How Illinois Racked Up Big Debt From Low-Income Kids’ Vaccine Program
The state owes $24 million to the feds related to a complex program designed to get vaccines to low-income children.
The state owes $24 million to the feds related to a complex program designed to get vaccines to low-income children.
Preckwinkle said she’s projecting a $49 million shortfall in the next fiscal year, which starts on Dec. 1.
Gov. JB Pritzker wants to boost access to vaccines after doctors warned him of a potential measles outbreak in Illinois.
The change would pave the way for the county’s inspector general to investigate the state’s attorney’s handling of the high-profile case.
Dozens of Illinois doctors signed a letter warning of a potential measles outbreak if children on CHIP health insurance aren’t vaccinated.
To talk to their doctors online, patients must agree to forgo jury trials and class-action lawsuits should their digital info be mishandled.
The Cook County Board president on Thursday again defended how she handled the firing of her chief of staff over harassment allegations.
The people have spoken and the votes are in. Here’s what your new government looks like and what to expect going forward.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle ran unopposed, but pushed hard to try to oust three Republicans.
A federal judge ruled Cook County no longer needs a special watchdog to monitor politically motivated hiring and firing in government.