Angie Leventis Lourgos – Page 19

Children from kindergarten to fifth grade arrive for in-person learning at Sutherland Elementary School in Chicago on March 1, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Study: 1 in 4 parents misled others about their child’s COVID status earlier in the pandemic

March 6, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

Roughly 1 in 4 American parents lied to or misled others about their child's COVID-19 status at the height of the pandemic, according to a study published Monday in JAMA...

Soldiers with the Ukrainian armed forces fire a Howitzer at Russian positions, in the Donbas Region of eastern Ukraine on Feb. 14, 2023.

Chicago Ukrainians and supporters decry Russia’s continued aggression as war marks one year

February 24, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

The air raid sirens wailed before sunrise on Feb. 24, 2022, in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, marking the first time the alarm had sounded outside of planned drills...

A photo of Gayle Dubowski in her parents' Carol Stream home.

15 years after students were gunned down at NIU, memories remain and school shootings continue in US

February 13, 2023 at 9:17 p.m.

The sounds of gunshots, the ringing of a fire alarm and the breaking of glass echo in Kevin Stromberg's memory. When a shooter opened fire at Northern Illinois University, Stromberg...

A front window is boarded up at the Planned Parenthood Health Center in Peoria on Jan. 16, 2023. Peoria police and fire officials are investigating a fire at the Planned Parenthood clinic as arson, police said.

Arson. Vandalism. Threats. Abortion clinics, abortion opponents face violence after the fall of Roe.

February 5, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

The central Illinois abortion clinic erupted in flames a little before midnight on a recent weekend. A white pickup truck with red doors and a particularly loud exhaust, according to...

Chicago firefighters work at the scene after an early-morning blaze on Jan. 27, 2023, extensively damaged Georgis Catering in the 6300 block of South Central Avenue near Midway Airport.

Fire causes extensive damage at catering business that cooks meals for elderly near Midway Airport

January 27, 2023 at 5:15 p.m.

A fire that broke out during pre-dawn hours Friday caused extensive damage to a 77-year-old catering business near Midway Airport that cooks thousands of meals for the elderly each day,...

Colorful drawings line the door of pastor Steve Maske's office at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Jan. 19, 2023, in Elgin.

50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade: Some pray for end to abortion, while others mourn loss of reproductive rights

January 23, 2023 at 8:19 a.m.

The minister decorated the church with signs declaring "abortion is a human right" and "be faithfully pro-choice" in preparation for this Sunday's worship service, which will honor what would have...

Kane County Health Department Executive Director Michael Isaacson.

Kane health officials say getting booster shot best way to fight new ‘kraken’ variant of COVID-19

January 13, 2023 at 11:00 p.m.

Medical experts say the new COVID-19 mutation dubbed "kraken" is the most contagious subvariant of the virus to emerge since the pandemic began — and it's becoming the dominant strain...

Just days after his inauguration on Jan. 9, 2023, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs a law safeguarding abortion protections and expanding the pool of providers amid a surge in out-of-state patients.

Pritzker signs law safeguarding abortion protections in Illinois amid surge in out-of-state patients

January 14, 2023 at 9:25 a.m.

Reproductive rights advocates celebrated Friday after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation expanding protections for abortion patients and health care workers, as well as widening the pool of abortion providers, to...

Dr. Allison Arwady, commissioner for the Chicago Department of Public Health, speaks on COVID-19 on Nov. 22, 2022.

New ‘kraken’ mutation is most contagious subvariant of COVID yet. Here’s what the Chicago area needs to know.

January 12, 2023 at 1:39 p.m.

Medical experts say the new COVID-19 mutation dubbed "kraken" is the most contagious subvariant of the virus to emerge since the pandemic began — and it's becoming the dominant strain...

Hanna Marykot, from left, with her daughters, Sofiia, 20, and Iryna, 18, make the sign of the cross during an Orthodox Christmas Eve service at St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Bloomingdale on Jan. 6, 2023.

Newly arrived Ukrainians celebrate Christmas, pray for their homeland amid war. ‘It’s constantly on our minds.’

January 7, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

According to Ukrainian tradition, the first star that appears in the sky on Christmas Eve signifies the birth of Christ. Believers peer through their windows throughout the evening hoping to...

All Stories