New Osteoporosis guidelines, treatment offer options
It's no secret that women "of a certain age" are at risk for fractures from osteoporosis. But less clear is what to do about it. After reports about serious, although...
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Rx for a despairing world
Despite all the "best of" year-end lists, it doesn't seem like there was much to applaud about 2015. With mass shootings from Charleston, S.C., to Roseburg, Ore., and with gun...
After years of turmoil, 2 siblings in foster system land in loving home
In a tidy brownstone in North Lawndale, three people — two children and one widower — will be celebrating their first Christmas together as a family. Rufus Grayer Sr. adopted...
Child neglect citation dropped against mother who let kids play outside
An Illinois Appellate Court has thrown out a child neglect citation against a mother who had let her three young sons play unattended at a playground next to her apartment...
Crisis Center for South Suburbia provides safe haven from domestic violence
The mother opened the door with a broad smile, while her 12-year-old daughter, plugged into her music and doing homework, was oblivious to visitors. It could be a scene from...
Sexually transmitted infections continue to strike young adults
Much to the concern of public health officials, controlling three common sexually transmitted infections continues to be a challenge, especially among teens and young adults. The number of reported cases...
Kennedy Forum Illinois aims to end stigma around mental illness, addiction
When it launched last year, Kennedy Forum Illinois was a little-known advocacy group trying to improve mental health and addiction treatment, increase access and combat stigma — a battle that...
Youth programs like Fox Lake Explorers especially vulnerable, experts say
Tim Pederson loved the four years he spent as a part of Fox Lake Law Enforcement Explorer Post 300, learning about police work as a teen and donating his time...
State to launch public-private experiment to fund human services
Illinois' troubled child welfare system could soon become an investment opportunity for charities, banks and wealthy citizens under a public-private partnership experiment set to launch Tuesday. The project, first commissioned...
To combat sexual assault, colleges say yes to affirmative consent
For Blake Bullock, talking about sex is nothing new. As a peer educator at the University of Illinois, he leads discussions on everything from birth control to sexually transmitted diseases....