Illinois governor lays out a roadmap for a ‘transformed’ youth mental health care system
Now, a fragmented, under-resourced system leaves many kids in crisis without enough support. A new report lays out 12 strategies to improve.
Now, a fragmented, under-resourced system leaves many kids in crisis without enough support. A new report lays out 12 strategies to improve.
The city’s first crisis response teams together have handled fewer than two calls a day. New 911 protocols are expected to lift that number.
Nan Buckardt, the Director of Education for the Lake County Forest Preserves, explains the impact climate change could have on the maple syrup industry.
The department was disbanded under the Emanuel administration in 2012. Most mayoral candidates are in favor of reviving it.
The Chicago Sun-Times found that local businesses often had their air pollution citations dropped.
Fewer than half of all citations written by Chicago city health inspectors in recent years for air pollution end up sticking, records show. That’s left neighbors of polluters unhappy.
Re-opening long-shuttered mental health clinics is top of mind for most of the candidates. But not for Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
More than 6,300 people are dead in Turkey and Syria after a massive earthquake and aftershocks rocked the countries.
Punxsutawney Phil only guessed right 40% of the years in the last decade. In WBEZ’s weekly climate segment, we welcomed atmospheric scientist Dr. Scott Collis to get a more accurate prediction for the winter ahead.
Advocates say barriers to care can be far more harmful than fatness itself.