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10 years after pit bull attack, teen heals through art and dreams of helping others

May 22, 2019 at 11:51 p.m.

The boxes stacked in the living room held all the things Joshua Dixon thought he would need in a dormitory. Bedsheets and a matching comforter. Bluetooth speakers, a computer printer...

After treatment for serious illness, NBC-5 anchor Rob Stafford returning to air

May 22, 2019 at 11:51 p.m.

NBC-5 News anchor Rob Stafford will return to the air Monday, after months of grueling treatment for a rare blood disorder that gave him a harrowing look at "my own...

Boys line the basement walls of West Pullman Elementary School in Chicago, as students take part in an atomic bomb drill on April 18, 1952, keeping their heads and eyes covered.

‘Panic not something we should embrace’: Keeping cool heads amid new nuke fears

May 22, 2019 at 11:48 p.m.

As President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un exchange ever-more-threatening rhetoric about using nuclear missiles, Jessica Mackinnon of Oak Park has been watching cable news obsessively, in...

Grace Giangreco, 18, left, and Nialie Pompilus, 16, helped stir debate over Evanston's cotillion, which involves a select group of junior and senior girls from Evanston Township High School.

As Evanston students end ‘elitist’ cotillion, other events remain strong

June 3, 2018 at 12:19 a.m.

For the first time in decades, a select group of juniors and seniors from Evanston Township High School will not spend the fall choosing formal gowns, practicing a father-daughter dance...

After initial euphoria, Syrian refugees grieve for life they left behind

May 11, 2019 at 6:30 a.m.

Three months ago, members of the Haj Khalaf family sat happily on the couch in their Skokie apartment, overjoyed to finally be free from the dangers of war in Syria,...

Dr. Robert Jordan smiles at a retirement event at Smith Park in Chicago Heights on July 29, 2017, held in honor of his 40-year career.

‘Fair-Well Fest’ retirement party honors longtime Chicago Heights pediatrician

May 22, 2019 at 11:45 p.m.

For more than 35 years, Dr. Robert Jordan treated children in south suburban communities, offering routine check-ups, immunizations and important medical consultations in an area where private practice pediatricians were...

Shoulder-baring yearbook photo reignites debate on high school dress codes

May 22, 2019 at 11:44 p.m.

A 17-year-old Park Ridge girl who was told her senior portrait was not appropriate for the yearbook because she wore an off-the-shoulder sweater has reignited ongoing debate about school dress...

Chicago blood supply critically low, American Red Cross says

May 22, 2019 at 11:40 p.m.

Blood banks serving the Chicago area are at a critically low level not seen in several years, forcing postponement of surgeries in at least one hospital, officials said. The American...

Colette VanHoutan, 2, hangs out under a bench at McCollum Park while her mother, Jen, comforts her older sister, Laine, after Laine had a seizure June 11, 2017, in Downers Grove.

Parents’ crusade against deadly Batten disease brings hope, heartbreak

June 3, 2018 at 10:20 a.m.

Four-year-old Noah VanHoutan seemed to be getting better. The seizures that shook his body and rattled his parents' nerves were less frequent with a special diet and medication. His balance...

Clifton Hardwidge, 28, dances with group home worker Kimberly Johnson at the home in Downers Grove on May 4, 2017. Group home manager Barbara White said not being able to pay workers more leads to fluctuations in staffing.

Shortage of caregivers for people with disabilities intensifies statewide

May 22, 2019 at 11:23 p.m.

In the past year, Tom and Rosemary Bellaire have grown accustomed to distraught phone calls in the middle of the night from their son, Rob, who lives in a residential...

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