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Princess Estelle, Duchess of Ostergotland, Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Prince Oscar, Duke of Skane, leave the chapel after the 2017 christening of Sweden's Prince Gabriel in Stockholm.

After hostage incidents, proposed law would protect nurses from violence

December 13, 2018 at 8:54 a.m.

Nearly a year after nurses were taken hostage by inmates they were treating in two separate incidents at suburban hospitals, legislators are poised to put protections in place at all...

Umpire Kody O'Connor puts on his gear prior to officiating a 14U softball game at Pioneer Park in Niles, on May 1, 2018.

Youth sports faces shortage of refs who ‘don’t want to stand there and take the abuse’

December 13, 2018 at 8:56 a.m.

From his position behind home plate, umpire Kody O'Connor watched a young base runner trip and fall into the catcher, sending both boys tumbling. He saw it as an unintentional,...

Duckworth baby brings ‘Senate into 21st century’

December 14, 2018 at 12:13 p.m.

Following the birth of Sen. Tammy Duckworth's baby last week, the U.S. Senate took a historic step Wednesday by voting to allow its members to bring babies onto the chamber...

Kelley Kitley with her children Connor, 12, Maggie, 10, Murphy, 7 and Emma, 5 at their home in Oak Park, Ill.

‘Binge drinking has become completely normalized’: Has boozy mom culture gone too far?

August 19, 2019 at 3:53 a.m.

Social media feeds are rife with memes depicting exhausted women guzzling wine in giant glasses, with phrases like, "Technically, you're not drinking alone if your kids are home." They refer...

Metra customer Alma Valdez purchases a ticket using a self-service machine at Union Station in downtown Chicago on April 3, 2018.

Metra to end ticket sales on its website, but Ventra app unaffected

December 14, 2018 at 9:52 a.m.

As a cost-cutting measure, Metra plans to discontinue online ticket sales, which have been declining for years, according to agency officials. Ceasing sales on its website will save Metra more...

Synthetic pot warning issued as number of users experiencing severe bleeding jumps to 32

May 23, 2019 at 12:40 a.m.

State and local health officials have issued a warning about a synthetic pot in Illinois that has caused users to experience severe bleeding. On Friday, the Illinois Department of Public...

La marihuana sintética causa sangrado severo en ojos y oídos

December 14, 2018 at 6:10 p.m.

, médico en la sala de emergencia del Hospital Advocate Good Samaritan, en Downers Grove. “No se espera que haya sangrado, al menos no en una población tan amplia y...

Family, friends mourn Des Plaines family killed in crash

December 14, 2018 at 6:06 p.m.

Family and friends mourned at a funeral service Thursday for three members of a Des Plaines family killed in a car crash while the lone surviving member, a teenage boy,...

Police and firefighters investigate at a hazmat scene at the JenCare medical center at Cermak Road and Cuyler Avenue in Berwyn on March 27, 2018.

Chemical spill at Berwyn medical clinic sends 15 people to the hospital, officials say

December 14, 2018 at 5:48 p.m.

Fifteen people were hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after a spilled substance at a Berwyn medical clinic sickened employees and patrons, fire officials said. Just before 3 p.m., Berwyn firefighters were called...

Park Ridge hospital mourns ‘wonderful colleague’ killed in Des Plaines crash while it continues to treat his injured son

May 23, 2019 at 4:56 a.m.

A Des Plaines teen who was the lone member of his family to survive a car crash remained hospitalized Tuesday at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, where his dad worked, officials...

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