Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed By CHINEDU ASADU August 19, 2026 at 8:34 a.m. The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 5,000 cases, government data showed Wednesday, as responders...
Former addict puts ‘a seed of hope’ on stage in ‘Beyond the Door’ By Myrna Petlicki August 18, 2026 at 5:22 a.m. Lansing resident Denise Jones turned her fight against addiction into a book and award-winning play...
US school vaccination rates inch down yet again and exemptions reach record high By Mike Stobbe August 17, 2026 at 5:22 p.m. U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with...
Protecting mature trees from storms and disease can reduce Chicago deaths, study finds By Adriana Pérez August 19, 2026 at 11:59 a.m. Expanding city's tree canopy is just as important as planting new ones. A tiny increase...
Waukegan hospital’s financial fate remains up in the air: ‘Disappointed … this matter remains unresolved’ By Steve Sadin August 14, 2026 at 2:45 p.m. Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham said he wants Vista and AHS management to concentrate on healing...
Handy help for older residents now offered in Proviso Township for free By Steve Metsch August 14, 2026 at 11:54 a.m. Proviso Township’s Handyman Program takes care of small repairs for seniors for free thanks to...
Mokena woman loving life after repeated battles with rare cancer By Janice Neumann August 14, 2026 at 10:07 a.m. Regina Henneman was diagnosed with angiosarcoma and was treated at Northwestern Medicine St. George Cancer...
President Trump’s vaccine plan would require millions of individual shots last used decades ago By Matthew Perrone August 13, 2026 at 5:27 p.m. The biggest obstacles to President Donald Trump’s order on vaccines may be the logistical challenges...
Former NFL QB Matt Hasselbeck part of latest CTE frontier — diagnosing brain disease in the living By David Brandt August 12, 2026 at 10:20 a.m. Former NFL quarterback Matt Hasselbeck has participated in a study at Boston University to find...
Doctors say Trump’s vaccine order will raise fears, cause confusion and endanger kids By Laura Ungar August 12, 2026 at 8:20 a.m. Doctors say President Donald Trump’s new executive order on vaccines is misguided and likely to...