• Stick Together: Encourage the use of the buddy system — it’s always safer (and more fun) to attend prom with a group of ...

The Bass Street Landing Summer Concert Series begins Thursday, May 15, with a performance by Sin City. All 13 concerts in the ...

Parents and guardians should consider beginning conversations with their teen about alcohol use starting at age 9.

The study is conducted every other year and collects data on health and social issues like substance use, bullying and other ...

New research from the University of Illinois shows alcohol use among Illinois teens is now double the national average.

Teenagers in Illinois reported drinking at nearly twice the rate of their peers across the U.S., according to a recently ...

Study shows higher teen alcohol use in Illinois. A study conducted by the Center for Prevention Research and Development at ...

Dr. Michael Bauer, Medical Director at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the dangers of mixing alcohol and medications, a new study published ...

Mattoon firefighters and police officers work the scene Friday, May 2, 2025, of a fatal crash at the Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home ...

Heavy alcohol use can affect memory and also cause other cognitive changes. Reasons for this can include vitamin B1 deficiency and damage to the hippocampus, which can both result from chronic ...

Illinois State Police said the driver who plowed ... was negative both for alcohol and controlled substances. Police said there is some evidence that points to a possible medical emergency leading ...

Some evidence has been developed indicating the possibility of a medical emergency leading to the crash,” ISP Director ...