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‘We deliver hope’: How Geneva therapist’s nonprofit provides accessible mental health care

By Dave Heun
Feb 07, 2025 3:00 am - Randy and Amy Bennett of North Aurora have operated Intermission Therapies in Geneva since 2018, adding the nonprofit Second Act/Scene 2 as an option for clients with little or no insurance to cover mental health services.
Bolingbrook woman ordered to repay over $2.2 million for Medicaid fraud

By Susan Sarkauskas
Feb 06, 2025 5:03 pm - A Bolingbrook woman has been ordered to repay more than $2.2 million to the state for defrauding it of more than $2.46 million in Medicaid funds.
Wisconsin couple sues Walgreens and Optum Rx, saying son died after $500 price rise for asthma meds

By TODD RICHMOND
Feb 06, 2025 1:12 pm - A Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens and a pharmacy benefits management company, alleging that their son died because he couldn't afford a sudden $500 spike in his asthma medication.
Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows

By JONEL ALECCIA
Feb 06, 2025 6:54 am - Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has spread in U.S. herds since last year, Agriculture Departm...
From fighting disease to protecting the Amazon rain forest, USAID has big impact across the globe

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI
Feb 06, 2025 6:48 am - The Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has drawn widespread criticism from congressional Democrats and raised questions and concern about the influence billionaire ally Elon Musk wields over the federal government.
A new Community Mental Health Center opens in Libertyville

By Hailey Pierce
Feb 04, 2025 8:33 pm - Libertyville residents have a new resource to help with their mental health needs. Clearbrook, an organization dedicated to assisting children and adults with intellectua...
Mental health advocates decry planned service cuts, layoffs at Arlington Heights hospital

By Christopher Placek
Feb 04, 2025 6:23 pm - Arlington Heights mental health advocates speak out against planned cuts to psychiatric services at Northwest Community Healthcare, which includes shutting down 52 inpatient beds and laying off more than 100 staff.
RFK Jr. appears on track to become US health secretary as he wins key Republican senator’s support

By AMANDA SEITZ and STEPHEN GROVES
Feb 04, 2025 7:45 am - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the controversial environmental lawyer turned public health critic, is set to find out on Tuesday if he has cleared the first hurdle to become the nation’s top health official when the Senate Finance Committee votes on his nomination.
Tariff threats take aim at fentanyl trafficking. Here’s how the drug reaches the US

By JESSE BEDAYN
Feb 03, 2025 1:39 pm - President Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China is partly aimed at combating the illicit flow of fentanyl into the U.S., where the opioid is blamed for some 70,000 overdose deaths annually.
Trump puts tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, spurring trade war as North American allies respond

By JOSH BOAK
Feb 01, 2025 8:58 am - New trade penalties against Canada, Mexico and China that President Donald Trump plans to impose Saturday represent an aggressive early move against America’s three largest trading partners, but at the risk of higher inflation and possible disruptions to the global economy.

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