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Sophia Moreno, left, and her twin sister, Isabella, play together in the backyard of their Shorewood home on June 25, 2015. Sophia has a severe allergy to peanuts that her sister does not share.

ER trips for kids with food allergies on rise in Illinois

August 18, 2019 at 7:54 p.m.

The rate of emergency room visits and hospitalizations of children with severe food allergy reactions nearly tripled in Illinois over five years, reports a new study released Friday by Northwestern...

Residents of Coal City explore the severe damage to homes on Mazon Street on June 23, 2015.

Social media, tech minimize tornado deaths: ‘My phone saved my butt’

August 18, 2019 at 7:53 p.m.

When the dark clouds and vicious winds gathered over north-central Illinois on Monday, many area residents didn't peer out their windows or check with neighbors. Instead, they headed straight to...

9 tornadoes confirmed in northern Illinois; Coal City twister hit 160 mph

May 22, 2019 at 8:14 p.m.

A powerful summer storm that included at least nine tornadoes tore through north-central Illinois late Monday, injuring at least a dozen people. The tornadoes damaged one town's high school and...

Scenes from the Coal City storm: ‘It sucked everything out of the house’

May 22, 2019 at 8:13 p.m.

Rick Druse and his family were taking shelter in their home when it suddenly lifted in the howling wind. "It shifted the whole house by 7 feet," Druse said Tuesday...

Andy Vota, with his dog, Bumper, a 3 1/2-year-old 150-pound English mastiff. Vota's home in Coal City was destroyed by a tornado, but Bumper was found safe in a nearby bean field.

Coal City: With the help of friends — and a copter — Bumper the dog is found

May 22, 2019 at 8:14 p.m.

As Andy Vota drove back to his Coal City home Monday night his heart was in his throat. He already knew that his house was gone – now he was...

Jacob Szafranski , ex-boyfriend of Karla Dunston, has been battling her in court about the use of frozen embryos created from his sperm and her eggs. She wants custody of the embryos, her last chance for a biological child; he objects to becoming a parent against his will. Szafranski lost his appeal to the Illinois Appellate Court on June 12, 2015, but his attorney said he plans to appeal.

Court gives frozen embryos to Chicago woman over ex-boyfriend’s objection

May 22, 2019 at 8:10 p.m.

Illinois appellate justices on Friday reaffirmed that a Chicago cancer survivor will get custody of three frozen embryos — her last chance to have a biological child — despite her...

Teacher-student contacts tightly regulated in sharp break from lax past

August 18, 2019 at 7:46 p.m.

When former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert appears Tuesday in federal court in Chicago for his arraignment, the public hopes to hear more about the secret that allegedly caused the...

Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert leaves Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago after sentencing on April 27, 2016.

Amid new Hastert allegations, Yorkville remains in disbelief

June 14, 2024 at 6:49 p.m.

Many of the few thousand folks who called Yorkville home watched with admiration and respect over the decades as Dennis Hastert rose from local coaching legend to speaker of the...

Ambivalence over plus-size and proud

August 18, 2019 at 7:42 p.m.

As I was unloading groceries at the checkout, my eyes fell on the cover of People magazine, featuring a size 22 supermodel who is reportedly taking the fashion world by...

Jailen Williams, a senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School and an aspiring engineer, will begin a paid internship at Exelon this summer soon after graduation. Exelon is joining a growing number of companies in offering real-world experience to younger students.

Employers hire high school students to build talent pipeline

August 18, 2019 at 7:31 p.m.

High school summer jobs are moving beyond lawn mowing and life guarding to career building. Aspiring engineer Jailen Williams, for example, will begin a paid internship next month at Exelon's...

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