Tour De Cure Raising Money To Fight Diabetes
Angela Brooks, a volunteer for the American Diabetes Association and captain for the Major Taylor Cycling Club of Chicago talks about the race.
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Angela Brooks, a volunteer for the American Diabetes Association and captain for the Major Taylor Cycling Club of Chicago talks about the race.
Thousands of people were getting on their bikes this weekend to help fight diabetes, including CBS 2's Derrick Young, and George Spatz, who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when he was 40 years old.
A Harvard study came up with some interesting conclusions about what shoppers may be more likely to buy when they're saving the environment. CBS 2's Mary Kay Kleist reports.
There is no timetable for resuming production, Lowe said. Jeni's is temporarily closing its 21 retail shops because there isn't enough ice cream to keep them stocked.
Inside a lab at IU School of Medicine, Dr. Molly Duman-Scheel has been killing mosquitoes by the thousands.
There are new ways to see the doctor without ever leaving home. CBS 2's Erin Kennedy reports.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel pledged $5 million for 100,000 eye exams for CPS students. Part of the money comes from raising the city cigarette tax.
If you have a yard or a garden, you might want to ask some questions next time you're buying flowers or seedlings at a nursery or anywhere plants are sold.
Patient numbers have been low so far in the Illinois medical marijuana program. A daylong event planned Saturday in Chicago aims to answer questions for patients who've been on the fence.
Safety experts have published a list of things most likely to kill you as part of National Safety Month. The National Safety Council said knowing the odds of dying can empower people to make better choices.
The virus was found in Southern Illinois, but it's only a matter of time before it shows up in the Chicago area, health officials say.
"Tuesday she's going to walk down the aisle, and I'm probably going to cry like a baby. I won't be able to control my emotions," said Sue Sweet, whose daughter, Rachel Sweet, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at age 4.
The next couple weeks could be a bit of a roller coaster ride for mosquito activity in the Chicago area.
The Illinois Department of Health says warm weather means the onset of West Nile Virus, carried by mosquitoes, and a slew of insect-related diseases, carried by ticks.
Puerto Rican drug addicts who have been sent to Chicago with the promise of world-class drug treatment have been ending up homeless, and a state lawmaker thinks they might be victims of identity theft.
