Lakeshore Hospital Opens New Children's Pavilion
The North Side is getting a new psychiatric hospital strictly for kids.
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The North Side is getting a new psychiatric hospital strictly for kids.
No surgery has been performed on the patients at the clinic, but it is not out of the question in the future for older teenagers - with parental consent.
Students and faculty at Purdue University are dealing with a heath scare after the discovery of a rare and potentially fatal disease on campus.
Mental health care and treatment are being discussed as ways to prevent gun violence, but Lorrie Jones, head of the Illinois Division of Mental Health, says just because someone has a mental problem doesn't mean he's a homicidal maniac.
The murder toll in Chicago for the month of January now stands at 42, making it the most deadly January in Chicago in more than 10 years.
Property owners will be responsible for getting rid of bed bugs if an ordinance being proposed by thee Chicago alderman becomes law.
While there is no cure for the flu, Dr. Jack Dybis says getting enough fluids everyday can help.
Both Lifesource and the American Red Cross say they're in need of RH-negative donors. WBBM Newsradio's Bob Roberts.
There hasn't been much need for snow shovels in the Chicago area this year, or salt for the driveway, but there has been a run on humidifiers, due to the unusually dry conditions this winter.
It's a breakthrough that could help save the lives of athletes who play contact sports. Research conducted partially in Chicago has found a way to diagnose a devastating brain disease for the first time, while the athlete is still alive.
Illinois is among 30 states reporting high flu activity in a season where the virus is striking earlier than usual and the main flu strain is one that tends to make people sicker.
What if something as simple as changing the color of your plate helped you lose weight? Or if clenching a fist put an end to a fattening craving?
Gov. Pat Quinn helped cut the ribbon for the university's new $700 million hospital, called the Center for Care and Discovery.
CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker talked with one Chicago man who says he can't afford to miss work.
The flu season is far from over, and as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared this season an epidemic, physicians were urging people to take precautions against the flu virus.
