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Who In Illinois Is Eligible Under Affordable Care Act?
Next month begins a new chapter in health care that many Americans are still trying to figure out.
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Next month begins a new chapter in health care that many Americans are still trying to figure out.
Chicago's 30,000 retired city employees are trying to stop Mayor Rahm Emanuel from phasing out the city's 55 percent subsidy for retiree health care and foisting Obamacare on them.
The new Patient's Bill of Rights protects many basic rights of Americans when it comes to personal health care and dealing with insurance companies.
While America has the most expensive health care system in the world, Americans do not live longer or have better health than people in most other developed countries.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - an arm of the federal government which monitors hospitals - confirms for Newsradio that Sacred Heart Hospital has "discharged and/or transferred all of their patients effective today."
Unconscionable. That's what a doctor calls a state decision to cut care funding for a patient.
Union leaders and retirees blasted Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday for saving $108.7 million by phasing out a city subsidy for retiree health care and using roughly the same amount of public money to build a new basketball arena near McCormick Place.
An Illinois House committee has held a hearing aimed on a proposal to providing more oversight for the private company that maintains health care in the Illinois prison system.
After all the hype regarding Walmart employees' discontent with their employer and the threat of a strike on Black Friday, the long holiday weekend was saw banner sales and virtually no protest at Walmarts.
The Buck Starts Here wishes a happy Thanksgiving to our readers. For progressives there is much to be thankful for this year.
Even the most liberal of Democrats must agree that Obama's inability to get foes to work with him is severely impeding any progress this country.
After two years and more than two billion dollars spent, President Obama was returned to Washington with a clear mandate on the economy and the direction of the country.
On Friday, President Barack Obama told his supporters at a campaign rally – inside a public high school, no less – to vote for revenge!
If you're still looking for a reason to decide on which candidate to vote for, think about Obamacare and the fact that one report after another clearly shows that it's going to cost the nation much, much more than originally stated by President Obama and his administration.
Consider the economy, the job market, the recent horrendous occurrences in the Middle East before voting for a person because of his race, his social-issue promises, or any other rather selfish reasons.
As the final days of the presidential campaign of 2012 wind down, there is ongoing concern about what President Barack Obama's law for requiring businesses to provide health care for its employees will do to small business owners.
Once again, a Republican politician has said something extreme about rape. Extreme and extremely stupid.
From being deceitful on Romney's actual position on abortion to being deceitful that women get pregnant from rape or that women can die from pregnancy complications it is time to call the GOP on the deceit and the stupidity.
With four of nine U.S. Supreme Court justices in their 70s and the next president in the position of possibly shaping the future of affirmative action, gay rights, abortions, and more with appointments he might make should any openings occur, the question of what kind of nominee he might put forth was posed to President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney in the CBS Local President Forum.
With this grueling presidential contest heading into the final days, President Barack Obama and former Mass. Gov Mitt Romney are getting in touch with their softer side as polls show women voters could be the ones to determine the outcome.
Obamacare and Romneycare are so associated with President Barack Obama and former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney that each took time to field a question about their namesake plan and health care in the CBS Local Presidential Forum.
Romney might say he won't restrict a woman's right to choose, but his message is clearly coded for his rightwing base: you do not have to worry about the Supreme Court. Relax, I'm with you, but I'm running for president for Pete's sake.
Five months before the presidential election, this rating is disastrous for Obama – almost as disastrous as the lack of any results for America these past four years.
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the inaugural Presidential Quarterback Debate, sponsored by Citizens for Better Football.
Chicago police said around 2:30 a.m., a fire broke out inside the three-flat apartment building in the 2400 block of East 78th Street.
The fire happened in the 3100 block of South Green Street in the Bridgeport neighborhood.
The fires happened in the South Shore and Bridgeport neighborhoods about an hour apart.
Fair weather conditions as high pressure stays in control.
The White Sox have lost five of six and 23 of their last 27.
Ryan Sinwelski talked to CBS 2 on Friday—and showed his perspective of the entire ordeal as documented on cellphone.
Dwayne Thrash, a 20-year Thorntown Township employee, claims in the lawsuit that he was wrongfully fired after refusing to comply with an alleged scheme by Henyard's team.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives exceeded its authority when it issued the rule outlawing bump stocks.
The City of Chicago is executing its 60-day shelter stay policy, offering to reprocess any asylum seeker who asks to reenter the shelter system.
Business owners there say they are being slapped with unnecessary fees—but city leaders said they need the money.
The Markham repair shop owner pointed to an Allstate insurance policy requiring only one signature on smaller claims checks.
A shopper discovered 10-cent bag fee instead of a 7-cent tax on a recent receipt from Mariano's.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
With more and more such companies popping up, and salespeople showing up on doorsteps, who is making sure they're legitimate?
It also happens that the contractor was on a list specifically provided by the state.
Alexander Morris, the lead singer of the Four Tops, filed a lawsuit against a Michigan hospital, a nurse and security guard after he was treated like he was mentally ill after he told them he was in the legendary Motown group.
The strain is "very, very similar" to the JN.1 variant from earlier this year.
One person died and another was treated for smoke inhalation in one of seven fires caused by product overheating.
Chicago had a total of 64 confirmed measles in April and March, but has had no new measles cases in two full incubation periods for the disease – or 42 days.
"I asked myself if we can have a fitness tracker for the human body, why can't we have one for the human brain," said Dr. Alex Leow.
The Markham repair shop owner pointed to an Allstate insurance policy requiring only one signature on smaller claims checks.
Getting added to the guide is not the same as being awarded a Michelin star, but still signifies a stamp of approval.
The company said they're moving forward with the project despite some apparent uncertainty from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.
An Indiana law that requires porn websites to verify users' ages is being challenged by an association of the adult entertainment industry in federal court.
The budding businessman's experience was not unique when it comes to theft victims at Public Storage facilities.
Fans at her concerts last weekend danced so hard they generated seismic activity that was felt nearly four miles away from Murrayfield Stadium.
CBS 2's Irika Sargent was the narrator for the first night of the season.
Alexander Morris, the lead singer of the Four Tops, filed a lawsuit against a Michigan hospital, a nurse and security guard after he was treated like he was mentally ill after he told them he was in the legendary Motown group.
An Indiana law that requires porn websites to verify users' ages is being challenged by an association of the adult entertainment industry in federal court.
Ridge Avenue at Ardmore Avenue, alongside the Nicholas Senn High School campus in Edgewater, now has a second name of William Friedkin Way.
Kate was seen wearing white while on the balcony with the rest of the royal family at the Trooping the Colour ceremony on Saturday.
Chicago police said an unknown male threw an incendiary device through the window of the apartment just before 2:30 a.m.
Two children are among five others hurt as a result of both fires. The ages and genders of each of the victims were not released.
The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where he was first listed in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head.
Things get even warmer on Father's Day and near 100 degrees to kick off the workweek. Full forecast available.
Ryan Sinwelski talked to CBS 2 on Friday—and showed his perspective of the entire ordeal as documented on cellphone.
Surveillance video shows the thieves hitching a chain to a car. They then used the vehicle to tear down the security shutters.
The fire happened in the 3100 block of South Green Street in the Bridgeport neighborhood.
The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where he later died.
Chicago police said around 2:30 a.m., a fire broke out inside the three-flat apartment building in the 2400 block of East 78th Street.
The Village of Carol Stream still has not disclosed which officer pulled the trigger—and the family said they want more than edited body camera footage.
An average of 24 people every minute become victims of domestic violence at the hands of an intimate partner in the U.S. Precious Wright, of Chicago's Austin neighborhood, has lived through it.
U.S. District Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer listened to hours of community input on what specific traffic stop-related requirements should be added to a CPD consent decree.
The alert came from the UN's Special Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination, who said local efforts to address Chicago Police torture have been "piecemeal and far too slow in implementation."
As part of efforts to trace the roots and legacy of Black Hawk, CBS Chicago tracked down April Holder, 40, Black Hawk's great-great-great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter, and one of only a few remaining relatives.
The White Sox have lost five of six and 23 of their last 27.
Cleneddy Carter led the Sky with 16 points and Angel Reese had 10 points and 14 rebounds, the rookie's fifth consecutive double-double.
Hawkins' NIL deal is slightly north of $2 million, sources told CBS Sports.
Kyle Gibson pitched two-hit ball over seven innings, Pedro Pagés broke a scoreless tie when he led off the eighth with his first career homer and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0.
Chicago avoided being swept in the four-game series but needed extra innings after Seattle star Julio Rodríguez tied it at 2 in the bottom of the ninth with a solo homer off closer Michael Kopech.
Surveillance video shows the thieves hitching a chain to a car. They then used the vehicle to tear down the security shutters.
The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where he later died.
Four robberies have occurred at two U.S. Bank locations in Elmhurst and Schaumburg, Illinois, since October of last year.
The robbers approached the carrier in the 500 block of North Pine Avenue around 3:30 p.m. and demanded postal service property and mail.
Thomas Pavey, also known as "Dopenugget," 38, of Ormond Beach, Fla., and Raheim Hamilton, also known as "Sydney" and "Zero Angel," 28, of Suffolk, Va., owned and operated Empire Market from 2018 to 2020, prosecutors said.