WHO chief lands in Congo, saying Ebola outbreak ‘can be stopped’ By Mark Banchereau May 29, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, to support...
Organizers ‘right-size’ La Grange Farmers Market as 30th season kicks off By Hank Beckman May 28, 2026 at 3:13 p.m. Opening day of the La Grange Farmers Market was a hit with shoppers and vendors...
Illinois HIV advocates seek $6.5M funding boost as Trump cuts threaten medication access for thousands By Jack O'Connor May 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Illinois HIV and AIDS advocates are warning officials that flat state funding combined with federal...
West Coast chemical emergencies raise questions about the safety of massive industrial tanks By Martha Bellisle May 27, 2026 at 9:50 p.m. A large tank containing a corrosive chemical at a Longview, Washington, paper mill ruptured on...
Nurses at Chicago’s Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital protest ‘crackdown’ on unionization efforts By Lisa Schencker May 28, 2026 at 10:47 a.m. Nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago rallied outside the facility Wednesday, protesting...
Uganda closes its border with Congo as cases of a rare Ebola type surge By Rodney Muhumuza May 27, 2026 at 4:51 p.m. Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered its border with Congo closed “with immediate effect” as suspected...
Potential Lockport data center development draws heavy public opposition By Evy Lewis May 27, 2026 at 2:44 p.m. Lockport mayor Steven Streit held a panel to discuss options for data center development, but...
Faith leaders, doctors press for West Suburban reopening, as hospital’s fate remains undecided By Lisa Schencker May 26, 2026 at 6:47 p.m. Faith leaders, doctors and employees gathered in front of West Suburban Medical Center on Tuesday...
California takes major step toward banning deadly quartz countertop work By Ethan Baron May 26, 2026 at 10:33 a.m. A "silicosis dashboard" run by the California Department of Public Health shows that as of...
Trump wraps up 3-hour medical visit to Walter Reed and declares ‘Everything checked out PERFECTLY’ By Collin Binkley May 26, 2026 at 1:28 p.m. President Donald Trump had another medical exam on Tuesday, putting his health under renewed public...