120,000 Illinoisans may lose SNAP food assistance starting Friday due to work requirements By Rebecca Johnson May 1, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. New federal requirements for SNAP recipients to work or volunteer for 80 hours a month...
Heidi Stevens: Women ‘will not be shamed into silent suffering’ in this menopause moment. Hallelujah By Heidi Stevens May 1, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Women are clearly done being sidelined, shushed, gaslit and otherwise disregarded the moment their bodies...
Technology allows Orland Park residents to receive mental health, housing resources By Olivia Stevens April 30, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Orland Park officials are promoting access to Care Solace, a hub for social services and...
US infant formula supply is ‘safe,’ FDA says after looking for potential contaminants By Jonel Aleccia April 29, 2026 at 3:50 p.m. A new analysis of chemicals in U.S. infant formula found reassuringly low levels of heavy...
Melton spotlights Gary’s efforts at public safety, blight elimination By Maya Wilkins April 29, 2026 at 2:34 p.m. Melton presented Gary's highlights in the past year, including lower crime rates, blight elimination and...
Illinois farmers hope Supreme Court protects state safeguards in Roundup cancer case By Christiana Freitag April 29, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. At the center of the lawsuit is glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, one of...
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s criminal sentence could be the last step before company dissolves By Geoff Mulvihill April 28, 2026 at 1:05 p.m. OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma could be dissolved and replaced by a company focused on the...
Former Fauci adviser indicted for allegedly concealing communications related to COVID-19 research By Associated Press April 28, 2026 at 12:58 p.m. A former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci was indicted on federal charges alleging he...
Former West Suburban Medical Center staff detail poor conditions leading up to its closure By Cam'ron Hardy April 29, 2026 at 4:39 p.m. Former West Suburban Medical Center staff decry broken air conditioning and elevators, space heaters, even...
CDC warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry By Jonel Aleccia April 27, 2026 at 3:13 p.m. At least 34 people in 13 states have been sickened with salmonella poisoning traced to...