Painting a picture: Art can help people cope with Parkinson’s , Alzheimer’s
By Talia Beechick When Renee Le Verrier saw her first-grade son Pedro paint for the first time 10 years ago, she decided to give it
Psychotherapy can give patients long-term relief from IBS symptoms
By Elizabeth Bacharach “It comes on and I wish I could figure out how to control it, that I could stop it, but I can’t.
MLB settles lawsuit, lowers price of broadcast packages
By Alex Obal MLB Extra Innings and MLB.tv, the broadcast and online services that allow baseball fans to watch games that don’t involve their local
Blackhawks’ record streak revving up fans early
By Peter Dawson The return of sub-freezing temperatures to the Chicagoland area can only mean one thing: It is time for the Blackhawks to go on
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Halcyon Theatre brings social justice to the stage
By Katina Beniaris Inside a local church in multicultural Albany Park, a small theater company gives the community free access on a first come first
The Newberry Library digitizes 30,000 French Revolution pamphlets
By Frances Van de Vel “I wait for the head of the murderer Louis XVI.” The accompanying illustration in black ink vividly depicts a guillotine
Illinois GOP leaders propose CPS takeover, mull bankruptcy plan
By Harvard Zhang With backing from Governor Bruce Rauner, Illinois Senate and House Republican leaders proposed Wednesday a state-created Independent Authority to assume control over
ComEd receives grant for Bronzeville microgrid, residents wonder about jobs
By Kaitlin Schuler Commonwealth Edison Co. received a $4 million grant today from a U.S. government initiative for components of its planned microgrid creation in
Consumer price index dips in December, thanks to falling oil prices
By H. Will Racke Consumer prices declined by 0.1 percent in December, held down by lower food prices and a sharp decline in energy costs.
Curry and company: Roosevelt players surprised to see Golden State practice on their court
By Abbas Haleem It’s not every day the NBA-best Golden State Warriors are in Chicago, and it’s even less frequent that they practice at the
Why Many Black Parents Talk to Their Children About the Police Today
By Misha Euceph “Turn the radio down. Turn the radio down! They’re gonna take you to jail,” said 4-year-old, Max Manasseh. “What? What do you
Being Kiara Lewis: the girl with a killer dribble
By Aishwarya Kumar Lakshminarayanapuram Watching 5-foot-9 point guard Kiara Lewis go after an opponent is like watching a tiger go after its prey. The 17-year-old