The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here’s how it could affect costs. By Ali Swenson July 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Millions of older adults on Medicare prescription drug coverage could face steeper monthly costs in...
Between prices and a diarrhea-causing parasite, lettuce is causing hard times at some restaurants By Dee-Ann Durbin July 30, 2026 at 8:10 a.m. Lettuce prices rose sharply in the first half of 2026 due to hot weather in...
NWI survey aims to create report card for disabled and senior citizens By Alexandra Kukulka July 29, 2026 at 4:02 p.m. Everybody Counts will be launching a survey and community forums to create a Northwest Indiana...
Anthony Fauci invokes the Fifth Amendment and declines to testify in GOP-led Senate panel’s COVID-19 hearing By Ali Swenson July 29, 2026 at 12:13 p.m. Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer dozens of questions from...
Community leaders press Gov. JB Pritzker to help reopen West Suburban and Weiss hospitals By Lisa Schencker July 28, 2026 at 5:50 p.m. A group of faith and community leaders are pushing the governor’s office to step in...
Summer meal program keeps kids fed as grocery costs rise By Evgenia Anastasakos July 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. As skyrocketing grocery costs and SNAP rollbacks strain families’ budgets, the Greater Chicago Food Depository...
3 Northwest suburban hospitals accused of not properly providing pricing information By Russell Lissau July 27, 2026 at 1:12 p.m. Three behavioral health hospitals in the Northwest suburbs are among the medical facilities the Trump...
Today in History: Americans with Disabilities Act signed By Associated Press July 26, 2026 at 3:30 a.m. On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, prohibiting...
Salmonella outbreak tied to eggs likely from Indiana-based company, investigators say By Associated Press July 25, 2026 at 12:01 p.m. Nearly 100 people in 17 states have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak tied to...
Today in History: First ‘test tube baby’ born By Associated Press July 25, 2026 at 3:30 a.m. On July 25, 1978, Louise Joy Brown, the first “test tube baby,” was born in Oldham,...