Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, April 25, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Carol Adamitis had a stroke when she was 5 years old.
Now, at 65, she is participating in research that annually tests her physical and mental health, examining her dexterity as she places pegs in a board and her memory as she repeats a series of numbers backward and forward." (read more)
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Groundbreaking held for early childhood center
Excerpt from Suburban Life Publications, April 19, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Correspondent
"...Plans call for creating a building so environmentally friendly that it will achieve LEED Gold Certification, the second-highest green construction standard available..." (read more)
By Jessica Tobacman, Correspondent
"...Plans call for creating a building so environmentally friendly that it will achieve LEED Gold Certification, the second-highest green construction standard available..." (read more)
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Obituary on Virginia A. Blair, 1925-2012: TV writer worked in public relations, "took a bite out of life"
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, April 4, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Virginia A. "Ginny" Blair wrote plays for local CBS and ABC television stations before shifting to public relations work with Smith Bucklin & Associates, where she worked for more than 20 years." (read more)
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Virginia A. "Ginny" Blair wrote plays for local CBS and ABC television stations before shifting to public relations work with Smith Bucklin & Associates, where she worked for more than 20 years." (read more)
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Obituary on Deborah Eberhart Elliott, 1951-2012: Special education teacher, administrator in Chicago, Calumet Park
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, March 20, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Deborah Eberhart Elliott was a special education teacher and an administrator in Chicago Public Schools for many years, also serving as a principal of a middle school in south suburban Calumet Park." (read more)
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Deborah Eberhart Elliott was a special education teacher and an administrator in Chicago Public Schools for many years, also serving as a principal of a middle school in south suburban Calumet Park." (read more)
Filling a brain aneurysm with wire can prevent rupture
Coiling has advantages but it's not for everyone
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, March 14, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Carolyn Davis owes her health to wires.
Davis, 55, of Chicago, benefited from a treatment known as coiling after she suffered a brain aneurysm in November.
Once Davis arrived at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Dr. William W. Ashley Jr. determined that he needed to stop the bleeding in her brain caused by the aneurysm, which is a ballooning of blood vessels, as quickly as possible." (read more)
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, March 14, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Carolyn Davis owes her health to wires.
Davis, 55, of Chicago, benefited from a treatment known as coiling after she suffered a brain aneurysm in November.
Once Davis arrived at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Dr. William W. Ashley Jr. determined that he needed to stop the bleeding in her brain caused by the aneurysm, which is a ballooning of blood vessels, as quickly as possible." (read more)
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
UIC researchers shed light on inflammation-related tissue damage
Discovery might one day lead to new treatments for lung infections
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, March 7, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Researchers at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago have recently shed light on the body's ability to decrease tissue damage caused by inflammation.
A study published in the journal Nature Immunology reported that the scientists found a channel through cell membranes helps protect tissue from inflammation and other kinds of injury." (read more)
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, March 7, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Researchers at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago have recently shed light on the body's ability to decrease tissue damage caused by inflammation.
A study published in the journal Nature Immunology reported that the scientists found a channel through cell membranes helps protect tissue from inflammation and other kinds of injury." (read more)
Obituary on Harold Berc, 1914-2012: AMVETS lead
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, March 1, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Harold T. Berc, a Chicago attorney for more than 60 years, served in the South Pacific during World War II and, as national commander of AMVETS, helped secure funding to complete the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor." (read more)
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Harold T. Berc, a Chicago attorney for more than 60 years, served in the South Pacific during World War II and, as national commander of AMVETS, helped secure funding to complete the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor." (read more)
Crete-Monee graduate working on a well-orchestrated success story
Excerpt from the SouthtownStar, Feb. 28, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman
"Matthew Lipman had been playing the viola for only a few weeks before he realized how greatly he enjoyed it.
Lipman, then a fourth-grader, said he found the instrument 'amazing.'
Now, about a decade later, others also find the Crete-Monee High School graduate amazing." (read more)
By Jessica Tobacman
"Matthew Lipman had been playing the viola for only a few weeks before he realized how greatly he enjoyed it.
Lipman, then a fourth-grader, said he found the instrument 'amazing.'
Now, about a decade later, others also find the Crete-Monee High School graduate amazing." (read more)
Obituary on Sister Mary Antonia Klausner, 1918-2012: Nun and nurse was dedicated to easing pain of patients
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, Feb. 21, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Sister Mary Antonia Klausner was a nurse, teacher and supervisor at St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital on Chicago's West Side, now part of Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center, for 67 years." (read more)
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Sister Mary Antonia Klausner was a nurse, teacher and supervisor at St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital on Chicago's West Side, now part of Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center, for 67 years." (read more)
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