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Illinois mental health funding likely facing more cuts, despite Quinn’s promise of increase
Rita Winkeler thinks her developmentally disabled son has a bright future, but she worries it…
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Financial assistance for energy utility bills could be cut
The $150 Jacqueline Platania receives twice a year to help offset her electricity bill is…
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Union blasts legislators for underfunding in-home care
Herman Byrd’s prostate cancer diagnosis hit him hard. With Medicare paying for his radiation treatments,…
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To save money state considers restricting access to healthcare benefits for undocumented immigrants
With the state finances reeling, one lawmaker is exploring how much money could be saved…
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With an increase in infant deaths, some look to eliminate bed sharing
Nearly half of the children who died in Illinois last year were infants who suffocated…
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Proposal to expand gun offender registry earns inital approval
A Chicago City Council committee approved a mandatory gun offender registry yesterday that would require…
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Funding cuts upset disabled and elderly
Herman Byrd’s prostate cancer diagnosis hit him hard. With Medicare paying for his radiation treatments,…