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Naperville District 203 board agrees to consider joining social media lawsuit

By Michelle Mullins
Oct 21, 2026 7:29 am - The Naperville District 203 School Board on Monday voted to pursue a nationwide lawsuit against social media platforms over their alleged impacts on schools and students’ mental health.
Learn about Medicare options in Park Ridge

Daily Herald report
Oct 16, 2026 5:20 pm - You can learn about Medicare coverage, eligibility and related issues Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Par Ridge.
Trump increased investments in drugmakers that benefited from Medicare exemptions, Democrats say

By FATIMA HUSSEIN
Oct 16, 2026 11:35 am - Investments in pharmaceutical companies made on behalf of President Donald Trump increased significantly after he returned to the White House last year, with his portfolio adding millions of dollars in stock in firms that benefited from a Republican-backed law that shields certain medications from Medicare price negotiations, according to a report from congressional Democrats.
Illinois’ medical debt relief program surpasses $1B goal in two years

By Bernarda Malevska
Oct 16, 2026 10:24 am - Two years after its launch, a state medical debt relief program has erased more than $1.4 billion in debt, exceeding the original goal by $400 million. Almost 700,000 Illinoisans across all counties had medical debt relieved.
St. Joseph and Advocate Sherman hospitals in Elgin recognized by Illinois Department of Public Health

By MIKE DANAHEY
Oct 16, 2026 9:58 am - St. Joseph Hospital and Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin have made the Illinois Department of Public Health’s Gold Level Honor Roll for Acute Care Antimicrobial Stewardship.
Troubled Vista Medical Center loses fifth CEO in three years

By Steve Sadin
Oct 15, 2026 1:10 pm - Daisy Rodriguez became the fifth CEO to leave Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan over the past three years, stepping down Oct. 6, but she says she remains committed as a consultant to helping the hospital climb out of its difficult financial situation.
Questions swirl about pope’s future and what he knew when praying at a French shrine famed for cures

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Oct 15, 2026 7:32 am - When Pope Leo XIV was elected after the pained finale of Pope Francis’ pontificate, there was hope that a younger, healthier pope would be able to guide the Catholic Church for quite some time before age and ailments slowed him.
Endeavor Health and Rush University System for Health announce plans to merge

By Lisa Schencker
Oct 14, 2026 9:51 am - Two major Chicago area hospital systems – Endeavor Health and Rush University System for Health – announced plans Wednesday to merge, a union that would create one of the largest health systems in Illinois.
Pope Leo is eating and recovering after cancer surgery, his doctors say

By NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY
Oct 14, 2026 6:17 am - Pope Leo XIV was eating regularly Wednesday and began walking and doing respiratory exercises, and his tests are normal following surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his lung, the Vatican said.
Nurses at Endeavor Health Edward Hospital in Naperville seek to unionize

By Carolyn Stein and Lisa Schencker
Oct 13, 2026 3:26 pm - Nurses at Endeavor Health Edward Hospital have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to hold a union election — part of a broader effort by nurses across the health system to organize.

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