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Governor Quinn went to Eisenhower High School in Blue Island this afternoon and signed a bill inspired by a former Eisenhower football player, Rocky Clark, who was paralyzed from the neck down after he was tackled during a game in 2000.
It's a topic no one wants to talk about: death. A new website hopes to provide support for loved ones of people facing terminal illness.
Illinois has become the 20th state in the U.S. to legalize medical marijuana on Thursday, after Gov. Pat Quinn signed a measure allowing doctors to prescribe the drug to patients with a limited number of serious medical conditions.
It's a parasite that has some incredibly troubling symptoms: Cramps, fatigue and diarrhea that just won't go away.
Northwestern University has agreed to pay the government almost $3 million because one of their cancer researchers was living large on federal dollars.
When Jenna and Kurt Kutzka learned they likely wouldn't be able to have children naturally they turned to in-vitro fertilization.
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.
