Fraud convictions of former Outcome Health executives upheld by appeals court By Lisa Schencker August 7, 2026 at 5:51 p.m. A three-judge panel for the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday affirmed a...
Kellogg says it’s removing artificial dyes from cereals by the end of this year By Dee-Ann Durbin August 6, 2026 at 5:21 p.m. The change comes a year ahead of schedule. Kellogg said last August that it would...
Senate committee votes to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questions By Eric Tucker August 6, 2026 at 5:59 p.m. A Senate committee voted along party lines Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt...
Oak Park Fire Department partners with U of I Fire Institute for cancer study By Cam'ron Hardy August 6, 2026 at 5:03 a.m. Oak Park joins the Illinois Firefighters Cancer Risk Study at the University of Illinois to...
Teen’s death in North Center highlights danger of electronic scooters: ‘They don’t make it very safe for them’ By Lila Hempel-Edgers August 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Alex Blacio is at least the third teenager to die this year in a crash...
New St. Coletta’s therapist discovers a link to her family history at Tinley Park agency By Janice Neumann August 6, 2026 at 4:59 a.m. Meghan Martewicz, a clinical therapist at St. Coletta’s of Illinois, found out a family member...
Disability advocates march on Gov. JB Pritzker’s office demanding more alternatives to nursing homes By Evgenia Anastasakos August 20, 2026 at 2:51 p.m. Over a dozen protesters attempted to enter the Chicago office of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker...
15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC says By Mike Stobbe August 5, 2026 at 4:43 p.m. Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have...
Chicago lab owner pleads guilty, cooperating against ex-Loretto Hospital executive in COVID-19 test scheme By Jason Meisner August 5, 2026 at 4:34 p.m. A Chicago lab owner pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring with fugitive ex-Loretto Hospital executive Anosh...
Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director, bringing new leadership to troubled agency By Mike Stobbe August 5, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease...