Health Care
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Expect health insurance prices to rise next year, brokers and experts say
Aug 25, 2025 8:08 am - Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers now. Patients may start paying for it next year.
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Firm urges action to address decline in quality of nursing home careAug 23, 2025 12:03 pm - Nursing home care in Illinois has declined significantly in recent years. A key reason for the decline in care is that there is little accountability in Illinois for nursing homes.
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‘Always doing what’s right by the customers’: Naperville’s Oswald’s Pharmacy marks 150 yearsAug 23, 2025 11:00 am - Oswald’s Pharmacy in Naperville is looking back on 150 years of business, while also staying committed to doing what is necessary to stay in business for years to come.
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DuPage Medical Society Foundation names scholarship grant awardsAug 22, 2025 12:03 am - The DuPage Medical Society Foundation board of trustees announces the awarding of 25 student scholarships for 2025.
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Greater Family Health opens 12th health center in Des PlainesAug 21, 2025 10:34 pm - Greater Family Health, a major community health center in Illinois, opened its 12th location in Des Plaines on Aug. 18.
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FDA’s new expert panels are rife with financial conflicts and fringe views
Aug 18, 2025 10:38 am - When the Food and Drug Administration needs outside guidance, it normally turns to a trusted source: a large roster of expert advisers who are carefully vetted for their independence, credentials and judgment. But increasingly, the agency isn’t calling them.
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Kane County Health Department offers free Behavioral Health Interpreter TrainingAug 17, 2025 1:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department is hosting a free Behavioral Health Interpreter Training to improve communication for non-English speakers.
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Mercyhealth agrees to $1M settlement for religious discrimination over COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Aug 16, 2025 11:00 am - Mercyhealth health care system has agreed to pay more than $1 million to employees and offered to reinstate employees who were terminated for refusing to comply with its COVID-19 vaccine policy for religious reasons.
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Oakton College’s Workforce Empowerment Initiative receives nearly $1M grant to expand high-impact training programsAug 14, 2025 11:15 am - Oakton College in Des Plaines has received a $941,241 Illinois Workforce Empowerment Initiative grant to expand career training programs that advance economic mobility for students in high-demand fields.
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Homelessness report highlights urgent housing needs in Kane CountyAug 14, 2025 11:10 am - Last year, more than 1,700 people experienced homelessness in Kane County, according to a recent report.