Health & Wellness

Environment

Pilsen ‘serial polluter’ Sims Metal should not get city permit, groups say

The scrap metal business seeks the same type of operating permit that was denied to the relocated General Iron on the Southeast Side.

By Brett Chase

Weather

Chicago shuts down cooling centers on fourth day of heat wave

Health & Wellness

Garfield Park library gets its own dedicated mental health counselor

Weather

Season’s first heatwave arrives in Chicago this week

Health & Wellness

Female doctors often provide better care for patients, but they’re being ‘chased out of medicine’

Health & Wellness

Illinois Planned Parenthood clinics see uptick in Southerners seeking abortions since Dobbs

By Kaitlin Washburn

U.S. Birth And Fertility Rates Have Hit Record Lows. Here's Why

Health & Wellness

Northwestern is so busy it’s cutting back on scheduling patients for induced labors

By Kristen Schorsch

Measles-Explainer

Health & Wellness

Chicago measles outbreak, worst in the U.S., is over

By Mariah Rush

Roseland Mental Health Clinic

Health & Wellness

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson unveils plans to reopen mental health clinic in Roseland

By Kristen Schorsch and Tessa Weinberg

Dr. Olusimbo Ige the new Commissioner, for the Chicago Department Of Public Health sits at her desk

Politics

With shortage of mental health workers, Chicago trains the public to try to prevent suicide

The Chicago Department of Public Health is focused on training city workers and people who live in areas with the highest suicide rates.

By Kristen Schorsch