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Volunteers including Katie Maxon stock shelves at Naperville’s Loaves & Fishes food pantry.

How $5 million from Endeavor Health for Loaves & Fishes ‘meets the moment’

Loaves & Fishes will receive $1 million annually for five years from Endeavor Health — $5 million total — to expand its reach and make food more accessible to families in need.

Jim and Maureen Surin are seeking a new legal path for their 19-year-old daughter Ashley to receive the medical marijuana patches that have helped her avoid seizures and become more engaged with the world now that they've stopped being sold in Illinois.

Inspiration behind Ashley’s Law again seeking legal changes to retain access to medical marijuana

The 19-year-old Schaumburg woman who inspired Illinois’ Ashley’s Law in 2018 to have access to her medical marijuana patches while in school is again seeking legal changes to allow them to be delivered across state lines.

Larry King, an author and musician in Highland Park, is part of an effort to tell the story of what happened after “The Wizard of Oz” in a new graphic novel series.

Highland Park author releases first graphic novel in long-term ‘Ultimate Oz Universe’ project

An author based in Highland Park is working on a 10-book graphic novel series based on the Oz universe. Elton John wrote the forward.

Zack Crandall of Arlington Heights show his children Oliver, 11, and Zoe, 8, some of the detailed Lego workmanship during the Northern Illinois Lego Train Club show Saturday at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.

Lego lovers check out train displays at Arlington library

Children of all ages were captivated by the creations of the Northern Illinois Lego Train Club at the Arlington Heights Public Library Saturday. A steady stream of Lego a...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Medical Aid in Dying bill on Friday.

‘Freedom and choice at the end of life:’ Pritzker signs controversial Medical Aid in Dying bill

The governor took weeks deciding whether to sign “Deb’s Law,” named after a Lombard woman with terminal cancer. Opponents including the Diocese of Joliet said it “contradicts moral teaching.”

Jen Jacobs of Buffalo Grove stands near a table of cards and stickers for letter writers to use during Thursday’s Pinta Pride Project event at Original Bagel & Bialy in Buffalo Grove.

Letter writing campaign spreads pride and holiday cheer

The Pinta Pride Project held an event Thursday at Original Bagel & Bialy in Buffalo Grove, where people wrote letters sending holiday greetings to the LGBTQ community.

The Amtrak westbound Empire Builder train approaches Atkinson Road near Libertyville after departing Union Station in Chicago. Amtrak service is booming in the region with sellout trains but that also requires planning to handle capacity in the future, a study finds.

Study: Book your Amtrak tickets now — demand is surging in Chicago region

Numerous Amtrak trains out of Chicago Union Station sold out this Thanksgiving. As ridership growth outpaces East and West coast peers, how will the passenger railroad meet demand?