Monday, March 17, 2025

Search results for keyword: Health found in 927 News.

obituaries
  • by david hall
Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer dies at age 51

The Democratic commissioner was known for his advocacy of improving mental health care.

health
  • by david hall
Northwestern surgeons perform one of the first 'awake' kidney transplant surgeries

Doctors used a spinal anesthetic to numb the patient from the chest down, eliminating the use of narcotics and general anesthesia, cutting recovery time. The patient, John Nicholas, was released within 24 hours of the procedure.

crime
  • by david hall
Englewood First Responders violence prevention group vows to carry on after volunteer is gunned down

"When we put out one fire, another will spark up," Englewood First Responders founder Charles McKenzie said after Dennis Green was fatally shot this month. "But my motto is, we keep hitting it until we get the fires out."

suburban-chicago
  • by david hall
Feds to join in Haymarket lawsuit against Itasca

Haymarket Center sued in 2022 after Itasca denied a request to use a vacant Holiday Inn as a 240-bed center for people with substance-use disorders.