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Quinn orders new look at deaths of disabled people
Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday issued an executive order aimed at plugging a gap that had allowed the deaths of disabled people to go uninvestigated by state officials even when there had been an allegation...
View ArticleIllinois struggles to move mentally ill adults out of nursing homes
Casting doubt on an ambitious state plan to move thousands of mentally ill adults out of nursing homes and into community-based programs, a federal court monitor reported this week that many of the...
View ArticleJust great: Samardzija too lousy to trade
The bigger question now is, can Anthony Rizzo pitch? Because Jeff Samardzija can’t. Not now. Not for a while. And he has delivered some of his worst showings at one of the worst times. Samardzija was...
View ArticleWhite Sox GM Ken Williams making all right moves
They don't give away Comeback Executive of the Year awards. But as the first-place White Sox start a four-game series Thursday at Yankee Stadium against the best team in baseball, consider that Adam...
View ArticleRTA chairman apologizes for calling paratransit 'mandated limousine service'
Regional Transportation Authority Chairman John Gates Jr. Today apologized to members of the disabled community for referring to ADA paratransit service as "limousine service." Gates said he made the...
View ArticleWhat we can learn about ourselves from rats
After the University of Chicago's experiment on empathetic rats made news last year, people from around the world contacted neurobiology professor Peggy Mason to share their anecdotal tales of animals...
View ArticleA challenge unmet
Chicago elementary school students with learning or emotional disabilities miss far more school days than their peers without disabilities, the Tribune found in an analysis of internal attendance data...
View ArticleA challenge unmet
Sometimes, Yajaira Rivera would storm out of school in frustration during the middle of the day. Other times, she was told to leave. And then there were the many days she simply stayed at home,...
View ArticleYan Lianke satirizes contemporary China
In 2010, before I visited my late father's native village in China's central province of Henan, a friend recommended that I read Yan Lianke's books to prepare for my trip. Yan, one of China's eminent...
View ArticleMan, 67, killed on I-57
A motorist whose truck had broken down was killed when he lost his balance and fell into the path of an oncoming car on I-57 near south suburban Markham this evening, according to authorities. It was...
View ArticleResources for athletes with disabilities
• Dare2Tri: Paratriathlon (swim, bike, run) program for youths, adults and injured service members with a physical disability or visual impairment. Includes beginner- through elite-level athletes. Has...
View Article2013 is the year to go to work, not go on disability
The National Bureau of Economic Research declared that the U.S. recession ended in June 2009, yet 2012 didn't look like much of a resurgence. To me, the number that summed up the year's doldrums was...
View ArticleTHE HOPE INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES RAFFLES OFF $2.45 MILLION DREAM...
Some lucky person with a $150 raffle ticket will win an exquisite $2.45 million Chicago dream home or $1.5 million in cash in the 2nd Annual Chicago Dream House Raffle to benefit The Hope Institute for...
View ArticleBedbug battle needed, all agree
Chicago landlords, tenant advocates and aldermen agreed Tuesday that the city needs to take on a proliferating bedbug population but failed to agree on the approach. The bedbug issue surfaced during a...
View ArticleFarnham Working to Pass Property Tax Relief Measures
ELGIN, IL – State Rep. Keith Farnham (D-Elgin) is pushing for tax relief for homeowners by sponsoring legislation that would double the value of three key property tax exemptions. “During difficult...
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