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Illinois lawmakers approve broadened abortion, gender protections for patients and providers

By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America
Jan 10, 2023 12:00 am - Illinois lawmakers on Tuesday approved a measure protecting access to abortion in Illinois from out-of-state meddling, making the state the latest to pursue such protect...
Illinois House approves increased abortion, gender care protections

By Hannah Meisel
Jan 06, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Six months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned nearly 50 years of precedent providing for legal abortion, Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly on...
Opioid legal charge pushes Walgreens to $3.7B fiscal 1Q loss

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer
Jan 05, 2023 12:00 am - A huge opioid settlement dragged Walgreens to a $3.7 billion loss for the first quarter, but the drugstore chain still beat Wall Street forecasts. The company also reaff...
A charitable effort with strings attached: How ukuleles are helping kids in children's hospitals

By Steve Zalusky
Dec 30, 2022 12:00 am - A musical instrument popular in the 1920s will be helping out patients in children's hospitals thanks to Buffalo Grove groups and an international charity. The BG Singer...
Medicare's annual enrollment has ended - what's next?

<p>By Dave Castillo</p><p class="Byline attribution">Davesurance Inc.</p>
Dec 29, 2022 5:00 am - Medicare has ended its annual enrollment period, the time when those on Medicare do their dance comparing their current Rx plan or Advantage plan to other plan offerings...
Schaumburg to host Community Blood Drive Jan. 4

Submitted by village of Schaumburg
Dec 27, 2022 12:00 am - The village of Schaumburg will conduct its first Community Blood Drive of 2023 from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4 at The Barn, 231 S. Civic Drive in Schaumburg. In...
Revised plan for former Green Acres site 'a big, big deal,' doubles open space

By Dave Oberhelman
Dec 22, 2022 5:00 am - Northbrook village officials have expressed support for a revised plan for the former Green Acres Country Club site that includes double the open space previously envisi...
Neighbors in the News: Inverness endodontist to lead dental society's local branch

By Norrine Twohey
Dec 22, 2022 5:00 am - • Dr. Joseph V. Baldassano, a practicing endodontist for 30 years, was installed as the Chicago Dental Society's (CDS) Northwest Suburban Branch director. As Northwest ...
Joint Commission announces standards reduction

Dec 20, 2022 10:00 pm - OAKBROOK TERRACE - The Joint Commission Wednesday said it is eliminating 168 standards and revising 14 others across its accreditation programs to streamline requirement...
Loved or hated, Fauci's parting advice: Stick to the science

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer
Dec 19, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Long before the bobbleheads and the "Fauci ouchie," Dr. Anthony Fauci was a straight-shooter about scary diseases - and "stick with the science" remain...

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