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A new study shows the COVID-19 vaccines modestly reduced cardiovascular conditions, hospitalizations and deaths of all causes, including those not linked to COVID.

Study: COVID vaccine linked to broad protections against heart conditions

The coronavirus vaccine reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events linked to COVID-19 — strokes, heart attacks, and hospitalization from heart disease — by about 40%, according to a new study.

A retractable screen door over the opening half of a sliding glass patio door. The screen uses magnetic latches to keep it in the closed position and retracts into a small roll on the side of the door when open.

Alternative screening options for standard doors provide natural ventilation

I don't want the hassle of always opening a screen door, but I like natural ventilation. Are there additional screening options that would work on a standard door?

It is especially important to protect children from sun damage because they have many years of sun exposure ahead of them.

Children’s health: How to protect children’s skin from the sun

Whether children are headed to the beach, the playground or summer camp, protecting their skin from the sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays can help prevent both short-term injuries and long-term health problems.

A tornado passed through Bartlett on June 11, leaving behind damage at the Bartlett Commons Shopping Mall and elsewhere in town. It was one of 140 confirmed tornadoes in Illinois this year, two shy of the state record.

‘Not a record we want to break’: Illinois on track for most twisters ever in 2026

Feel like you’ve spent more time this year worrying about tornadoes than ever before? It’s not your imagination, meteorologists say, as Illinois heads into a record year.

Sharon House is not being allowed to move into the Mount Prospect condominium she bought in August because her service dog, Biscuit, would violate the complex’s rules.

‘I can’t survive without him’: Mount Prospect woman sues after condo association bans service dog

Sharon House hopes to move into the condo she bought nearly a year ago. Instead, the 66-year-old Mount Prospect woman is suing her condominium association in federal court.

From left, Rick Brunson, New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson and wife Ali Brunson during the NBA champions’ ticker-tape parade Thursday. Jalen Brunson starred at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire after the family moved to the suburbs when his dad, Rick, was hire as an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls.

Like father, like son (and daughter): Suburban kids who’ve sought to follow their dads’ legacies

With Father’s Day upon us, we reflect on 10 father-son and father-daughter duos who made an impact on their suburban communities.

Alex Boyd of Schaumburg, from left, Juneteenth in the Burbs Chairwoman Deborah Harris, and Audrey Boyd of Schaumburg take a quick selfie during the sixth annual Juneteenth in the Burbs celebration Saturday at Harper College in Palatine.

Community partners unite for 6th annual Juneteenth at Harper

The sounds of the Harper College’s Jazz Ensemble permeated the afternoon air Saturday like the billowing clouds above the sixth annual Juneteenth in the Burbs celebration.