A coalition of Illinois activist groups met in front of Federal Plaza Wednesday and called…
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Universal Healthcare Plans Move Forward
Amidst the federal government’s failure to approve a budget for the new fiscal year, due…
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Second Day Shutdown: Effects Are Widespread
Jackie Perkins, a 51-year-old single mother and the Transportation Security Association lead officer at O’Hare…
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Protesters urge Illinois senators to fight proposed Social Security cuts
With chants of, “It’s our money, not theirs,” several dozen people gathered Thursday at Federal…
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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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Funding cuts upset disabled and elderly
Herman Byrd’s prostate cancer diagnosis hit him hard. With Medicare paying for his radiation treatments,…
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Romney Supporters Watch from Local Watering Hole
Mitt Romney’s Illinois supporters are enthusiastic about the former Massachusetts governor’s chances in Illinois following…
Disability Advocates Rally Against Medicaid Cuts
The chanting of “no justice, no peace” echoed through the city’s Downtown skyscrapers during a…