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Chicago businessman dies in Wyoming snowmobile crash

May 31, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

A Chicago business leader died Friday while traveling in Wyoming, according to one of his business partners and local media. Justin Heyman, a partner in Chicago-based private equity firm Acuity...

‘Heart sisters’ bond lives on, even after one’s death

December 14, 2018 at 6:54 p.m.

Niki Glass and Karen Tompkins formed an unbreakable bond while awaiting heart transplants at Northwestern Memorial Hospital three years ago. Nicknaming themselves the “heart sisters,” they supported one another through...

Volunteer Joe Chandler from the Hinsdale Rotary Club helps move an exhibit from the Robert Crown Center for Health Education, a nonprofit organization in Hinsdale on Jan. 26, 2018.

In wake of #MeToo movement, sex education evolves

December 15, 2018 at 2:06 a.m.

For millions of people who grew up in the Chicago area, learning about their bodies from Valeda, the transparent, computerized talking woman at the Robert Crown Center for Health Education...

Rebecca Labowitz, seen at work in Chicago on Jan. 17, 2018, has retired her blog "CPS Obsessed" after nine years. It helped CPS parents understand the complex school district.

After nearly a decade, ‘CPS Obsessed’ creator retires popular blog

December 15, 2018 at 12:54 a.m.

Rebecca Labowitz knew her blog had found its place in Chicago parenting culture when a stranger in a shared Uber ride casually referenced “CPS Obsessed” in conversation. “I said, ‘I...

Fattoum Bakir and her husband, Khaled Haj Khalaf, in their home in Skokie on Jan. 7, 2018. The Haj Khalaf family fled their native Syria, lived in a Turkish refugee camp and came to the United States, where they are adjusting to new lives.

Syrian family reunited in Chicago awaits green cards

December 14, 2018 at 9:53 p.m.

The smile has returned to Fattoum Bakir’s face, a symbol not only of happiness, but also of the resilience the Syrian refugee and her family have shown in their turbulent...

Director of Pharmacy Eureva Walker checks on the number of influenza vaccinations stored in refrigerators in Stroger Hospital's pharmacy department. All employees of the hospital are required to have the flu vaccine and all incoming patients are offered the vaccine.

Flu season hitting earlier, with dozens more outbreaks — and more severe symptoms

May 31, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

If you feel like everyone around you is sick, you may have good reason. Flu season seems to be peaking early in Illinois, with more than 100 more influenza outbreaks...

Navy dentist, thought to have been killed by ex, known for compassion and charity work

December 14, 2018 at 11:45 p.m.

Linette Lowe remembers that first impressions of Claire VanLandingham could be misleading. “She may have come off as a little bit shy or quiet,” said Lowe, a staff member at...

Ex-couple who died in Lake Forest shooting were Navy dentist and former Highland Park naturalist

May 31, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

The young woman who authorities said was gunned down in Lake Forest on Wednesday was a Navy officer and dentist who provided care to recruits from Naval Station Great Lakes....

The Lake County Major Crime Task Force works at the scene of a double shooting near the 600 block of North Western Avenue in Lake Forest on Jan. 3, 2018.

Woman serving in Navy, man are dead after shooting in Lake Forest, police say

May 23, 2019 at 10:06 a.m.

A woman serving in the Navy and a man died in a Lake Forest shooting that appears to have been part of a domestic dispute, authorities said Wednesday. Lake Forest...

Pedestrian killed in early-morning crash in Evanston

May 31, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

A 27-year-old man from Chicago was struck and killed by a vehicle Wednesday morning at Ridge Avenue and Howard Street in Evanston, according to police. The vehicle was still at...

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