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Assistant State's Attorney Matt Rodgers hands a sheet over to Kane County Child Advocacy Center Executive Director Deb Bree at the start of the day March 6 at the Kane County Judicial Center in St. Charles. Bree, after a two-year battle with colon cancer, died Thursday.

Kane County Child Advocacy Center leader who ‘ferociously protected’ victimized kids dies after battle with cancer

August 31, 2020 at 7:33 a.m.

Deb Bree, who worked to help victimized children as the executive director of the Kane County Child Advocacy Center, died Thursday after a two-year battle with colon cancer. She fiercely...

Midwife Karie Stewart, left, visits Stephanie Ivey and her 1-month-old daughter, Maliani, at her home in Chicago on Aug. 27, 2020.

Chicago still doesn’t have standalone birthing centers, even as options for pregnant women on the South and West sides are dwindling

September 1, 2020 at 4:45 p.m.

Nina-Marie Rueda delivered her first child at a hospital. During her second pregnancy, she knew she wanted a more intimate setting. She chose a standalone birthing center. She just hoped...

Lawrence Underwood, standing, a registered nurse with Christian Community Health Center, prepares to administer a free COVID-19 test outside Apostolic Faith Church on South Indiana Avenue in Chicago on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020.

Pastors and health care providers partner to offer free COVID-19 tests and other needs for Chicago residents at area churches

August 26, 2020 at 6:10 p.m.

In an effort to provide free COVID-19 testing, flu vaccinations and other needs, multiple churches on the South and West sides offered free health care services this week in a...

Making constant decisions that seem weighty can create stress and decision fatigue.

The stress of dealing with COVID-19 is causing decision fatigue. Here’s how to cope.

August 31, 2020 at 3:19 p.m.

Even before the pandemic, making constant decisions daily could create stress. COVID-19 has added weight to small and big decisions alike. Should I pick up takeout? Do I send my...

Facing a no-visitor hospital policy, Lakeview woman begs to see her terminally ill husband

August 15, 2020 at 7:41 p.m.

Christine Jeras just wanted to hold her terminally ill husband's hand. Kevin Jeras has been fighting pancreatic cancer, which is now at stage 4, for almost two years. On Monday,...

Nurses organize medical equipment in patient care areas for the OB-GYN unit at Advocate Trinity Hospital on the South Side of Chicago on Aug. 12, 2020.

Trinity Hospital reopening labor ward as Mercy plans to close, but South Side women are still stuck in a birthing ‘desert’

August 28, 2020 at 12:45 p.m.

A South Side hospital will reopen its labor ward next week, adding 35 beds to a community still facing a dearth of options amid the planned closure of one of...

Jessi Allender hangs out with her children, Coral, 8, and Martin, 4, in the courtyard of their Hyde Park home on Aug. 5, 2020. Allender has mixed feelings as she prepares to send her children back to Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School five days a week.

‘Kids do best when they know what’s coming’: How parents can navigate back-to-school anxiety, whether students are in class or learning remotely

August 10, 2020 at 2:31 p.m.

In some ways, Jessi Allender feels lucky her children can return to school for in-person learning in the fall. As a single mom, she feels relief at the ability to...

Kimberly Villanueva, left, takes part in intubating a mannequin with other students during a class at Rush University Medical Center on July 31, 2020.

One of the biggest hurdles for COVID-19 patients is breathing. Respiratory therapists help make it happen, but the field is dwindling.

August 4, 2020 at 2:08 p.m.

They are the people who help patients awaken from sedation and take their first breath. Often unsung in the COVID-19 crisis, respiratory therapists focus on helping people breathe — job...

Moms and daughters growing closer during coronavirus pandemic, survey finds: ‘I could see her, really, really see her.’

August 1, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

Many parents have felt the stress of balancing being a parent, a de facto teacher and a child's sole entertainer during months stuck at home amid the coronavirus pandemic. But...

Karen Leone is seen at her home on July 29, 2020, in Chicago. Leone donated her bone marrow in June to a 7-year-old boy with Hodgkin lymphoma.

Chicago mom of 4 donates bone marrow to 7-year-old boy she doesn’t know. ‘You just want to protect them.’

July 30, 2020 at 3:10 p.m.

It all started at Lollapalooza. Arriving at the music festival last year, Karen Leone, 55, saw people at a booth, waving. She walked over and found out they were from...

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