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Woman Tells Friend “I Won’t Allow My Child Around Your Unvaccinated Kid,” Sparks Huge Fallout

Why wouldn't she want to vaccinate her son?

Bored Panda · Oct 16, 2025

Chicago-area families celebrate babies born on New Year’s Day: ‘A new life on the new year’

For one couple, their carefully plotted New Year’s Eve plans changed thanks to a 6-pound, 6-ounce surprise guest.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 1, 2024

Stuart Levin, renowned Rush doctor and educator, dies at 88.

Mr. Levin held various roles over five decades at Rush and was known as one of Chicago’s best diagnosticians. He was a mentor for generations, his colleagues said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 11, 2023

Teen whose family works for violence outreach group fatally shot in ride-share car in Little Italy

The 19-year-old was the son of an executive assistant at Project H.O.O.D. and the brother of its youth manager.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 26, 2023

Student loan debt is a public health concern

Having higher debt is known to affect mental and physical health, with higher perceived stress and depression, worse self-reported general health, and higher diastolic blood pressure.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 6, 2023

How a pot firm used a shooting victim in a bid for social equity licenses, long COVID’s mysteries and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 22, 2023

Doctors in Chicago, elsewhere aim to unravel long COVID’s mysteries, but ‘science takes years’

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center say they already know enough to believe that vaccination likely helps prevent lasting symptoms seen with long COVID.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 17, 2023

RUSH unveils $450 million cancer and neuroscience facility

The Joan and Paul Rubschlager Building is set to open Feb. 7.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 13, 2023

What goes into a Mediterranean diet, and how to get started

It’s rooted in the traditional habits of people in countries that border the Mediterranean Sea, where rates of heart disease tend to be lower and life expectancies after 45 have been among the highest in the world.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 7, 2022

As a nurse practitioner, I want CTA stations to have Narcan to prevent opioid overdoses

The American Heart Association recommends public access to Narcan kits at select public transit locations.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 17, 2022