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)

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)

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)

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)