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Sage Gilliland, a student journalist for Prospect High School’s newspaper, reported on former Principal Alvin Kulieke’s connection to a religious group and its early eugenics tenets. Her investigation has led school district officials to consider removing Kulieke’s name from the school theater.

Student journalist’s investigation into Prospect’s first principal prompts review of honorary naming

A student journalist at Prospect High School uncovered former Principal Alvin Kulieke’s ties to a fringe religious group that embraced eugenics principles, and has prompted the school district to consider removing his name from the school theater.

These days your time with your physician may be limited, so come prepared with your questions and be sure to bring up any concerns you have about your health.

Get the most out of your 15.7 minutes with the doctor

The median face time with a doctor is 15.7 minutes, according to one study. Here are some tips to help you squeeze the most value out of even a brief appointment with a pressed-for-time health care practitioner.

The author’s daughter, Emily, has faced a lifetime of health challenges after beating cancer at age 5.

More kids are beating cancer. Improving the rest of their lives is next.

The National Cancer Institute says 85% of children diagnosed with cancer are alive at least five years later and that there were nearly 496,000 pediatric cancer survivors in the United States in 2020. While the good news is encouraging, long-term survivor care brings its own challenges — something pediatric oncologists are working to improve.

A dentist cleans a child’s teeth March 20 in the public health department’s mobile dental clinic visiting Starmount Elementary school in Charlotte, N.C.

Deep cuts erode the foundations of US public health system, end progress, threaten worse to come

Americans are losing a vast array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy. Gone are specialists who were confronting a measles outbreak in Ohio, workers who drove a van to schools in North Carolina to offer vaccinations and a program that provided free tests to sick people in Tennessee.

A child is vaccinated against COVID-19. (AP Photo/Ted Jackson, File)

Confused by fluid federal COVID-19 shot policies? Experts offer guidance

As federal COVID vaccine guidance shifts, experts encourage talking to doctors and making personal medical decisions based on risks and benefits.

Animals 'up close and personal': Tefft Farm at Elgin's Lords Park Zoo about to open for summer

Some people like to summer at the beach. Farm animals in the know make Tefft Farm at Lords Park Zoo in Elgin their summer getaway. A pair of miniature horses, a little d...

Logan Smith, 16, of Woodstock glides to first place in his heat during the Greater Chicago Soap Box Derby All American Local race Saturday, May 31, 2025 in Naperville.

Naperville hosts Soap Box Derby, top racers qualify for world championship

Boys and girls between 7 and 20 years old competed Saturday in the gravity-powered soap box derby car races in Naperville. Racers competed in three core divisions — Stock, Superstock and Masters — and the winners qualified to compete in Akron, Ohio at the World Championship race on July 14.