We are embarking upon a New Year with New Possibilities. Every day that we live marks the beginning of our lives, literally! We create our collective and individual destinies one day at…
Advocate Health Care announces first babies of 2024
By Advocate Health Care WHAT: Advocate Health Care is excited to welcome the first babies born in 2024. Click here to see super-cute photos of babies born across Chicagoland (files saved by…
Occupational cancer is killing firefighters
January is Fire Fighter Cancer Awareness Month when local fire service organizations educate fire fighters about prevention and survival. Occupational cancer is claiming the lives of more fire fighters than any other…
January is National Blood Donor Month
A Minnesota Transplant Family is Celebrating Blood Donors and Organ Donors By Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) January is designated as National Volunteer Blood Donor Month by The American Red Cross. During…
Rep. Jackson: “We cannot bomb our way to peace”
Concerned that we are heading into a major war and that the violence will metastasize, Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-1st) Saturday, December 23rd, said, “We cannot bomb our way to peace…. We cannot get…
As dual credit participation grows in Illinois, study shows gaps widening
Urban, low-income, high-minority districts lag behind rural counterparts As the cost of higher education continues to rise in Illinois and elsewhere, a growing number of students are working to earn as many…
The Genuine In You
A college student wrote a letter to her parents that said this: Dear Mom and Dad, As the end of the semester draws near and all the tests have been submitted and…
Bears earn 27-16 victory over the Arizona Cardinals, sign kicker Santos to a 4-year deal
CHICAGO BEARS KICKER Cairo Santos (#8) celebrating a Christmas Eve Bears win over the Arizona Cardinals in the Soldier Field locker room. (Photo courtesy Chicago Bears) The Chicago Bears improved to 6-9…
My wishes for you and yours throughout 2024
If the Lord says the same, we will complete the journey to another calendar year of life as we welcome 2024, on Monday! As always, some will ring in the New Year…
Karen Clark-Sheard brings holiday spirit to daytime television
KAREN CLARK-SHEARD discussed new music, new granddaughter, The Reunion Tour and more on the “Tamron Hall Show”! Four-time Grammy Award-winning Gospel music icon, Karen Clark-Sheard, stopped by the “Tamron Hall Show” earlier…