Kaitlin Washburn

Sensationalized and poor coverage of suicide raises the risk of a contagion effect — other people being inspired to take their lives.

The veterans are in exile all over the world, including Mexico, Guatemala and India. Some were deported more than 20 years ago, according to the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Starting next week, participants can order the groceries online for pick-up. Orders are placed on the third Monday of each month and are picked up on the following Wednesday. Different food options will be available through each distribution.

"People are feeling a lot of bleakness," one tattoo artist said. "Last time Trump came into office, people were shocked and surprised. The shock and surprise is not as present this time, but the overwhelming grief that people are feeling is very present."

Researchers looked at the health records of 17 million Americans with obesity and determined that between 2022 and 2023, rates of bariatric surgeries dropped by 25%, while prescriptions for weight-loss drugs more than doubled.

"It's incredible, and a big surprise, that the same infection that caused so much devastation can help create a cancer-fighting cell," said Dr. Ankit Bharat, chief of thoracic surgery and director of the Canning Thoracic Institute.

Rural kids and teens are at a high risk for firearm injury and death, yet most prevention efforts are based on research in urban areas.

"It's incredible, and a big surprise, that the same infection that caused so much devastation can help create a cancer-fighting cell," said Dr. Ankit Bharat, chief of thoracic surgery and director of the Canning Thoracic Institute.

Alexi Giannoulias speaks at Jordan Temple Church in Hillside for National Donor Sabbath, raising awareness about organ and tissue donation. The church's senior pastor, Stephen Richardson, has had two heart transplants and a kidney replacement.

The new garden, like the rest of the conservatory, will be free to Chicago residents. There will be a slide, dig pit, toddler area and a nature art gallery. A wheelchair-accessible spiral ramp will wind up to the top of the garden's glass roof. There will also be a dedicated area for kids with sensory processing disorders.