Chicago Tribune8 hours agoNew inclusive dental clinic at UIC an ‘oasis’ for patients with special needsChicago Tribune - Shanzeh AhmadFor Russell Plambeck, 53, a 2½-hour commute — each way — for a dentist appointment is definitely worth it. Plambeck was just 17 when broke his neck in a motorcycle accident and has been in a wheelchair since. He and his partner of 27 years, Theresia Burman, 56, made the drive in August from their …
Chicago Tribune1 day agoFormer Outcome Health exec Ashik Desai, star witness in trial, sentenced to 7 months in prisonChicago Tribune - Lisa SchenckerA former executive at Outcome Health – who was the star witness against his bosses in a trial last year – was sentenced to seven months in prison on Thursday for his role in what prosecutors have called a $1 billion fraud at the company. Before sentencing, former Outcome executive Ashik Desai stood …
Chicago Tribune1 day agoSmell of burnt cannabis alone no longer justifies a police search of a vehicle, Illinois Supreme Court rulesChicago Tribune - Robert McCoppinThe smell of burnt cannabis alone is insufficient to justify a warrantless police search of an automobile, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The ruling stems from a 2020 traffic stop of Ryan Redmond, who police said had an improperly secured registration on his license plate and was …
Chicago Tribune1 day agoChicago-based Oak Street Health to pay $60M to settle kickback allegationsChicago Tribune - Lisa SchenckerChicago-based Oak Street Health has agreed to pay $60 million to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks to insurance agents in exchange for their help recruiting patients. The U.S. government alleged that from 2020 to 2022, Oak Street had a program under which third-party insurance agents …
Chicago Tribune2 days agoA Mexican Independence Day celebration at New City dance studio marred by shootingChicago Tribune - Peter BreenA Mexican Independence Day celebration at a New City dance studio was cut short Monday evening after what witnesses described as stray bullets pierced the front of the business and wounded four people, including a 13-year-old girl. Olivia Gonzalez, a friend of the wounded girl’s mother who was …
Chicago Tribune2 days agoA Chicago woman has been imprisoned in China for 10 years. Her family is calling on the US to bring her home.Chicago Tribune - Karina AtkinsGrowing up, Tim Hunt looked forward to making his little sister laugh every night before bed in their South Side home. But when he visited her at a Chinese prison in July, he couldn’t get Dawn Michelle Hunt to crack a smile. Glass separated them. Armed guards hovered over them. And a woman with …
