Tuesday, March 31, 2026

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health
  • by david hall
Cancer causer or heartburn healer? Lawyers make closing pitches in first jury trial over Zantac cancer claims

The trial — a first for thousands of similar cases across the country to make it to a jury — has lasted three weeks. The jury of nine women and three men will now deliberate over whether the heartburn drug caused an 89-year-old Brookfield woman's colon cancer.

crime
  • by david hall
Kidnappers abducted mother, infant son after Jefferson Park babysitting session

The bizarre details in a police report describe how the mother was followed by at least one man into a Northwest Side home. The man punched her repeatedly before he forced her and her baby into a waiting SUV as she yelled for help.

cicada-watch-2024
  • by david hall
Watching cicadas emerge brought me closer to my own species, 'this brood of humans'

A science reporter shares a rare moment of awe surrounded by strangers gathered to experience the natural phenomenon that occurs every 221 years.

city-hall
  • by david hall
City Council member angered by game of musical committee chairs

Ald. Emma Mitts said she accepted the mayor's offer to chair the Housing Committee and thought she had a deal — until Tuesday, when she was told the job has been promised to Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, who resigned as Zoning chair after being accused of bullying Mitts.