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Pritzker signs bill targeting ‘predatory’ health insurance practicesJul 10, 2024 7:48 pm - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Wednesday that puts new controls on the state’s health insurance industry, including bans on practices companies have used to reduce costs by controlling the amount of health care services a patient receives.
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Transit agency leaders push back on calls to merge Pace, CTA, Metra
Jul 10, 2024 2:01 pm - It was standing room only in a downtown Chicago committee hearing Tuesday as activists, transit experts and lobbyists hung on the words of the region’s transit agency chiefs.
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‘People are concerned’: Legislators, advocates seek reforms to curb rates for private water customersJul 10, 2024 12:37 pm - Illinois lawmakers are joining the consumer advocacy group Citizens Utility Board to call for legislative reforms designed to curb rates for customers of the state’s two private water utilities.
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Political ads on social media rife with misinformation and scams, new research finds
Jul 10, 2024 10:29 am - WASHINGTON — The online advertisement to Donald Trump supporters was clear enough: Click here, and receive a free Trump 2024 flag and a commemorative coin. All in exchang...
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Choosing good over evil: The changing face of advertisingJul 10, 2024 10:28 am - When we were kids, we often watched cartoons where the central character had to choose a good or evil path. In that moment, choosing to make the right choice and pursuin...
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Suburban Mariano’s among those to be sold in Kroger, Albertsons mergerJul 10, 2024 7:53 am - Several suburban Mariano’s will be sold to another grocer if Kroger and Albertson’s merger is allowed.
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Realtor disagrees about disclosure lawsJul 10, 2024 6:15 am - Disclosures laws in each state may vary in detail but in general sellers and agents are expected to disclose defects they’re aware of, says home inspector.
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‘They need to plan for this’: Renters, condo owners struggle to secure EV chargersJul 09, 2024 6:45 pm - For as long as he’s owned his Chevy Bolt, Des Plaines resident John Pontikes has been charging the electric vehicle wherever he can — because he can’t at home. That’s because of the many roadblocks that exist for condo and apartment dwellers who want to install chargers at their residences.
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Target will stop accepting personal checks next week. Are the days of the payment method numbered?
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Recent home and property salesJul 09, 2024 2:18 pm - DuPage County property transfers for May 3 to June 7, 2024