Mari Devereaux
Editorial Intern
This year’s Christian observance of the start of Lent was in stark contrast to its usual crowds, with fewer numbers of masked parishioners visiting churches to receive ashes in person or pick up “Lent kits” to celebrate the season at home.
A study from Northwestern Medicine found that, at a higher dosage, the diabetes medication semaglutide is more effective than FDA-approved weight-loss drugs currently on the market.
More than 300 CPS parents, mentors and community organizers came together Friday to discuss ways for CPS to improve remote learning.
“We are pleased to vaccinate people who live in Chicago, who work in Chicago, who get medical care in Chicago,” Health Commissioner Allison Arwady said Thursday. But “we don’t want people broadly driving long distances who don’t have connections to Chicago.”
The shepherd mix, Foofur, will be among dozens of other rescue and shelter dogs featured during the Puppy Bowl to raise awareness for no-kill shelters and encourage people across the country to adopt and foster pets locally.
Eight Illinois creatives were named to this year’s class of United States Artists Fellows and were awarded a $50,000 grant, the organization announced Wednesday.
The Puerto Rican Agenda on Wednesday put forward a four-point vaccination and education model it hopes the city will follow to improve the vaccination rollout in Latino communities.