Kate Thayer

York Community High School journalism students Grace Moriarty, from left, Cece Lampa, Holly Kauck and Michael Moriarty, foreground, research and discuss ideas Feb. 6, 2019, for a national project to write obituaries for children who have died in the past year due to gun violence.

‘Nobody is safe’: Local teens write obituaries to memorialize children killed by guns since Parkland

February 12, 2019 at 5:20 p.m.

Some hadn’t yet celebrated their first birthday; others were on the cusp of adulthood. Some died by accident; others were killed by someone they knew; still others were murdered by...

Patient services representative Christina Augustine helps a client at an intake desk, Feb. 7, 2019, at the Howard Brown Health Center in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago.

No new HIV cases by 2030? Advocates in Chicago applaud Trump goal but question how it will be carried out.

February 7, 2019 at 5:23 p.m.

After state and national leaders announced efforts to eliminate the spread of HIV over the next decade, those involved in prevention efforts in Chicago applauded the plan but questioned how...

Necessary? Not really. Satisfying? Totally. Take 10 minutes (or an hour, if you have a small library) to organize your bookshelves by genre, size or color.

Keeping the kids entertained, parents sane and the house in working order with cold weather and spotty internet

May 22, 2019 at 6:48 a.m.

Cookies baked in ovens while Lego cities took form in living rooms. Remnants of craft projects piled high on kitchen tables, and yes, the TV was turned on. Parents worked...

Edgar Gutierrez pulls his daughter Martha, 10, on a sled on the hill near Montrose Beach on Jan. 28, 2019.

Behind-the-scenes look at how schools decide to close for severe weather: Safety, state laws and snow-day assignments

January 30, 2019 at 11:50 a.m.

They’re the words kids go to sleep dreaming about: “Snow day!” But for school officials, the decision to close schools for weather conditions like this week's one-two punch of snow...

Veterinarian Natalie Marks, right, examines a dog named Finnley with Jennie Skinner on Jan. 23, 2019, at Blum Animal Hospital in Lakeview.

Veterinarians work to prevent suicide as study finds increased risk: ‘There is absolutely nothing weak about asking for help’

February 1, 2019 at 2:13 p.m.

Feeling overwhelmed and overworked, Dr. Natalie Marks, a veterinarian and new mom, looked at herself in the mirror one day and didn’t recognize the person staring back at her. “I...

Students left to right: Xavier Allen, Avery Hendrix, Diana Tolentino, and Janelle Marchan react to 8-year-old Portuguese waterdog, Luna, at Lane Tech College Prep on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019 in Chicago.

‘We’re trying to get them to chill out a little bit.’ Lane Tech brings in therapy dogs to ease students’ stress before exams

January 25, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.

Students shrieked, hugged and cried tears of joy Wednesday as they snuggled with certified therapy dogs at Lane Tech College Prep, an activity designed as a break from the demands...

New guidelines from the American Psychological Association point to research that shows traits like stoicism, competitiveness and aggression — commonly associated with masculinity — can be problematic for men and boys.

‘There are a number of ways to be a man’: New guidelines for psychologists are intended to help in treatment of men and boys

July 1, 2019 at 12:52 a.m.

There are many ways to be masculine, and if men and boys move beyond traditional gender stereotypes, they could avoid certain mental health and behavioral issues, according to new guidelines...

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