Chicago public health officials are investigating the first case of measles detected in the city since 2019, according to a Thursday announcement.
City detects first case of measles in Chicago in 5 years
Category: Parenting and Family
After loss of tax credit money, anonymous donors help Catholic school in Cicero stay open
Contributions from anonymous donors Big Shoulders Fund allows St. Frances of Rome school in Cicero to remain open despite sunset of tax credit scholarships.
Ask the Pediatrician: What household chores are appropriate for children and teens?
Young children are naturally eager helpers. Take advantage of this and develop a culture of teamwork in your home. Most preschool age kids can start pitching in with some simple household tasks. This teaches them life skills and how to cooperate with a group (in this case, your family).
Can mixed reality technology help solve the blood shortage?
Samantha Peterson sat in a reclining chair with a headset stretched across her face. Colorful lights danced over her eyes as she peered around the room. Through the glasses, a holographic garden bloomed. Meanwhile, a narrow tube protruded from her forearm into a blood bag dangling below. She was the latest donor to try mixed reality technology at a blood drive at the Field Museum Tuesday. “It feels like I’m on drugs, in a cool way,” Peterson, 33, said with a laugh. “You’re in this beautiful forest. It helps to distract you.” The technology, launched by Abbott and Blood Centers […]
‘We’re not unicorns’: Husband donates kidney to wife at Loyola Medicine, showing possibilities for kidney transplants after age 70
If someone’s kidneys fail they have just two options in order to live — receive a kidney transplant or undergo taxing dialysis treatments. For elderly patients, choices are often more limited.
Columbia College president resigns following cut classes, historic adjunct faculty strike
Columbia College President resigns following budget woes, cut classes, historic adjunct faculty strike
A dozen senior couples, ranging in age from 80 to 90, renew wedding vows at Elmhurst retirement community
Jim and Carol Reasor met through their church youth group when they were just 16 and 14 years old. It was the beginning of a decades-long love story. After graduating from Purdue University together, they got married at that same Indianapolis church in 1956. “I thought she was a pretty, lively girl. She was very popular among my fraternity brothers,” Jim Reasor, 89, said with a laugh. They were one of a dozen couples who renewed their vows for Valentine’s Day at an Elmhurst senior living community Wednesday. Ranging in age from 80 to 90, their marriages spanned a collective […]
With tax credit scholarships expiring soon, schools and parents scramble to fund students’ tuition
When Cristina Moreno enrolled her daughter, Camila, in kindergarten last year at St. Frances of Rome in Cicero, she felt certain the school would provide a well-rounded education and social environment for years to come. Moreno, a single mother of two from Cicero, sends Camila to St. Frances with support from the Invest in Kids […]
Harvard Health: Why your doctor wants your blood pressure even lower
Q: My doctor keeps lowering my goal blood pressure and just added another medication. What’s changed?
CPS suggests starting school after Democratic National Convention for city’s ‘logistical needs’
The district suggests starting classes Monday, Aug. 26 – one week later than usual – after the Aug. 19-22 convention wraps up.