Flu season here; health officials urge vaccine
Flu season has officially begun, and though the risk of catching the disease is low this early in the season, health officials emphasize that everyone 6 months and older should...
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Striking Waukegan teachers, board seek progress in talks
Negotiations between Waukegan teachers and the school board continued well into Sunday night as participants held out hope for a tentative agreement to end the strike that began Oct. 2....
At Molly Glynn memorial, Chicago theater community celebrates one of their own
Members of Chicago's theater community laughed and cried through a joke-filled memorial Monday night for Molly Glynn, a longtime local actress who was remembered as kind and compassionate and as...
Skokie teen mourned as 4 charged in his slaying
Patricia Gadau wrestled with a swirl of emotions Sunday as hundreds gathered to mourn the death of her teenage son and as several men were arrested and charged in his...
Family, friends mourn slain Skokie teen
Family members and friends of 17-year-old Maxwell L. Gadau streamed into the First Presbyterian Church in Evanston on Sunday afternoon, filling the auditorium for the 3 p.m. memorial service. A...
Lawsuit: Company fired woman after breast cancer diagnosis
A woman filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court this week, claiming that her employer forced her off of the company's health insurance plan after she was diagnosed with...
Chicago Heights man died after choking on sandwich at hospital, lawsuit says
The sister of a Chicago Heights man with Down syndrome is suing St. James Hospital and Health Centers, alleging that her brother choked on a sandwich and died while in...
Lawsuit: Wrong sperm delivered to lesbian couple
A white Ohio woman is suing a Downers Grove-based sperm bank, alleging that the company mistakenly gave her vials from an African-American donor, a fact that she said has made...
At least 40 families displaced by Elk Grove apartment fire
A fire in Elk Grove Village damaged one wing of an apartment building and displaced at least 40 families Tuesday night. The fire started around 5:30 p.m. in a first-floor...
FAA hopes to restore full service at damaged facility by Oct. 13
The number of flights in and out of Chicago airports was steadily rising Sunday after a fire at an Aurora radar facility wreaked havoc on the nation's air-travel system, federal...