University of Illinois at Chicago

A team of international scientists, including Mexican researcher Nora Vázquez Laslop, discovered manikomycin, an antibiotic that targets a previously unexplored site on bacterial ribosomes, potentially offering new solutions to antibiotic resistance. The compound was isolated from Streptomyces rimosus, a soil bacterium known for producing other antibiotics.

Cook County will delay property tax bills by at least two months this year. Professor David Merriman from UIC will discuss the systemic issues causing the delay.