Alison Bowen

Discover your home’s history with tips from a Chicago expert’s workshop

February 26, 2020 at 7:55 p.m.

Every building has a story — and Matt Wicklund has always wanted to know them. With a career in architectural history and a passion for preserving significant Chicago buildings, Wicklund...

A Big Bird children's chair holds a shoveled on-street parking spot at Whipple Street and Sunnyside Avenue on Chicago's Northwest Side on Jan. 12, 2009.

February snow getting you down? March can be the hardest weather month in Chicago. Here’s how to get through it.

February 26, 2020 at 12:15 p.m.

After boarding an airplane headed to Chicago from Orlando on Monday night, we were welcomed by a flight attendant to "service to reality." Certainly, we weren't the only Chicagoans on...

Less than 5% of pregnant women have good heart health, according to a Northwestern Medicine study. Younger women and African Americans are most affected by poor cardiac health.

Less than 5% of pregnant women have good heart health, according to Northwestern study. Experts say doctors need to do more in response.

February 25, 2020 at 4:03 p.m.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death during pregnancy and the postpartum period, and U.S. health experts are working to better understand why so many moms are dying. But...

Real estate agents in states where marijuana is legal discussed how it impacts the housing market.

Smells impacting sales, rules against growing: How the real estate market is influenced by legal marijuana

February 12, 2020 at 11:47 a.m.

As Illinoisans continue to adjust to life in a state with legalized recreational marijuana, some real estate agents have their eye on how the 2020 change will impact home sales....

How to make a long-distance relationship work

February 12, 2020 at 4:08 p.m.

The longest distance Matthew Harris and Maya Thompson were ever apart was more than 20 hours in the air — or the amount of time it takes to fly from...

The appearance of Lebanese band Mashrou' Leila was relocated from Northwestern's campus in Doha to Evanston.

Safety concerns for Lebanese band, whose lead singer is openly gay, prompt Northwestern to move event from Doha to Evanston

February 5, 2020 at 4:10 p.m.

Northwestern University's Evanston campus will host a Lebanese band whose event at its Qatar campus was canceled this week due to safety concerns. Justin Martin, an associate professor in residence...

Doctors who treat young people after an overdose should connect more to resources for getting treatment, a new study finds.

Teens who overdose on opioids often don’t get follow-up treatment within 30 days. ‘We just wouldn’t accept (this) for other pediatric illnesses.’

February 3, 2020 at 2:37 p.m.

Teenagers who land in emergency rooms after overdosing on opioids can benefit from adults who connect them to resources and addiction services right away. But that often doesn't happen, according...

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