Firefighter paramedic led secret life as mafia hitman before family fell apart: son
Kyle Tekiela is the host of the true-crime podcast "Crook County," which details the rise and fall of his father Ken "The Kid ...
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Searching for reasons behind opioid deaths of Black men born 1951-70
After reading a recent Sun-Times investigation on opioid deaths among a generation of Black men, WBEZ editor Alden Loury ponders the role of racism and segregation in those deaths.
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Treating alcohol addiction: filling the medication gap
With Dry January firmly behind us, many adults are prompted to reassess their relationship with alcohol. Alcohol Change, the ...
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‘My hero Chicago firefighter dad was actually a brutal mafia hitman - I only found out decades later’
Kyle Tekiela said he had no way of knowing that his hardworking dad, Ken, was actually one of the feared Southside gang's ...
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How Science Is Unlocking the Secrets of Addiction
It concluded that 21 million Americans have a drug or alcohol addiction, making the disorder ... Disorders Clinic at the University of Chicago. Whether it will be addictive depends on a person ...
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‘What we’re doing works’: Boxing gym opens in Mokena for those battling addiction
When Keith Werfelman heard about a boxing gym opening in his hometown of Mokena, created to support those in addiction recovery through physical ... was a mentor and coach at Mercy Home for Boys and ...
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul calls Trump's federal funding freeze unconstitutional
"Let's be clear, January 20th was an inauguration, not a coronation. Congress is given the power to appropriate the funding. The executive branch cannot unilaterally disregard those appropriations," ...
My cousin, Chris: Ford CEO Jim Farley opens up about his relationship with Chris Farley
Jim Farley, a self-described "hard-nosed dude," doesn't often speak publicly about his cousin. But on the occasion of the ...
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‘A forgotten generation’: Older Black men in Boston are dying of drug overdoses at alarming rates
In cities including Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia ... being laced into cocaine — the drug of choice for many Black men struggling with addiction. In Suffolk County, 77 percent of the Black ...
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Gen Z is drinking less — and it's changing Chicago's social scene
That’s thanks, in part, to a growing trend toward sobriety among Gen Z adults that has transformed the social landscape in Chicago and across ... National Survey on Drug Use and Health Substance ...
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‘What we’re doing works’: Boxing gym opens in Mokena for those battling addiction
When Keith Werfelman heard about a boxing gym opening in his hometown of Mokena, created to support those in addiction recovery ... Home for Boys and Girls in Chicago, where he helped ...
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Trump says Americans could feel ‘some pain' from tariffs. What products could be affected?
In an interview with MSNBC, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said people in Illinois and across the country will "pay the price for what Donald Trump is doing" Editor's Note: Monday morning, Mexico ...