Dr. Anthony D. Douglas II

An opened bottle of pills lying on a flat surface with pills spilling out.

Too many people can’t afford their medication. A proposal in Illinois could help lower drug prices.

Illinois lawmakers should create a board that could review the cost and affordability of prescription drugs, a doctor at the University of Chicago writes.

By Dr. Anthony D. Douglas II

Tyshon Johnson, 18, was fatally shot Aug. 13 in Washington Park. He was about to begin his senior year at Englewood STEM High School.

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Losing Tyshon Johnson and other kids to violence robs us all

Chicago’s sordid history has taken away our boys’ and girls’ abilities to be kids. It has robbed our city of its potential.

By Dr. Anthony D. Douglas II and Selwyn Rogers, MD