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At the risk of breaking up all the gridiron fun this Thanksgiving weekend, we want to remind parents of the dangers head injuries pose — even to the youngest tackle football players.
Organizations offer free meals, a dinner table and a ‘family’ environment for those who need it. Arepas were a top choice at one spot. ‘I’m feeling the warmth’ a guest said.
The department launched an investigation after receiving complaints of stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhea after consuming food at a $1 burrito event for Northwestern students at Big Wig Tacos & Burritos, the department said.
In Illinois, some right-wing groups want to ban in vitro fertilization. Because of these zealots, in January our governor and state lawmakers enacted a law protecting people’s decisions to use IVF to have children.
Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones said, “You have to understand how devastating the Sept. 17 flooding was…some residents have lost everything in the house.”
For those who get bitten by a dog, the most important thing to do is to get medical treatment to prevent infection, says a personal injury lawyer.
The state has essentially said “do more with less,” and we have, but there comes a point when stretching a dollar eventually tears it in two, a nursing home administrator writes.
The 75-year-old seafood restaurant at 3259 E. 95th St. passed an inspection Friday after being closed since Oct. 31, Chicago Department of Public Health records show.
A record number of people are expected to use Illinois’ airports during the Thanksgiving week as COVID-19-related hospitalizations have surged — prompting experts to warn travelers to take precautions.
At least 34 children in 22 states, including Illinois, have reportedly been sickened by lead poisoning.
The filings claim the beauty brands ‘intentionally targeted Black and Brown women,’ as well as teenagers and children without warning them of the potential effects of the chemical ingredients.
The $16.77 billion plan, approved 41-8, holds the line on taxes and increases spending for an array of popular programs. But it also relies on one-time revenues and budgets far too little for the migrant crisis.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first budget is expected to sail through the Chicago City Council on Wednesday. It’s balanced in part with $786.5 million in one-time revenues. The search for new revenue sources has been punted to a Council subcommittee.
The union’s demands include a raise of the minimum hourly wage from $16.07 to $21, affordable health insurance, layoff protection, remote work options and negotiations before changes of job duties.
Ald. Bill Conway moved to ban bullhorns, speakers from streets around Family Planning Associates, 659 W. Washington Blvd., after ‘increasingly aggressive’ protests during which activists would ‘harass’ and stop women.
Dr. Olusimbo “Simbo” Ige, managing director of programs at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, becomes the first Black woman to serve as Chicago’s public health commissioner.
Dwayne Patterson served aboard the USS Carl Vinson. His heart transplant was at Northwestern Medicine, which operates a clinic at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago to treat advanced heart failure.
The Chicago Department of Public Health shut down Calumet Fisheries Oct. 31.
City officials say the most problematic metals and chemicals have been removed. State environmental officials will have to sign off before the project is finalized.
The president is ordering cities to replace lead pipes for drinking water within a decade. Chicago is getting at least 40 years to fix the problem.
The sheriff’s office said that of the 16 people who died in custody at the jail, five were overdoses and four were due to natural causes. Two were slain.
Current and former tenants of Gary Carlson alleged they’ve had problems with bedbugs, mold, roaches and repairs. The city has 71 active housing court cases against him, with the latest hearing scheduled for Thursday.
In the U.S., 14 million adults have symptomatic knee osteoarthritis and more than 600,000 undergo total knee replacement surgery each year at a cost of $30,249.
After leading Chicago through the COVID-19 pandemic, the city’s public health commissioner was fired by Mayor Brandon Johnson.
The shift from smoking to vaping is indisputably an improvement in terms of health risks, so making e-cigarettes less attractive to current and former smokers is detrimental.
The network of the county medical service provider was hacked between March and May. Potentially affected patients have been offered credit report monitoring and identity theft protection.
Demands made by Howard Brown Health Workers United include equitable living wages, affordable health insurance, union rights, layoff protections and notices, overtime pay for shifts longer than eight hours, remote work options and negotiations before the changes of job duties.
The money is expected to help the city replace 30,000 lead service lines — out of more than 400,000 — the largest number in the country.
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