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Governor Pritzker Awards $2.5 Million in Grant Funding to Economic Empowerment Centers Across Illinois
14 May 2024 23:19 GMT
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CHICAGO - Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department … DevCorp North Chicago $250,000 Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois and Wisconsin … minorities, women, individuals with a disability, dislocated workers, veterans, and youth …
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Join "Cop on a Rooftop" fundraising event for Special Olympics Illinois
14 May 2024 21:50 GMT
… Special Olympics athletes in Illinois.
Officers across Illinois volunteer their time to … athletes of Special Olympics Illinois.
Athletes in Illinois are able to … Vegas and Chicago. Her passion is advocating for others with disabilities and supporting …
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Social Security customer service is in crisis mode for people with disabilities
14 May 2024 11:09 GMT
… agency. Some 50,000 Illinoisans currently await an average of … work because of a significant medical condition, and SSI for … mother of two children with disabilities in Chicago, both of whom lost … stopped working as a home health aide a few months earlier …
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Delay in Florida Medicaid trial raises stakes for hundreds of thousands
14 May 2024 08:56 GMT
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Disclosure: Kentucky Voices for Health contributes … with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… legislation under consideration by Illinois lawmakers, Suzy Flack … legalization. The Chicago-based American Medical Association has not …
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During Older Americans Month, experts share ways to stay healthy and fit
14 May 2024 07:43 GMT
… with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… those with disabilities.
Disclosure: Kentucky Voices for Health contributes to … call on Illinois lawmakers to pass medical aid-in … legalization. The Chicago-based American Medical Association has not …
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MA lawmakers push Medicaid expansion to improve maternal mortality rates
14 May 2024 07:37 GMT
… with disabilities.
Disclosure: Kentucky Voices for Health contributes … with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… legislation under consideration by Illinois lawmakers, Suzy Flack … legalization. The Chicago-based American Medical Association has not …
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Family of veteran who committed suicide in Chicago police holding cell could get $1.75M settlement
14 May 2024 00:09 GMT
… police about her mental health struggles, including a PTSD … minutes and found her incapacitated. Police successfully revived her … accommodate people with mental disabilities and subjected the woman … 76th Street and South Chicago Avenue, according to Mendenhall …
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University of Chicago officer speaks up after life-saving double-lung transplant
13 May 2024 21:22 GMT
CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine have successfully performed … s lungs, which had impaired his breathing. The rest … fellow officers to prioritize their health.
“When you… in prioritizing our own health.”
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Chicago man accused of sexually assaulting resident at Marklund in Geneva
13 May 2024 20:32 GMT
A Chicago man has been charged with … ages who have serious developmental disabilities or other special needs. A … to the child at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva, her … organization cannot comment on the health status of any resident per …
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'A disease that affects everyone': Alzheimer's brings bipartisan common ground in AZ & DC
13 May 2024 18:05 GMT
… ” for people with cognitive impairments, like Alzheimer’s and … Democrat, this is a disease that affects everyone,” said … be a public health issue, like smoking, heart disease, skin cancer,” … Ryan grew up in the Chicago suburbs, frequently visiting family …