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Republican leaders reject Trump’s demands to scrap Senate filibuster to end shutdown

By LISA MASCARO
Oct 31, 2025 11:05 am - Back from a week abroad, President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster and reopen the government after a monthlong shutdown, breaking with majority Republicans who have long opposed such a move.
Navigate your health coverage: DuPage County Health Department offers enrollment assistance

Submitted by DuPage County Health Department
Oct 29, 2025 6:23 pm - Open Enrollment for 2026 Marketplace health coverage through Get Covered Illinois begins Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. This is the time of year to explore your eligibility for health insurance benefits and find the coverage that is best for you and your family.
This open enrollment might give you sticker shock

Lisa Jarvis
Oct 29, 2025 10:03 am - Americans embarking on the annual task of sifting through the health plans offered by their employers to find the one that gives them the most bang for their buck are facing a new reality: many of those options no longer feel affordable. This year, the process isn’t just complex or confusing — it’s painful.
What to know as the annual signup window for health insurance arrives

By Tom Murphy
Oct 29, 2025 10:02 am - Higher prices, less help and a government shutdown all hang over health insurance markets as shoppers start looking for coverage this week.
Cause of death determined for teen who died after visiting Grayslake dental office

By Janelle Walker
Oct 29, 2025 7:10 am - A Spring Grove girl’s who died after a dental visit in July suffered from complications of a dental extraction surgery, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has determined.
Most Americans are concerned about higher health care costs next year, an AP-NORC poll finds

By ALI SWENSON and LINLEY SANDERS
Oct 21, 2025 7:28 am - Most U.S. adults are worried about health care becoming more expensive, according to a new AP-NORC poll, as they make decisions about next year’s health coverage and a government shutdown keeps future health costs in limbo for millions.
Trump hosts Senate Republicans as shutdown drags into fourth week

By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Oct 21, 2025 7:24 am - As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House on Tuesday — not for urgent talks on how to end it, but for a display of unity with President Donald Trump as they refuse to negotiate on any Democratic demands.
The workers whose health care is most at stake in the government shutdown

By Peter Whoriskey
Oct 18, 2025 1:44 pm - They are restaurateurs and beauticians, landscapers and mediators, chiropractors and funeral directors. They are freelancers, contractors and gig workers. And they now find themselves stuck in the middle of the political battle that has shut down the government.
Trump order against ‘harm reduction’ could lead to more drug-related deaths, local advocates warn

By Amanda Marrazzo
Oct 18, 2025 11:25 am - A Crystal Lake mother whose son died from a fentanyl overdose says a recent order issued by President Donald Trump to restrict federal funds from being spent on so-called harm reduction will only result in more drug-related deaths.
Annual free health clinic happening this weekend at Judson University in Elgin

By Jake Griffin
Oct 16, 2025 4:26 pm - The 6th Annual Heal Elgin Health Two-Day Health Clinic is happening Saturday and Sunday at the Lindner Fitness Center at Judson University located at 1151 N. State St. in Elgin.

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