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At Gateway, which provides addiction treatment to patients including opioid-addicted pregnant women, Dr. Roueen Rafeyan speaks with a patient while a student shadows him.

How to help babies born to opioid-addicted mothers? Keep them with mom

December 12, 2018 at 5:31 p.m.

Jessica King’s daughter was in the intensive care unit. The newborn was twitching, and doctors were monitoring her for symptoms such as vomiting and sweating. King, 35, felt devastated to...

New cartoon series aims to simplify understanding of addiction

December 12, 2018 at 10:13 p.m.

Addiction awareness advocates hope a new cartoon series aimed at explaining the science behind addiction — and addressing some misconceptions — leads to more understanding about the disease. The series...

Boriana Tchernookova on her quest for a dress.

The Billy Goat curse of wedding dress shopping? Co-owner’s fiancee is on the hunt

May 12, 2019 at 11:37 p.m.

Surely, Boriana Tchernookova thought after her 2016 engagement, it couldn’t be that hard to find a wedding dress. After all, she didn’t need a lavish ensemble. But Tchernookova soon became...

Liver cancer death rates rise 43 percent in U.S., CDC reports

August 19, 2019 at 3:56 a.m.

Liver cancer death rates jumped 43 percent, according to a report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The research collected data from adults 25 and older...

Colton Underwood, a contestant on "The Bachelorette," revealed to Becca Kufrin that he is a virgin.

So how do you tell someone you’re a virgin? ‘Bachelorette’ spurs conversation

December 12, 2018 at 9:01 p.m.

On Monday’s episode of “The Bachelorette” — where dozens of men suit up to compete for the heart of, this season, Minnesota publicist Becca Kufrin — one of the suitors...

Chef Nichelle Benford, owner of Dream Chef Kitchen in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood, rings up customers orders during the lunch time rush at the restaurant and event space.

From prison to pioneer: a chef’s dream to transform one Chicago corner

May 31, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

The flowers by the door of Dream Chef Kitchen aren’t real. But on a dreary day in March, they offered a hopeful note of what might eventually grow. Growth is...

A France soccer fan celebrates his team's victory in the Round of 16 against Argentina with Brazilian fans in Moscow, Russia, on June 30, 2018. France will play Uruguay on Friday.

5 things to know about the World Cup before attending that holiday barbecue

December 12, 2018 at 8:30 p.m.

You’ve seen the soccer matches on TVs around town. You know there have been some upsets. But for many Chicagoans, summer sports zero in on baseball. (Jon Lester? A three-run...

Nail polish, Legos, coloring books: Chicago shelters hosting immigrant children ask for donations and volunteers

December 13, 2018 at 7:22 a.m.

Two organizations hosting immigrant children who have been separated from their parents are accepting donations. Evelyn Smith, an administrator at Des Plaines-based Maryville Academy, said five children who arrived from...

Volunteers help walk dozens of women and their children, many fleeing poverty and violence in Honduras, Guatamala and El Salvador, to a relief center following their release from Customs and Border Protection on June 22, 2018, in McAllen, Texas.

Chicago lawyers volunteer to help families separated at border

December 13, 2018 at 7:08 a.m.

Chicago attorneys are mobilizing to help immigrant children who have been separated from their families at the southern border. Kristen Harris, Chicago chapter president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association,...

Alexander, 24, walks along the lake path near his home in Lakeview. He has applied for asylum, because he said returning to Russia will put him at risk of harassment or violence because he is gay.

‘Chicago changed me’: For Russian man seeking asylum, celebrating Pride in a way he couldn’t at home

December 13, 2018 at 6:45 a.m.

A toddler stands in his childhood home near Moscow, wearing a pink skirt. His face radiates joy. Looking at the photo on his phone, Alexander recalled his mother laughing. It...

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