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Dr. Eric Neilson has been named the new dean of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. Neilson has also been appointed chairman of the board of the Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation.Neilson replaces Dr. J. Larry Jameson, who served as dean from 2007 to 2010, and Dr.

A coalition of activist groups in Illinois say they support the state's decision to deny tax exemptions for three non-profit hospitals.The Illinois Department of Revenue ruled yesterday that Northwestern's Prentice Women's Hospital in Chicago, Edward Hospital in Naperville and Decatur Memorial Hospi

Investigators are looking for clues about what led to the tragic collapse of an outdoor concert stage at the Indiana State Fair.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is coming out in support of the first ever Chicago casino. He told reporters Tuesday a casino would create thousands of jobs and would improve the city's infrastructure.

For the second time in two years, the Chicago Housing Authority is offering thousands of dollars to homebuyers to purchase homes and condos in its mixed-income community developments.The CHA is offering a pot of $1 million to help homebuyers with down payments or closing costs.

Company officials say most of those injured during an explosion at a north-eastern Illinois plant have been released from the hospital. Police received a call about an explosion at Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America in Herscher around 10 a.m. Tuesday.

For the second time this year, mosquito samples collected in Joliet have tested positive for West Nile virus.Will County Health Department officials say the mosquito samples were collected near the department' headquarters on Aug.