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Local law enforcement agencies find success in crisis intervention teams, training

By Maggie Rose Baron
May 04, 2024 5:15 am - On April 9, Lake County sheriff’s deputies responded to the home near Deerfield of a man in a mental health crisis and armed with a gun. A caller had dialed 911 and feare...
Rev. Scott Mitchell retires after 36 years of leadership at SamaraCare

By William Peterson, Director of Development, SamaraCare
May 03, 2024 8:44 pm - SamaraCare, a leading nonprofit provider of mental health services in Naperville, announces the retirement of its president and CEO, the Rev. Dr. Scott Mitchell, after an...
Greater Family Health announces leadership change; CEO to retire, COO to step in

Submitted by Jared Chimil
May 01, 2024 3:01 pm - CEO Bob Tanner retiring; COO V. Guadalupe (Lupe) Fonseca to step in as CEO. Greater Family Health, the fifth largest Community Health Center in the state of Illinois...
Florida's 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care

By DAVID FISCHER and STEPHANY MATAT
May 01, 2024 12:44 pm - BOCA RATON, Fla. — Florida's ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant, went into effect Wednesday, and some docto...
Foster care is a labor of love

Submitted by Sara LoCoco
May 01, 2024 10:25 am - This May, Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois (LCFS) recognizes National Foster Care Month, a time to acknowledge foster parents, family members, volunteers, mentors, policymakers, child welfare professionals and other members of the community who help children and youth in foster care feel safe, loved and find permanent homes.
U.S. drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say

By ZEKE MILLER, JOSHUA GOODMAN, JIM MUSTIAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Apr 30, 2024 12:11 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to ge...
EPA rule bans toxic chemical that’s commonly used as paint stripper but known to cause liver cancer

By MATTHEW DALY
Apr 30, 2024 8:21 am - WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint str...
Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out of lab

By DAKE KANG
Apr 30, 2024 7:53 am - SHANGHAI — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facili...
Philips will pay $1.1 billion to settle breathing machine lawsuits

By Aaron Gregg
Apr 29, 2024 9:13 pm - Dutch conglomerate Philips has reached a $1.1 billion deal to resolve claims in the United States tied to more than 1 million recalled breathing machines. The devices wer...
What to know about Zyn, the tiny nicotine pouch that’s sparked a big health debate

By MATTHEW PERRONE
Apr 28, 2024 6:00 am - A tiny Philip Morris product called Zyn has been making big headlines, sparking debate about whether new nicotine-based alternatives intended for adults may be catching on with underage teens and adolescents.

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