Kate Chappell
Morning Anchor at WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL)
Weekend AM Anchor/ Reporter at @nbcchicago. Follow Kate Chappell News on Instagram & Facebook.
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Woman diagnosed with breast cancer at 100 is now cancer-free at 101. Her advice to women of all ages
3 weeks ago |
nbcchicago.com | Kate Chappell
Layne Horwich was diagnosed with stage one breast cancer at age 100. "I was putting on my nightgown one night and realized there was a lump there," Horwich said. Horwich's granddaughter took her for a mammogram where doctors confirmed the diagnosis. But she didn't let her age stop her from fighting. "I wanted it out," Horwich said.
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3 weeks ago |
nbcchicago.com | Kate Chappell
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3 weeks ago |
nbcchicago.com | Kate Chappell
Construction officially began Monday on a 60-mile transmission pipeline that will bring Lake Michigan water to a half-dozen suburban communities. The water will be channeled from Chicago to Crest Hill, Joliet, Channahon, Minooka, Romeoville and Shorewood, suburban communities that make up the "Grand Prairie Water Commission" (GPWC).
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1 month ago |
nbcchicago.com | Kate Chappell
In June, Danielle Campfield-Carter will celebrate two years cancer free, but her journey to remission has been anything but easy. At just 32 years of age, Campfield-Carter underwent a hysterectomy, and remains cancer-free nearly two years later. Five years earlier, she was diagnosed with PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome, a hormonal condition associated with irregular menstrual cycles. In 2022, she received even more shocking news. "I essentially started a cycle that just never ended.
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1 month ago |
nbcchicago.com | Kate Chappell
A suburban Chicago family is demanding changes to Illinois' controversial SAFE-T Act as the man accused of concealing their daughter's death walks free, awaiting trial. Jose Luis Mendoza-Gonzalez pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Wednesday. He's facing multiple felony charges, including concealing the death of 37-year-old Megan Bos. Bos' body was discovered in a storage container on Mendoza-Gonzalez' Waukegan property in April. She'd been missing for more than a month.
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