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Brightly colored plastic grass, plastic eggs, Lilies and chocolate pose the biggest risk to pets at Easter time. These items may be symbols of the season but they can also make dogs and cats very sick and even result in death.
Emma Gomez doesn't follow normal medical expectations. Her mother said, after essentially falling into a coma for five weeks, the 14-year-old leukemia patient just started talking one day.
Next time you head to the grocery store, take a look around. Chances are you'll be surrounded by products infused with probiotics, friendly bacteria that aid in digestion.
One Loop-based company decided to take the health challenge. CBS 2's Rob Johnson explains.
Brooke Tetik tells CBS 2's Mary Kay Kleist she realized it two years ago it was time to make a profound change in her life.
An Illinois organ transplant recipient is receiving anti-rabies shots after another recipient from the same donor died of the disease.
CBS 2's Mary Kay Kleist talks with the Chicago creator of the Shred Diet.
A Chicago alderman is calling for a rollback on city and county cigarette taxes as a way to cut crime.
CBS 2's Brad Edwards reports on a perplexing situation for a pair of elderly property owners.
As more veterans return from combat without an arm or leg, there's a push to boost research and care in the field of prosthetics.
Dr. Monica Peek, an assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of Chicago, said, "From the recent findings, the top 11 communities for diabetes death rates, 10 of those are African-American."
A mobile ultrasound provider has filed a federal lawsuit against the northwest suburban Elgin over a zoning restriction the plaintiff says prevents many women from obtaining free reproductive health services.
A court order entered Wednesday requires south suburban Sauk Village to continue to use temporary air-stripping units to remove vinyl chloride from the public water supply.
A proposal to end or limit the sales of some energy drinks in Chicago has been the subject of a contentious hearing before a city council committee, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports on the continuing disappearance of a Kankakee toddler who is considered "endangered" by police officials.
