Kate Thayer

Imagine trying to wake your teenage son for the day and instead seeing his lifeless body. Imagine trying to revive him, calling 911 and then screaming for paramedics not to...

Photographs of smiling faces are propped up against the wall or displayed in frames atop long tables. Beside them are memory boxes and handwritten notes penned by family members. "I...

A new study that shows adolescents are attempting suicide by overdose at increasing rates is further evidence that the pervasive public health problem needs more conversation and money, experts say....

Ahead of state legislators' return to Springfield next week, supporters of controversial legislation that would mandate patient-nurse staffing ratios in all hospitals in Illinois are touting a report released this...

Sebastian Jurczak took his first machine shop class during his freshman year at East Leyden High School in Franklin Park. It sparked an interest in manufacturing classes, and he expanded...

Despite more women running for public office, gender bias still holds women back, according to a new analysis from Georgetown University. The report, released Tuesday, states that about 13 percent...

Just a year after becoming a Catholic priest, Doug Langner said the loneliness started to creep in. "You would go through times of (thinking), wouldn't it be nice to just...

Teaching “no means no” in sex education isn’t enough, according to a proposal in the Illinois legislature that would require Illinois schools that offer sex education to provide more thorough...

As yet another controversy swirls around women wearing leggings — this time after a self-described “mother of sons” complained about Notre Dame students wearing the garment at a Catholic Mass...