Residents were wearing old and oversized clothes. Some had no shoes or only one on….
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Young and Old Unite to Fight Potentially Drastic Cuts
On Nov. 7, more than fifty seniors, their allies and religious leaders were arrested for occupying the intersection of Clark Street and Jackson Boulevard, as part of a protest calling on Congress to fight and support a budget plan that protects and preserves vital social safety net programs.
Disability Advocates Rally Against Medicaid Cuts
The chanting of “no justice, no peace” echoed through the city’s Downtown skyscrapers during a…
Feds Say Illinois Cannot Ask Medicaid Recipients Income, Residency Information
Benjamin Yount reports that on disagreements between the Federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS) and Illinois legislators procedures aimed at preventing fraud.
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Join Senior Citizens Today to Defend Social Security
A news report from Curtis Black’s Newstips Blog, Community Media Workshop Senior citizens and their…
Nursing Home Residents Given 30-Day Notice
After numerous inspections and citations, state officials closed the troubled Somerset Place on Monday, March…
Elders Living Close to the Edge
by Curtis Black, Community Media Workshop June 24, 2008 – Social Security has dramatically reduced…