Running through Feb. 22 at Skokie’s Northlight Theatre, playwright Amy Herzog’s 95-minute drama is simultaneously bleak and uplifting.

Wael Tarabishi’s family had hoped his father and primary caretaker could be present as they say their final goodbyes to the 30-year-old at his funeral on Thursday.

The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois Department of Human Services confirmed a case of Legionnaires’ disease at the Shapiro Developmental Center in Kankakee on Tuesday. The rate of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sitting in his wheelchair at a highly specialized private school in Manhattan designed for students with severe and multiple ...

As the snow rolls in, I’m easing into the season when I get to reflect and look back on the year — what challenged us, what changed us and what gave us hope. For me, that reflection makes one thing ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A powerful and important documentary film is coming to Philadelphia this week. It's called "Meandering Scars," and it's about a climb of Mount Kilimanjaro by perhaps the most ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a 54-year-old profoundly disabled, nonverbal child who is in a group home. I have been advocating for her since birth, when we learned she had suffered severe brain damage. The ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a 54-year-old profoundly disabled, non-verbal child who is in a group home. I have been advocating for her since birth, when we learned she had suffered severe brain damage. The ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a 54-year-old profoundly disabled, non-verbal child who is in a group home. I have been advocating for her since birth, when we learned she had suffered severe brain damage. The ...

Dear Abby: My long-ago ex-husband “Hal” is friendly with me and my husband. He lives two doors down from us. He can drive, but whenever we visit family, he always asks to hitch a ride. We don’t mind ...