Running through Feb. 22 at Skokie’s Northlight Theatre, playwright Amy Herzog’s 95-minute drama is simultaneously bleak and uplifting.

Wael Tarabishi’s family had hoped his father and primary caretaker could be present as they say their final goodbyes to the 30-year-old at his funeral on Thursday.

By every medical prediction, Alex Simpson was never supposed to blow out 20 candles. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, with almost no ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois Department of Human Services confirmed a case of Legionnaires’ disease at the Shapiro Developmental Center in Kankakee on Tuesday. The rate of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sitting in his wheelchair at a highly specialized private school in Manhattan designed for students with severe and multiple ...

As the snow rolls in, I’m easing into the season when I get to reflect and look back on the year — what challenged us, what changed us and what gave us hope. For me, that reflection makes one thing ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a 54-year-old profoundly disabled, nonverbal child who is in a group home. I have been advocating for her since birth, when we learned she had suffered severe brain damage. The ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a 54-year-old profoundly disabled, non-verbal child who is in a group home. I have been advocating for her since birth, when we learned she had suffered severe brain damage. The ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a 54-year-old profoundly disabled, non-verbal child who is in a group home. I have been advocating for her since birth, when we learned she had suffered severe brain damage. The ...

Dear Abby: My long-ago ex-husband “Hal” is friendly with me and my husband. He lives two doors down from us. He can drive, but whenever we visit family, he always asks to hitch a ride. We don’t mind ...