Centro Romero gives immigrants a helping hand
The Latino immigrants who come to Centro Romero are united by one simple goal: to acquire skills that will help them become successful Americans. Every year, thousands of newcomers find...
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Sexually-active teens should get IUDs: doctors group
With "Sesame Street" characters gracing the walls and building blocks on the floor, the pediatrician's office may seem like an unlikely place to discuss birth control. But concerns about teething...
Attorney appeals for breaks to pump milk during Illinois bar exam
By the time she sits for the Illinois state bar exam in February, Kristin Pagano will have spent more than $1,200 registering for the test and will have studied eight...
‘Normal Barbie’ Lammily brings average body to holiday toy season
When Barbie was launched in 1959, there was little debate over whether her cartoonish bust would obstruct a textbook or her permanently arched feet would make climbing the corporate ladder...
A retired Marine’s struggle to find some peace on homefront
Don Larson's bucolic Crystal Lake subdivision is a long way from Somalia, Iraq or any of the other war-torn locales where he served during his 23 years as a Marine....
Chicago actress’ sock drive helps memorialize friend
When Molly Glynn died in a tragic freak accident in September, Beth Lacke wanted to pay tribute to her friend in a way that truly reflected the late actor's reputation...
Patrick Kennedy discusses mental health and life away from politics
For 16 years, Patrick Kennedy served as a Democratic congressman from Rhode Island. But in 2011, he stepped down to start a new career as a mental health advocate. He...
What experts say about serial killers
If Darren Deon Vann did indeed kill multiple women in northwest Indiana, as law enforcement officials suspect, he would join a rare group of murderers who tend to prey on...
Doctors deluged with Ebola fears
Three cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the U.S., but fear is spreading at a much faster pace, experts said. Stevan Hobfall, a clinical psychologist at Chicago's Rush University...
U. of C. Medicine to take aim at hepatitis C
University of Chicago Medicine will receive a $6.2 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to battle hepatitis C in Chicago, mounting an all-out assault on the...