Hundreds of women and girls were exposed to a radioactive chemical at an Illinois factory in the 1920s. Years later, they helped change workplace safety standards. In the early 1900s, radium was all ...

The town of Ottawa, Ill., is banding together to honor the memories of watch dial painters who were poisoned by a radium paint in the town during the 1920s and 1930s. Piller’s father, William, is a ...

Three Crows Theatre has made a name for itself performing plays based on true stories, and this one hits close to home. Melanie Marnich’s one-act, directed by Kristin Davis, details the radioactive ...

In November, I attended North High School’s production of “Radium Girls.” I found the story compelling and decided to read the book the play is based on — “The Radium Girls” by Kate Moore. Moore tells ...

This is the story of a woman who, in the midst of unimaginable suffering, persevered in her Catholic faith. Catherine Wolfe Donohue’s suffering began in her childhood. She was born in Ottawa, Illinois ...

It was the miracle of the age, the secret of vibrant health, the magic formula for a brighter life. It turned darkness into light. It was liquid sunshine. Radium, discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie ...

In most non-pandemic years, Rachel Kozicki and her family would likely have been spending a sunny spring break at Walt Disney World, a typical Easter vacation spot. Instead, Rachel, a sophomore at ...