BELLEVILLE — Ahead of the new year, local businesses and employers across Illinois are trying to determine how legal recreational marijuana will impact them. The law change, which came only six months ago, is forcing many employers to rethink how their workplaces handle drug policy and testing. Lawmakers in Springfield wrote parts of the Cannabis…
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Most people think domestic violence involves an adult abusing an intimate partner or a child, but children can also threaten, bully and attack family members. Some abused parents are speaking out. ?
Buying and using marijuana will be legal in Illinois as of January 1. We asked top state experts what that does and doesn’t mean, and compiled their…
CHICAGO — Illinois has become the latest state to sue the country’s biggest e-cigarette maker, alleging in a lawsuit filed Thursday that Juul Labs Inc., used deceptive marketing practices to entice minors and misrepresented the amount of nicotine in its products. State Attorney General Kwame Raoul said the company designed its products to lure teens,…
The United States spends more than $3 trillion on health care every year. That comes out to about double the spending per person than other wealthy…
Across the country, nearly 95,000 people are waiting for a kidney transplant. And the list has been growing for years. That’s pushed some people to try…
It’s open enrollment season for the health insurance marketplace established by the Affordable Care Act. But many people who need to sign up may not…
In 2011, Alex Randolph was in Iraq, in the middle of a tour of duty with the Army. What happened one evening would haunt him for years, and change the…
In rural areas, access to mental health services can be limited, sometimes even more so for teens and children. And the need for these services is…
Across the United States, there’s a push to give new doctors cultural training to work with refugees and other immigrants. And some say it’s the…
Illinois’ medical marijuana program is getting a second wind. Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a pair of bills on Monday expanding who can get a medical…
Destini Hutson spent much of her childhood picturing what life would be like when her dad came home. Over time, her plans turned to the practical: teach…
It’s the middle of summer but Harrisburg Middle School is a hive of activity. Between summer school classes and renovations, it’s a little chaotic for…
Bouncing on a purple exercise ball, Alyssa talks to her new teacher about what classes she needs to graduate. “There’s a Psychology 1 as an elective, I…