A surge in sick children exposed a need for major changes to U.S. hospitals
Sick children overwhelmed hospitals this past fall and winter, exposing vulnerabilities in the nation’s ability to care for its youngest during a crisis.
Sick children overwhelmed hospitals this past fall and winter, exposing vulnerabilities in the nation’s ability to care for its youngest during a crisis.
Alice Hamilton’s investigations into toxins in Chicago’s factories led to some of the first workplace safety laws in the country.
Now, a fragmented, under-resourced system leaves many kids in crisis without enough support. A new report lays out 12 strategies to improve.
The city’s first crisis response teams together have handled fewer than two calls a day. New 911 protocols are expected to lift that number.
Nan Buckardt, the Director of Education for the Lake County Forest Preserves, explains the impact climate change could have on the maple syrup industry.
The department was disbanded under the Emanuel administration in 2012. Most mayoral candidates are in favor of reviving it.
The Chicago Sun-Times found that local businesses often had their air pollution citations dropped.
Fewer than half of all citations written by Chicago city health inspectors in recent years for air pollution end up sticking, records show. That’s left neighbors of polluters unhappy.
Re-opening long-shuttered mental health clinics is top of mind for most of the candidates. But not for Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
More than 6,300 people are dead in Turkey and Syria after a massive earthquake and aftershocks rocked the countries.