Health Care
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Fighting for the right to die: Terminally ill Lombard woman continues push for medical ‘aid in dying’ billJun 09, 2025 10:12 am - Deb Robertson isn’t giving up on state legislation that would give terminally ill patients like herself the option to end their lives with medical assistance.
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Cancer survivors share their journeys at Northwest Community Hospital celebrationJun 08, 2025 5:31 pm - About 150 cancer survivors and 50 volunteers gathered Sunday at Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights for the Around the World Cancer Survivor Celebration, bringing together patients, caregivers and medical professionals.
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Suburban drug overdose deaths show sharp decline, but will it last?Jun 07, 2025 1:00 pm - Drug overdose deaths in the Chicago area mirror a statewide and national trend showing a sharp decline from 2023 to 2024.
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Lake County Health Department employees file to unionizeJun 05, 2025 5:42 pm - About 600 employees of the Lake County Health Department want to unionize with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31.
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Musk slams Trump’s big tax bill as Republican senators race to meet a July 4th deadline
Jun 03, 2025 2:40 pm - President Donald Trump wants his “big, beautiful” bill of tax breaks and spending cuts on his desk to be signed into law by the Fourth of July, and he's pushing the slow-rolling Senate to make it happen sooner rather than later.
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Des Plaines council reverses course, approves plans for supported living facilityJun 03, 2025 10:46 am - The Des Plaines City Council has reversed course and approved a plan for a supported living center on the suburb’s east side.
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RFK Jr. says autism ‘destroys’ families. Here’s what those families want you to know.
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Illinois bill aims to lower cost of prescriptions, rein in pharmacy benefit managers
May 31, 2025 5:30 pm - A bill that seeks to control the rising cost of prescription drugs while also offering financial help for many small, independent pharmacies in Illinois cleared the General Assembly on Saturday and will soon be sent to Gov. JB Pritzker for his signature.
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Hanover Township Mental Health Board approves fundingMay 31, 2025 8:15 am - The Hanover Township Mental Health Board approved $69,500 in funding at its May 27 meeting.
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CDC removes language that says healthy kids and pregnant women should get COVID shots