Brian The Hammer Jackson

1 week ago | fox32chicago.com | Brian Jackson |Brian The Hammer Jackson

Sneakers to Scrubs helps Chicago's young athletes dream beyond pro sports As the Chicago area faces a shortage of health care workers, a group of former college athletes turned medical students is mentoring local youth through a program called Sneakers to Scrubs. CHICAGO - As technology improves, people are living longer. The increasing need for healthcare workers comes at a time when the Chicago area is seeing a severe shortage of workers in the industry.

1 month ago | fox32chicago.com | Brian Jackson |Brian The Hammer Jackson |Alex Ortiz

State lawmakers are considering a bill that would be a game-changer for high school athletes. Currently, the Illinois High School Association, the governing body of high school sports in the state, does not allow students to play for both their school and a club or traveling team in the same sport during the high school season. H.B. 3037, also known as the "Right to Play Act," would change that. Freedom for student-athletes What we know: State Rep.

2 months ago | fox32chicago.com | Brian Jackson |Brian The Hammer Jackson

CHICAGO - Access to high-quality healthcare could be the difference between life and death. Black women have the highest death rates in the U.S. for most cancers. "Anyone can get cancer, right? But the people who are dying are specifically those that happen to be black individuals," said Dr. Paris Thomas, executive director of Equal Hope.