Could vitamin D could help asthma patients with meds?

Aug. 9, 2011
Researchers in Chicago want asthma patients for a study on whether vitamin D pills can make inhaled steroids work better.The research may help answer why inhaled steroids alone don't work in some people with asthma.

ComEd: Smart grid could save customers $2.8 billion

Aug. 8, 2011
Commonwealth Edison says smart grid technology could save customers more than $2.8 billion dollars over the next 20 years.

Morning Drive Podcast: Hello, school; Goodbye, Nixon

Aug. 8, 2011
Chicago's top headlines, piped straight to your earbuds.Little history for you today: On this day in 1974, President Nixon resigned.Students on the Track E started school today.

Navy SEALs mourn their most tragic day

Aug. 7, 2011
Some two dozen members of SEAL Team 6, based outside Norfolk, Va., were among 30 American servicemen killed Saturday when their helicopter came under fire during an operation in eastern Afghanistan.The SEAL team swept into Wardak Province at night, aboard a lumbering Chinook helicopter.

Joliet lashes back at feds over bias suit

Aug. 5, 2011
A top Joliet official is lashing back at federal prosecutors for suing his city to block condemnation of a low-income housing complex called Evergreen Terrace.

Lollapalooza to jam music - and traffic - this weekend

Aug. 5, 2011
The Lollapalooza music festival kicked off Friday in Chicago's Grant Park, celebrating its 20th anniversary with more than 130 bands and an estimated 270,000 people in attendance during the three day event.

Gov. Quinn hints he's open to raising Illinois toll rates

Aug. 5, 2011
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn spoke once again Friday about a proposed hike in tolls, but this time, he didn't hesitate to explain where he stands.Instead, Quinn put forth an argument he feels Illinoisans should consider."

Ex-Petraeus aid tapped to head Ill. Veterans Affairs

Aug. 5, 2011
A former aide to General David Petraeus has been nominated to be director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs.Governor Pat Quinn said Friday that Erica Borggren will be taking over the position vacated by Iraq War Veteran Dan Grant, who is leaving the position to attend Harvard's Masters

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