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Digest: Gavin, Gardner, Cahill, Benner sign to play for first STX team
Women's lacrosse Gavin, Gardner, Cahill, Benner sign with STX Baltimore-based lacrosse equipment maker STX announced today that it has signed nine new members to Team STX, the first-ever elite post-collegiate women's team: Grace Gavin (Loyola, St....Tags: Teaching and Learning, National Basketball Association, Lacrosse, College Basketball, Atlantic Coast Conference
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Authorities seek solutions for K-8 absenteeism in Chicago schools
As authorities move to address K-8 absenteeism and truancy in Chicago schools, where tens of thousands of elementary students miss a month or more of school each year, they may not have to look far for workable strategies. Government agencies and...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Politics, Indiana University, Jacqueline Y. Collins, Conservation
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Rep. Derrick Smith booted from office
— Democratic Rep. Derrick Smith on Friday became the first lawmaker tossed out of the Illinois House in more than 100 years, but he might not be gone for long. Shortly after his colleagues voted 100-6 to expel him, Smith took to his lawyer's office...
Tags: Politics, James B. Durkin, Illinois, Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice
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Illinois legislature passes deep health care cuts
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- Hundreds of thousands of poor Illinoisans would lose health coverage, prescription drug discounts for seniors would be dropped and dental care for adults would be greatly curtailed as part of $1.6 billion in budget cuts lawmakers...Tags: Sara Feigenholtz, Long Term Care, Cook County Government, Prescription Drugs, Crime, Law and Justice
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A deep breath, then back to work
The last few weeks showcased the Illinois General Assembly at its best and worst. Lawmakers plotted a course — and summoned the courage — to rescue Medicaid. They began the process of closing underused state institutions, passed a bill to...
Tags: Sara Feigenholtz, Tom Cross, Finance, Health, Executive Branch
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Tribune watchdog investigations spur changes
Campus sex assaults
A 14-month examination into the handling of sexual assault cases on Midwestern campuses prompted two federal investigations and sweeping changes to how universities and prosecutors respond to reports.
In November, the U.S. Department...Tags: Crimes, Medical Specialization, Cook County Government, Health and Medical Professionals, Television
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Bad news budget: Quinn to call for prison, health care cuts
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD -- Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn will deliver a bad-news budget today, suggesting that Illinois close numerous prisons, mental health centers and social service offices, cut health care for the poor and shut down popular tourist sites for two days...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Behavioral Conditions, Health, Executive Branch, Science and Technology
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Quinn's bad news budget: 'Our rendezvous with reality has arrived'
Clout StreetDemocratic Gov. Pat Quinn today delivered a bad news budget speech, calling for prison closures, layoffs and cutbacks to health care for the poor. "This budget contains truths you may not want to hear," Quinn said. "But these are truths that you do...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Behavioral Conditions, Finance, Health, Executive Branch
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Illinois urged to investigate doctors with tainted records
Six years ago, Oklahoma took away the medical license of a physician over sexual misconduct. A managed care organization in that state took emergency action to suspend the doctor's clinical privileges, and New York also revoked the doctor's license to...Tags: Shelton, Concerts, Medical Research, Hospitals and Clinics, General Practitioners
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Cullerton tweaks Quinn on stalled Chicago casino
Clout StreetAn event promoting efforts to clean up land in the Lake Calumet region turned into an impromptu lobbying session for a Chicago casino today. The change of subject came when Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, took the podium from Gov. Pat Quinn,...Tags: Politics, John J Cullerton, Chicago Mayor, Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn
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On the 'Scholarship' list in Springfield
Change of SubjectWhere do our lawmakers stand on the issue of legislative scholarships -- those tuition waivers that members of the state house and senate have traditionally been allowed to dispense to constituents? As part of the renewed effort to abolish that...... -
South suburban, Chicago officials ask Quinn not to close Tinley Park Mental Health Center
TribLocal - Tinley Park » NewsMore than a dozen elected officials from the south suburbs and Chicago signed a letter sent to Gov. Pat Quinn Wednesday asking him not to …...
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