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Pay First, Deliver Later: Some Women Are Being Asked To Prepay for Their Baby
Read about Kathleen Clark’s experience of being asked to pay $960 for prenatal care during her second visit to the OB-GYN.
12 States Promised To Open the Books on Their Opioid Settlement Funds. We Checked Up on Them.
Aneri Pattani November 7, 2024 To discover how millions in opioid settlement funds are being spent in Idaho, you can visit the state attorney general’s website, which hosts 91 documents from state and local entities getting the money. What you’ll find is a lot of bureaucratese. Nearly three years ago,[Read More…]
Congresswoman Kelly Celebrates House Passage of Critical Health Priorities
Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) celebrated the passage of critical health priorities in the House of Representatives.
Cook County Abolishing $281.3M in Medical Debt Underscores a Crisis.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the success of the Cook County Medical Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI).
Representative Robin Kelly’s Perspectives on Abortion, the Digital Divide, and Climate Change
We had the opportunity to meet with Congresswoman Robin Kelly. Here we focus on abortion, the digital divide, and climate change.
Rep. Robin Kelly Discusses the Future of Health Policy at Axios Event
Representative Robin Kelly (IL-02) joined Axios’s Tina Reed to discuss the future of healthcare policy.
Breast Cancer Walk Planned for Rich East
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Sisters Working It Out, a breast cancer awareness and support organization, will hold its First Annual 5K Walk, on April 30, at the former Rich East High School, 300 Sauk Trail, Park Forest. According to Beulah Brent, CEO of Sisters Working It Out, the proceeds from the[Read More…]
Kopy’s Kolumn: The Publisher’s Blog for October 30, 2019
First, a warm hello… Minneapolis, MN-(ENEWSPF)- Came to Minneapolis for what was supposed to be a two-hour check-up and ended up being admitted for surgery. Wondering where we’ve been at eNews Park Forest? Well, it’s a tale that takes some heart to tell. My heart. And I promise an x-ray[Read More…]
Kopy’s Kolumn: The Publisher’s Blog for June 20, 2019
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- It’s felt like a week-and-a-half in Park Forest since Monday. I only learned of the leadership crisis in town late Sunday night. I’m very happy Village Manager Tom Mick will still be around, and I have hopes for the next stage of the Village Board’s journey. “Over[Read More…]
