Friday, May 9, 2025

Search results for keyword: Health found in 934 News.

crime
  • by david hall
Gerald Reed's decadeslong Chicago double murder case ends with not-guilty finding

Reed won a new trial in 2021, the year Gov. J.B. Pritzker commuted his life sentence because of coronavirus pandemic health concerns. “It’s been a long, long process to get vindication," says Elliot Zinger, his lawyer.

environment
  • by david hall
North Lawndale neighbors fight plan to demolish historic buildings, add truck traffic

Century-old buildings may be torn down to make way for another logistics and distribution site, adding pollution, nuisance to a West Side Black community.

news
  • by david hall
Health advisory issued for rise in meningococcal disease cases

There have been eight cases of invasive meningococcal disease reported in Chicago so far this year, the Chicago Department of Public Health said.

health
  • by david hall
Zantac exec testifies on claims that heat degraded heartburn drug into cancer-causing substance

The plaintiff's lawyers argue the drug degraded into NDMA when exposed to hot, humid conditions. A Boehringer Ingelheim executive testified refrigeration was never required in any stage of production, transport or sale.