Little Village Hunger Strike Protests Hospital Transplant Policy
Reverend Luis Alvarengo of the United Church of Christ says it's a matter of life and death.
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Reverend Luis Alvarengo of the United Church of Christ says it's a matter of life and death.
Until today, students playing adaptive sports outside of school had to abide by a different set of rules in school. Governor Quinn has changed that, reports WBBM's Michele Fiore.
A batch of mosquitoes trapped in west suburban Aurora has tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Kane County Health Department.
Each year, more than 3,000 American children and teenagers die while playing sports from a heart problem they didn't know they had. Advocate Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn is working with the organization, Young Hearts for Life, to prevent such sudden deaths.
The city of Chicago is launching a new effort to try to stop young people from taking up smoking, by targeting menthol cigarettes.
Every summer we hear about bacteria like E. coli in the lake water which leads to swimming bans at some beaches, but what about the sand. The CBS 2 Investigators checked out what effect does the bacteria have on the beach.
Ever wonder how smart your dog is? Or what they're thinking? There is a new way to find out. CBS 2's Mary Kay Kleist shows us how you can put your dog to the test.
Trauma center deserts and the need for more trauma center services on the city's South Side were the focus of a news conference outside Jackson Park Hospital this morning.
Three days after it was closed for multiple city health violations, the upscale market Fox & Obel opened its doors to customers on Thursday.
This summer's first serious heat wave is already causing problems for a lot of people. CBS 2's Brad Edwards reports that at Stroger Hospital, doctors are seeing more heat-related health issues.
The American Cancer Society wants you! It's looking for 300,000 volunteers between the ages of 30 and 65, and who are cancer-free, to enroll in a 20-year study that seeks to answer the question, "what causes cancer?"
Now that mosquitoes in portions of the northwest and southwest sides have tested positive for the West Nile virus spraying will take place overnight.
Health inspection reports show an upscale River North grocery, currently shut down for violations, has repeatedly failed inspections over the past few years.
A Bon Jovi fan who missed the rocker's concert at Soldier Field last weekend, is getting a souvenir anyway, reports WBBM's Regine Schlesinger.
The Fire Department was warning Chicago residents not to use gasoline-powered machines indoors, after responding to a potentially deadly carbon monoxide leak in the Chatham neighborhood.
