More than 17.9 million worldwide deaths each year are attributed to cardiovascular disease, according to the American Heart Association.

While eye doctors recommend a yearly eye exam for those 40 and older (even if you have no vision issues), Dr. Laura Sanders, an ophthalmologist affiliated with Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago, says if you notice any of the following symptoms, you should get to your eye doctor as soon as possible, or the ER at once.

An appellate court has reversed a judgment that barred two businesses from operating in Palos Park, saying a neighbor can't apply rules to the businesses that weren't in place at the time they agreed to annex their land into the southwest suburban village.

Project LifeSkills, a behavioral intervention to prevent HIV in young transgender women, was designated by the HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis (PRS) project at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as showing the best evidence of efficacy

For parents, one of the most difficult parts of surgery is handing their child off to strangers. Thanks to Child Life Specialists at Lurie Children’s, that road is a little easier.

After two years of collecting ideas and planning, the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council and their partners unveiled what they are billing as "the next chapter" of North Lawndale's history — a community-wide Quality of Life Plan.

Black Panthers and Black Panther Cubs from all over the city and country gathered at Stone Temple Baptist Church, located at Central Park and Douglas Blvd., for an all-day health fair on Nov. 3.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that a Chicago-led coalition of 19 cities and counties filed an amicus brief in Flores v. Sessions late last night in support of the plaintiffs’ request for the court to enjoin the implementation of rules proposed by the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services that would undo state-licensing requirements and procedural protections guaranteed to immigrant children being detained by the federal government under the 1997 Flores settlement agreement.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Corporation Counsel Ed Siskel, Business Affairs and Consumer Protection Commissioner (BACP) Rosa Escareno, and Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) Commissioner Julie Morita, MD today to announce that the City of Chicago will file suit against eight online sellers of e-cigarette products for illegally selling their products to Chicago youth.

Two Target stores in Morgan Park and Chatham that are closing pay a combined $750,000 in annual property taxes, according to a review of Cook County property records by Chicago City Wire.

Cook County Hospital issued the following announcement on Nov. 1.The Ruth M.

Corporal punishment – described as use of physical force to punish a child – is a divisive issue in the parenting world, with some parents squarely swearing by or against it.

Dr. Demetrius Lopes, Surgical Director of the Stroke Program at Advocate Health Care, took over our Instagram Story this week for #WorldStrokeDay.

Whether it’s a routine check-up or a serious health issue, your child deserves access to the specialists at Illinois’s top-ranked pediatric hospital

A top Chicago Police official says the department is willing to do whatever it takes to work with residents and improve training practices.

The developers behind the proposed East Garfield Park design district are looking for local residents to step up and start the process of opening a food co-op in the development – even while some of the issues surrounding land ownership and funding remained unresolved.

On this week’s episode of Chicago Stories, Mayor Emanuel sat down with Chicago food critic Steve Dolinsky to talk about his epic journey to over 100 different pizza spots across the Chicago-area, sharing his biggest discoveries, best-kept secrets, and everything else along the way.

“Mike Parker was a great journalist, talented writer and gifted storyteller.

A recent study by the Urban Institute, a Washington D.C.-based economic and social policy think tank, paints a vivid picture of why guns are so prevalent among young people on the West and South Sides; indeed, so prevalent that roughly one in three youths in some Chicago neighborhoods has carried a gun at some point in their lives.

Oak Park and Forest Park residents may have noticed a woman walking around the two villages in recent week with an exceptionally large smile on her face – more noteworthy, perhaps, is the 40 pounds of electronic equipment strapped to her back.