Number Of Food Insecure People Continues To Swell In Chicago Area
We've seen signs the economy is improving, but a new report today reveals many people here in the Chicago area are still struggling and the number is growing.
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We've seen signs the economy is improving, but a new report today reveals many people here in the Chicago area are still struggling and the number is growing.
The Chicago Crime Commission has urged Gov. Pat Quinn to veto medical marijuana legislation approved by state lawmakers earlier this year.
Health authorities are warning people to be on guard against mosquitoes this summer. Just this week, the first case of West Nile Virus was discovered in a pool of tainted water sampled in Hillside.
Governor Quinn today announced that the state of Illinois will provide temporary emergency assistance for Roseland Community Hospital to remain open.
West Nile mosquitoes are back in the Chicago area for the first time this year. CBS 2's Derrick Blakley reports.
African American women have higher rates of breast cancer at younger ages, and their survival rates are lower than white women. Now researchers might have an idea why.
Activists have raised questions about the future of a South Side hospital, due to financial troubles.
It's Chicago's oldest hospital, treating patients since before the Civil War, but Mercy Hospital wouldn't be here today without the spunk, smarts, and determination of a 77-year-old nun.
Students at UIC covered by the school's health insurance will have an added benefit come the fall: sex change surgery.
Three years ago, the Illinois General Assembly passed legislation requiring schools to always have someone in the buildings trained to care for a child with diabetes. CBS 2's Jim Williams reports.
State lawmakers have passed legislation that would mandate schools that teach sex education in Illinois also would have to give students information about birth control.
It could have been a matter of life or death last month when a city ambulance broke down while rushing a gunshot victim to a hospital for emergency care. How could that happen? Pam Zekman and the Better Government Association investigate.
Every year, the Illinois Poison Control Center handles nearly 82,000 poison related cases. Nearly half of them involve children. Dr. Michael Wahl says each year, they lose more funding.
Gov. Pat Quinn says he's reviewing a bill that would legalize the medical use of marijuana.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn must decide if he will sign a measure allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes after the state Senate approved legislation on Friday.
