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Pat Nabong/Sun-Times The COVID-19 pandemic is among the worst public health crises of our lifetimes. Over the past 10 months, healthcare and public health professionals have worked tirelessly to overcome the unprecedented challenges COVID-19 has presented. The magnitude of cases and deaths related to COVID-19 has been devastating, and we are still far from the finish line in ending this pandemic. Another serious consequence of this pandemic is the effect it has had on school-age children. Opinion The educational, psychological and financial hardships of remote learning have had serious conse...

Listen now. Navigating the holidays during a pandemic can be doubly stressful for families that include someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia. While some things may have to be altered, holiday traditions provide a sense of normalcy that can be especially important for family members with Alzheimer’s. Elizabeth Cook is the manager of media relations with the Illinois Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. She said families shouldn’t give up on their usual celebrations. “If you guys are used to baking cookies or making a special dish or singing Christmas songs, any of that traditiona...

Mayor Lightfoot’s actions in the this case - and those taken by people who report to her - are shocking to some of us who expected different and better from her and her administration. The former head of COPA has very clearly shown - through her actions - that she doesn’t understand (unlikely) or care what the ‘A’ stands for. Supremely disappointed. This is her Laquan McDonald moment, and she’s failed miserably. I do agree that the police committed to a raid with faulty information that they could’ve found because the intended target was under electronic monitoring. They just ba...