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Medicaid legislation generates optimism for reform

By Jerry Nowicki
Jun 18, 2019 6:26 PM - Illinois lawmakers took several steps this legislative session to increase efficiencies in the state's Medicaid managed care system, which has been widely panned by high-volume providers since its inception in 2011. Legislation that was approved unanimously in both chambers now awaits Gov. J.B. Pritzker's signature.
Schaumburg Township sponsoring Abilities Expo June 21-23

Submitted by Schaumburg Township
Jun 17, 2019 4:59 PM - Schaumburg Township Disability Services will serve as an organizational sponsor of the annual Abilities Expo on Friday, June 21 through Sunday, June 23 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center, 1551 N. Thoreau Drive in Schaumburg.
How Good Samaritan Hospital's new operating room opens surgical possibilities

By Marie Wilson
Jun 17, 2019 6:23 AM - A new operating room at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital gives doctors more options when it comes to performing common heart procedures.
AMITA Health offers state-of-the-art joint replacement

Jun 14, 2019 12:35 PM - AMITA Health's state-of-the-art Center for Advanced Joint Replacement in Hoffman Estates offers extraordinary technology including the Stryker MAKO robotic arm for joint replacement surgery.
Pritzker signs law expanding abortion access: 'We're going to be here for ... refugees from other states'

By Rebecca Anzel
Jun 12, 2019 6:13 PM - Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker made Illinois the most liberal state in the U.S. for access to reproductive health care with the stroke of 20 pens Wednesday at the Chicago Cultural Center. Pritzker said the law makes the Prairie State a "beacon" for access to pregnancy care, contraception, birth control, abortion procedures and other related benefits by making access to these things a "fundamental right."
Sun-Times: Pritzker signs abortion law

By Tina Sfondeles
Jun 12, 2019 10:58 AM - Bucking neighboring states, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday sent a big signal by signing a law to protect Illinois' abortion rights should Roe v. Wade be overturned, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Medical professionals get firsthand look at challenges first responders face

By Eileen O. Daday
Jun 11, 2019 10:56 AM - Rolling Meadows firefighter Andre Hall led one of the most popular stations at the recent "Firefighter for a Day" training program. Holding hydraulic rescue tools, he showed these would-be firefighters how to extricate a victim from a car.
Through partnership with DePaul, first master's degrees will be offered at Harper College

By Christopher Placek
Jun 10, 2019 5:33 AM - This fall, students for the first time will be able to earn a master's degree on Harper College's campus.
'Miracle baby' weighed 1 pound, 3 ounces at birth. She just graduated from high school.

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Jun 10, 2019 5:30 AM - Addy Sackett was born 16 weeks premature and for much of her young life, hitting developmental milestones such as walking and fine motor skills was challenging. But defying expectations, she just graduated and aspires to become a neonatal nurse.
NorthShore offers genome test

Daily Herald report
Jun 9, 2019 4:15 PM - NorthShore University HealthSystem's DNA-10K, a complimentary whole genome sequencing test, is now available to new and existing NorthShore patients as part of a 10,000-patient pilot in collaboration with Color, a leading genetics and health technology service.

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