Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, June 13, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago are trying to develop a more effective blood test to determine whether a patient needs to have a defibrillator installed in his or her body to make sure the heart beats properly." (read more)
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Having purpose in life helps fight Alzheimer's, study finds
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, May 23, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Research done by Memory and Aging Project at Rush offers hope in fight against disease." (read more)
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Research done by Memory and Aging Project at Rush offers hope in fight against disease." (read more)
Study shows exercise can help Parkinson's sufferers
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, May 2, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Terry Musial, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, has found new hope since she joined a research study at Rush University Medical Center and the University of Illinois at Chicago in which patients exercised twice a week for an hour each." (read more)
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Terry Musial, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, has found new hope since she joined a research study at Rush University Medical Center and the University of Illinois at Chicago in which patients exercised twice a week for an hour each." (read more)
Show puts work from special needs artists on display
Excerpt from Suburban Life Publications, April 25, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Correspondent
"The Western DuPage Special Recognition Association’s sixth annual Special Recreation Art Show runs through Saturday at the Bloomingdale Park District Museum, 108 S. Bloomingdale Road, Bloomingdale. WDSRA serves more than 4,500 special needs children and adults with more than 1,500 recreation programs, trips and special events each year." (read more)
By Jessica Tobacman, Correspondent
"The Western DuPage Special Recognition Association’s sixth annual Special Recreation Art Show runs through Saturday at the Bloomingdale Park District Museum, 108 S. Bloomingdale Road, Bloomingdale. WDSRA serves more than 4,500 special needs children and adults with more than 1,500 recreation programs, trips and special events each year." (read more)
"I am so thankful for my life": Kim Phuc, the girl from a famous Vietnam War photo, speaks next week in Wheaton
Excerpt from Suburban Life Publications, April 25, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Correspondent
"When she was 9 years old, Phan Thi Kim Phuc was captured in a now-famous photograph taken during the Vietnam War." (read more)
By Jessica Tobacman, Correspondent
"When she was 9 years old, Phan Thi Kim Phuc was captured in a now-famous photograph taken during the Vietnam War." (read more)
Comedian works his ‘dream job’ at Price is Right show in Vegas
Excerpt from Suburban Life Publications, April 25, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Correspondent
"Comedian Andy Martello, who lived in Carol Stream from 2002 to 2007, has his 'dream job.' He works in the afternoons doing what he loves: Working in show business." (read more)
By Jessica Tobacman, Correspondent
"Comedian Andy Martello, who lived in Carol Stream from 2002 to 2007, has his 'dream job.' He works in the afternoons doing what he loves: Working in show business." (read more)
Busy bodies, healthy minds: Remaining active lowers risk of Alzheimer's, study shows
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)
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)
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)
Thursday, February 16, 2012
FDA alerts have mixed record, U. of C. study finds
Public sometimes responds unpredictably or late to warnings
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, Feb. 15, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"For decades, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued alerts to the medical profession and the public about the dangers of medications on the market.
Now, a review led by a University of Chicago professor of the effectiveness of the alerts has found they have a mixed and unpredictable record." (read more)
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, Feb. 15, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"For decades, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued alerts to the medical profession and the public about the dangers of medications on the market.
Now, a review led by a University of Chicago professor of the effectiveness of the alerts has found they have a mixed and unpredictable record." (read more)
Contempo dedicates concert to composer Sofia Gubaidulina
Pacifica Quartet, eighth blackbird to perform works of first composer to receive UChicago honorary degree
Excerpt from The University of Chicago News, Feb. 13, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman
"Composer Shulamit Ran describes the music of Russian composer Sophia Gubaidulina as having the power to stop time and put the listener in another world. “She is a legendary and very great composer of our time,” says Ran, the Andrew MacLeish Distinguished Service Professor of Composition and artistic director of the University of Chicago’s Contempo ensemble.
In June 2011, the University of Chicago presented Gubaidulina with an honorary degree, the first ever given to a composer." (read more)
Excerpt from The University of Chicago News, Feb. 13, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman
"Composer Shulamit Ran describes the music of Russian composer Sophia Gubaidulina as having the power to stop time and put the listener in another world. “She is a legendary and very great composer of our time,” says Ran, the Andrew MacLeish Distinguished Service Professor of Composition and artistic director of the University of Chicago’s Contempo ensemble.
In June 2011, the University of Chicago presented Gubaidulina with an honorary degree, the first ever given to a composer." (read more)
Monday, February 13, 2012
As some schools plunge into technology, poor schools are left behind
Quickening pace of technology widens the digital divide
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, Jan. 25, 2012
With contributions from Jessica Tobacman
"Bronzeville got a boost this year when Best Practice High School, which is closing, donated a roomful of the West Side school's computers. But Bronzeville Scholastic's principal, Latunja Williams, says it will take at least $3,000 to update the hard drives, which are too slow to run many current programs.
Two years ago, school librarian Sara Sayigh received a $15,000 grant that paid for many of the computers in the shared homework lab. The rest, however, can be unreliable and can't be easily fixed when something goes wrong." (read more)
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, Jan. 25, 2012
With contributions from Jessica Tobacman
"Bronzeville got a boost this year when Best Practice High School, which is closing, donated a roomful of the West Side school's computers. But Bronzeville Scholastic's principal, Latunja Williams, says it will take at least $3,000 to update the hard drives, which are too slow to run many current programs.
Two years ago, school librarian Sara Sayigh received a $15,000 grant that paid for many of the computers in the shared homework lab. The rest, however, can be unreliable and can't be easily fixed when something goes wrong." (read more)
Obituary on Elaine Hirsch, 1934-2012: Volunteer for several Jewish organizations
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, Jan. 24, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Elaine Hirsch, 77, a volunteer with several organizations including the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation in Evanston and the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, died of brain cancer Tuesday, Jan. 3, at her home in Highland Park, said her daughter Beth Handt."
(read more)
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Elaine Hirsch, 77, a volunteer with several organizations including the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation in Evanston and the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, died of brain cancer Tuesday, Jan. 3, at her home in Highland Park, said her daughter Beth Handt."
(read more)
Obituary on Jack Rosen, 1930-2012: Longtime lawyer was member of Sam's Wine & Spirits' founding family
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, Jan. 20, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Jack W. Rosen, 81, of Highland Park, a practicing lawyer for 56 years, died of colon cancer Saturday, Jan. 7, in the Midwest Palliative & Hospice Care Center in Skokie, said his daughter Betsy.
Mr. Rosen's parents started what became Sam's Wine & Spirits, in the mid-1940s. His brother, Fred, took over the business while Mr. Rosen chose to pursue a legal career, although he was always available to provide advice and counsel, his family said." (read more)
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Jack W. Rosen, 81, of Highland Park, a practicing lawyer for 56 years, died of colon cancer Saturday, Jan. 7, in the Midwest Palliative & Hospice Care Center in Skokie, said his daughter Betsy.
Mr. Rosen's parents started what became Sam's Wine & Spirits, in the mid-1940s. His brother, Fred, took over the business while Mr. Rosen chose to pursue a legal career, although he was always available to provide advice and counsel, his family said." (read more)
Obituary on Arthur 'Lefty' Goldfeder, 1911-2012: Star of 16-inch softball in Chicago, hall of famer
Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, Jan. 13, 2012
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Arthur "Lefty" Goldfeder was a 16-inch softball legend whose speed and prowess at the plate earned him a spot in the sport's local hall of fame. Mr. Goldfeder, 100, died of natural causes Saturday, Jan. 7, at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, said his granddaughter, Carolyn Goldfeder. He was a resident of Oak Lawn." (read more)
By Jessica Tobacman, Special to the Tribune
"Arthur "Lefty" Goldfeder was a 16-inch softball legend whose speed and prowess at the plate earned him a spot in the sport's local hall of fame. Mr. Goldfeder, 100, died of natural causes Saturday, Jan. 7, at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, said his granddaughter, Carolyn Goldfeder. He was a resident of Oak Lawn." (read more)
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