tools, but he warns that they also carry enormous potential for counterproductive distraction. He says he “treats his smartphone like his shoes” by leaving it at the door when he comes home. Augmented and mixed-reality devices could further exacerbate the problem of divided attention that many smartphone users already encounter, he says.

Assistant Professor David Lampert Details Latest Efforts in Studying Our Local Water Systems

WGN Radio

“I know a lot of people use water filters at home, and I’m someone who doesn’t because I trust in the water, that we’re doing a good job treating it and that it’s safe,” said David Lampert, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering. “The EPA has lots standards that are required from any sort of a public water system, and I know that Chicago works really hard to make sure that we’re meeting those standards and that the water is safe to drink. I personally always make sure that I drink water straight out of the tap just as my way of advertising that that’s one of our products that we believe in.”

Efforts to Restrict Travel for Abortion Access in Texas Likely Run Afoul of Constitution, Says Professor Noah Smith-Drelich

Texas Tribune

“The constitutional provisions that protect your right to travel from, for example, Texas to Washington, include some provisions that may not protect your right to travel within the state of Texas,” said Noah Smith-Drelich, law professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law. “I think it’s a reflection of just how important, how fundamental travel is, that there are multiple different constitutional protections that say you can't limit travel without a really good reason.”