Editorial exposes DPR failures in disciplining doctors
The Illinois Department of Professional Regulation is scrutinized for lax discipline of doctors despite numerous allegations of gross negligence and unethical conduct. Calls rise for a legislative audit to determine if the DPR protects consumers and removes dangerous practitioners.
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Illinois
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
DPR
Illinois Dpr
Cook County
FAIR
Arlene Salamendra
The
Star
Illinois Psychiatric Society
Department of Professional Regulation
Illinois Legislative Audit Commission
Amtrak Trains at Risk as Illinois Subsidies Lag
Illinois faces potential cuts to Amtrak service including the Illini and State House routes as a $2.5 million appropriation nears a March 1 vote deadline to avert shutdowns. The crisis affects 30 downstate cities with limited travel options, prompting Gov. Edgar to form a task force while critics blame the General Assembly for prior budget shortfalls.
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Amtrak
University of Illinois At
Champaign-Urbana
Senate
The
Illini
Eastern Illinois University
South Illinois University
U of I
State House
Illinois State University
Loop
Bloomington-Normal
Springfield
Illinois Zepher
Western Illinois University
Congress
Illinois
Edgar
General Assembly
Letters to the Editor criticizes Marian High School coverage
A Marian High School reader denounces a dismissal article as unfair accusing racism and praising the school's environment. The letter lauds staff and students, claiming ethnic diversity and respectful behavior countering the piece's portrayal.
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Marian
Kathleen Sufak
Chicago Heights
Lawsuit Bluff Over State Retail Rate Law Repeal
A memo by Alexander Ewing of the Environmental Law and Policy Center argues that incinerator developers have no legal footing to challenge the repeal of the Retail Rate Law. He states the law is not a contract or bond issue and notes no evidence the General Assembly intended to bind itself when passing it in 1988. The article contends the developers will not win in court.
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U.S. Supreme Court
General Assembly
Ewing
Jim Edgar
State House
Springfield
Aldo DeAngelis
Senate
Star
Alexander Ewing
Environmental Law and Policy Center of
Chicago
Unfair Parenthood Letter Urges Readiness Before Childbirth
A Flossmoor Parker Junior High student’s welfare stance prompts a reply stressing that childbearing should be planned and funded by the individual and society. The writer argues that unprepared parents burden children and communities, urging waiting, saving, and responsible family planning to curb poverty and crime.
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Parker
Flossmoor
Remembering Mario Florov Neighbor and Friend Who Shaped Our Street
A longtime Calumet Steel retiree, Bulgarian immigrant Mario Florov lived quietly in the neighborhood since the 1950s. He helped neighbors, tended a basement winery, and kept watch from his porch, earning a big gold-toothed smile as he flew the American flag daily before being found on January 12.
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Mario
Calumet Steel
Jesus
Mario Florov
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