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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.
Narcan vending machine installed at Rolling Meadows city hall

By Christopher Placek
Jan 31, 2025 4:12 pm - A vending machine containing Narcan and fentanyl test strips has been installed at Rolling Meadows city hall.
Northwest Community Healthcare cuts more than 100 jobs, discontinues inpatient psychiatric services

By Christopher Placek
Jan 30, 2025 6:36 pm - More than 100 employees at Northwest Community Healthcare in Arlington Heights will be laid off due to cuts in psychiatric services and other areas.
RFK Jr. on defensive over his vaccine views as a key confirmation vote hangs in the balance

By AMANDA SEITZ and STEPHEN GROVES
Jan 30, 2025 2:19 pm - Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to be the nation's top health official is uncertain after a key Republican joined Democrats to raise persistent concerns over the nominee's deep skepticism of routine childhood vaccinations that prevent deadly diseases.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing

By AMANDA SEITZ
Jan 29, 2025 12:24 pm - In a contentious confirmation hearing to be the nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to answer questions about how he would reform Medicaid or Medicare, the government health care programs used by millions of disabled, poor and older Americans.

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