Northwestern University opens
On this date, an energetic band of young Methodist brethren gathered in a law office over a hardware store at Lake and Dearborn Streets in Chicago. Led by John Evans,...
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Jurassic `bad boy’ had killer talents
A fierce prehistoric seagoing creature--an animal so bizarre it was dubbed "Godzilla" by scientists who found it--has been unearthed in a fossil-rich Argentine desert at the foot of the Andes....
Flu shot a hot item, but it’s very hard to find
As she scrambled to find flu vaccine for her village's residents, Mary Morgan, Mt. Prospect's human services director, could not help worrying Wednesday about one specific resident: her frail 94-year-old...
Ivan lashes Jamaica
As Florida braces for the possible impact of a third major hurricane, weather experts say it's true what we're thinking: This is not your average hurricane season. The eight named...
Medical school gets new name
The name Chicago Medical School on thousands of doctors' diplomas will become an artifact of history on Tuesday as the school, seeking to burnish its image, changes its name to...
Vaccinations may be factor in Army death
Military vaccinations may have played a role in the death of a Chicago-area Army reservist, prompting the Pentagon to evaluate its practice of inoculating troops against several diseases at once,...
Holes exist in state’s terror plans
Though Illinois has made strides in preparing for a biological or chemical attack, many shortcomings remain that experts say could magnify the effects of a retaliatory terror strike here. In...
Disaster a blow for space station too
The shuttle Columbia disaster is focusing new attention--favorable and unfavorable--on NASA's $100 billion International Space Station, a stadium-size structure orbiting 240 miles above Earth that is billed as the most...
Flight’s mission devoted to science
This was a research mission dedicated to science. All seven astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia were scientists with advanced degrees who worked 24 hours a day, in two alternating...
Some wary of state plan for smallpox vaccinations
State public health officials said Monday they will begin distributing smallpox vaccine to public health departments around the state for inoculation of hospital and other public health workers first in...