Karen Mellen

As jurors prepare to weigh manslaughter charges against a midwife who attended an unsuccessful birth, there are those who believe much more is at stake than the fate of one...

The co-directors of the free medical clinic at Hesed House have a few favorite stories, ones that end with sick, homeless patients getting better and finding places to live. But...

The Hellenic League, a Greek charitable organization, has donated $10,000 to Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital to help pay for psychology services for children not covered by insurance. The Wheaton-based hospital provides...

The Vocational Rehabilitation Program at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital has received a new accreditation that will allow the hospital to qualify for more funding sources. The accreditation came from the Council...

A DuPage County judge has again ordered a massage parlor near Glen Ellyn to close because, authorities say, prostitution is run at the business. Spa 53, located in a mall...

When the 2,300 students locked out of St. Charles East High School go back to class Tuesday it will be in largely unfamiliar territory. Because St. Charles East has been...

A 50-year-old Lombard man died late Sunday after crashing his motorcycle into an oncoming car in West Chicago, police said. Michael Fromer was pronounced dead at Central DuPage Hospital in...

Gasoline prices shot up by as much as 20 cents in the past two days at many Chicago-area service stations, and station owners are blaming the price increases on hikes...

Miyuki Cannon usually drove her car to Pontiac to visit her brother in prison. But Friday she decided to take a ride in the Salvation Army's van. And at the...

After hearing Wednesday that 1,000 pink slips would soon be dispatched at the Naperville-Lisle campus of Lucent Technologies Inc., some employees were philosophical about the realities of the new economy--and...