AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoFood Insecurity: A new Greater Chicago Food Depository report with NORC finds hunger is worsening, with about 35% of Chicago households facing food insecurity and roughly 1 in 3 families lacking consistent access to adequate food, especially on the South and West sides. Public Health & Tech: Southern Illinois University Carbondale researchers say NASA-backed work can turn plastic bottles and farm waste into protein-rich “microbites” cookies using engineered yeasts—an approach aimed at feeding astronauts and tackling waste. AI Governance: A watchdog report says universities are embedding DEI concepts like “algorithmic bias,” “social good,” and “equity” into AI programs, raising concerns about how AI is taught and steered. Illinois Tech & Industry: Grenzebach Additive Solutions will debut an end-to-end automation offering for additive manufacturing at IMTS 2026 in Chicago, focusing on connecting printing, postprocessing, and material flow. Local Tech Policy: Illinois lawmakers and officials are reacting to backlash against data centers and AI, including moves to pause or reshape tax incentives while regulators consider new rules. Energy Grid: A policy push argues Illinois and other states should expand highway rights of way for transmission lines to relieve congestion and speed clean power delivery.
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