Kate Thayer

DePaul University student and veteran Mike Baumann, 32, looks through notes during his evening business calculus class in Chicago's Loop on Aug. 5, 2019.

Military veterans aren’t traditional students, but local colleges aim to ease the transition: ‘It is a culture shock when you get out’

September 19, 2019 at 3:34 p.m.

When DePaul University student Mike Baumann talks with his classmates, hearing what stresses them out, he thinks to himself, "Wait until you're older." Because of his age, Baumann, 32, feels...

Dr. Sunil Varma visits with patient Alexander Ho, 38, of Chicago, at Amita Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center on July 31, 2019. A new study suggests a scale that measures empathy should be included alongside other measures for medical school applicants.

It’s not all brain surgery: Future doctors should be tested for empathy, study says

August 1, 2019 at 1:32 p.m.

Heather Cianciolo can tell within minutes if she's going to like a doctor. "Ten minutes into a doctor's appointment and I know if it's going to be a waste of...

Don Ross, father of Jesse Ross, shows on May 20, 2017, one of the posters he sent to the Chicago Police Department as he and his wife continue to search for their son.

College student who vanished in Chicago more than 12 years ago subject of new documentary, ‘When I Last Saw Jesse’

July 24, 2019 at 2:41 p.m.

For six years, documentary filmmaker Brian Rose worked on a film about a case that still haunts him — the 2006 disappearance of Kansas City, Mo., college student Jesse Ross,...

Erin Merryn is the author of three books about surviving incest, including "Living for Today." She also speaks nationally on the subject.

Sexually abused as a child, Erin’s Law namesake wants prevention taught in all 50 states: ‘I’m going to make sure other kids don’t experience this’

July 24, 2019 at 12:14 p.m.

Still a teenager, Erin Merryn made a choice many adults couldn't make — to forgive those who had sexually abused her and to instead turn her anger into action. What...

Emily Dorner demonstrates how to use the Smart NICU2Home app to monitor her daughter, Sloane, on July 17, 2019.

Divorced women could revert to maiden name more easily under proposed law change. ‘It’s completely intrusive and ridiculous that I have to publicly announce this in a newspaper’

June 19, 2019 at 11:30 a.m.

Stephanie's last name is Johnson. Though she no longer wants it to be, she said it's too much work to change. But a new law, awaiting Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's...

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Military veterans aren’t traditional students, but local colleges aim to ease the transition: ‘It is a culture shock when you get out’

It’s not all brain surgery: Future doctors should be tested for empathy, study says

College student who vanished in Chicago more than 12 years ago subject of new documentary, ‘When I Last Saw Jesse’

Sexually abused as a child, Erin’s Law namesake wants prevention taught in all 50 states: ‘I’m going to make sure other kids don’t experience this’

Northwestern NICU app gives parents baby’s vital signs, updates to ease their minds

An Illinois professor helped develop a new emoji — for bubble tea

Instagram is trying to stop bullying. What parents can do to help.

DuPage Children’s Museum ups its game after new report shows young children at risk, regardless of where they live

Save a life in the next few days. Red Cross asks for blood platelet donations amid Chicago shortage.

Divorced women could revert to maiden name more easily under proposed law change. ‘It’s completely intrusive and ridiculous that I have to publicly announce this in a newspaper’