More than 100,000 patients are on the national kidney transplant list and around 30 people are taken off the lists everyday because they either became too sick for a transplant, or died.

For many, this summer brought a surprise in their utility costs.

The news can be overwhelming. But you still want to be in the know. We have some tips.

As dementia rates increase, experts warn hospital emergency rooms are underprepared.

Despite developing technology, funding cuts threaten the ability to predict severe weather.

Biographer Ron Chernow discusses his new book on the Hannibal, Missouri native.

On this episode, we examine how far high speed rail has come in Illinois. With 110 mile per hour trains running between Chicago and St. Louis, advocates are talking about trains going twice as fast.

An APM investigation found some hospitals failing to provide critical care for victims, such as offering sexual assault testing kits and not contacting child or adult protective services. Illinois lawmakers responded by passing legislation this spring.

A new book details correspondence — letters long assumed to have been lost or destroyed -– that shed light on the nature of her illness as well as the nature of her relationships with the few friends and family she had left by that time.

The city still has problems with violence. But it is on track to have its lowest number of murders in a decade. Many are crediting street outreach.