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UIC associate professor Kristin Berg oversees her Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities Program fellowship class from her home office on Nov. 11, 2021, in Lincolnshire.

Teens with disabilities are 5 times more likely to suffer from mental, emotional and behavioral health disorders, UIC researchers say.

December 29, 2021 at 2:44 p.m.

The pandemic has revealed some truths: A lack of mental health providers to sufficiently meet the needs of those in crisis (including providers of color); and the stress that COVID-19...

Rebecca Sive, women's rights activist and author of a new book, "Make Herstory Your Story: Your Guided Journal to Justice Every Day for Every Woman", is pictured on Dec. 3, 2021.

Author Rebecca Sive’s latest book offers guidance for moving forward in 2022

December 24, 2021 at 6:42 p.m.

A few years ago, Chicago author and activist Rebecca Sive's book and manifesto, "Vote Her In: Your Guide to Electing Our First Woman President," set the stage for an action-based...

Brittani Bury talks with her medical team at Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Dec. 23, 2021.

After more than 200 days in Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Brittani Bury leaves with new heart, lungs, future

December 23, 2021 at 5:55 p.m.

Brittani Bury has had five open-heart surgeries during her 31 years of living. She's hoping the last operation on Nov. 3, to correct her total anomalous pulmonary venous return, or...

Dr. Aaron Palmer, seen here Nov. 12, 2021, is in the fifth year of a seven-year residency with Northwestern Medicine's neurosurgery program.

Northwestern neurosurgery resident Dr. Aaron Palmer is here to tell Black and brown youth that perseverance matters when it comes to chasing your dream

December 20, 2021 at 2:32 p.m.

Reaching the end of this pandemic year with yet another new COVID-19 variant in the mix may have many sighing and shaking their heads out of frustration and exhaustion. But...

Englewood resident Fannie Peeples gets a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Friend Health nurse Syreetta Stinson at the Peace House of I Grow Chicago, March 26, 2021. I Grow Chicago teamed with Friend Health to provide 150 vaccines, coffee and doughnuts at the event.

Should parents worry about a vaccine affecting a child’s fertility? Your COVID-19 questions answered.

December 16, 2021 at 1:27 p.m.

Should parents worry about a vaccine affecting a child's fertility? We asked local experts your COVID-19 questions. This resource will be updated as more questions arrive, so check back often....

Weeks away from Christmas, omicron comes to town as Chicago celebrates one-year anniversary of the vaccine rollout

December 15, 2021 at 5:42 p.m.

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the day that COVID-19 vaccinations started being administered in Chicago. As columnist Rex Huppke said in 2020, the vaccine is "a stunning scientific achievement,...

Holly Connor, 16, has eye makeup put on by her mother, Katie Sears, during rehearsal in the Chicago Children's Theatre production of "This Ability."

Chicago Children’s Theatre’s ‘This Ability’ streaming play puts youth with disabilities in the middle of a superhero adventure

December 11, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

The Chicago Children's Theatre (CCT) has been making its mark with youth with special needs, offering programming for those with developmental disabilities, those on the autism spectrum, the visually-impaired and...

Clouds pass over the skyline Tuesday Nov. 2, 2021 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

E(art)H Chicago offering $300K for art that addresses climate change

December 8, 2021 at 1:07 p.m.

How does one make the issue of climate change relevant, engaging and beautiful? A citywide community-based art initiative called E(art)H Chicago (Earth Art Chicago) seeks to raise awareness, create dialogue...

The White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 3, 2021.

Meet the 3 White House Fellows from Chicagoland — leaders looking to bring their experience to their communities: ‘I’m not afraid to roll up my sleeves and do the work.’

December 8, 2021 at 11:41 a.m.

Two's company but three's a crowd, right? Wrong. When it comes to 2021-22 White House Fellows from Chicagoland, three is the right number. That's why Chicagoan Dr. Garth Walker, deputy...

‘Tragedy on top of a tragedy’: For Emmett Till’s surviving relatives, a case closed with no justice or apology

December 8, 2021 at 12:15 p.m.

The Emmett Till case is officially closed, according to the Department of Justice. And without an apology or justice, Till's surviving relatives said. The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division...

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