Medicaid costs rise as ER use, clinic care debated in Illinois
Illinois faces high Medicaid ER costs with patients like 45 year old Lorenzo Smith using emergency rooms for routine care. Officials warn shifting to clinics could raise spending due to higher clinic rates at federally qualified centers, complicating efforts to cut Medicaid waste.
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Chicago
Illinois
Lorenzo Smith
Thinols P
Pat Quinn
Smith
Jim Parker
Parker
Quinn
Sarah Alajajian
Lawndale Christian Health Center
Hudson trial and Englewood violence loom in Chicago case
The Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson grew up in Englewood where a surge of killings has spiked citywide. As William Balfour faces trial for 2008 slayings, residents describe fear, abandoned blocks, and police crackdowns amid efforts to curb gang activity.
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Chicago
Jennifer Hudson
Hudson
William Balfour
Englewood
Washington, D.C
Houston
Jean Carter- Hill
Rahm Emanuel
Garry McCarthy
Associated Press
Homer Wright
Wright
Nomination Aims to Honor Chastain at Ullin Depot Memorial
Echols and Bill Mehrtens push to place Ullin native Robert Chastain on state and national memorials honoring law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. They cite death at Ullin depot and seek descendants of Chastain and family ties, with new details from early 20th century trials. Echols has traced newspaper accounts and court records from 1911 and earlier.
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Chastain
Ullin Depot
Echols
Ullin
Carbondale
Shawnee College
Alonzo Sizemore
Illinois Central Railroad
Roy Zearfoss
Zearfoss
Sizemore
Bill Mehrtens
Illinois Fraternal Order of Police
FOP
Cairo
Menard
Chester
von Chastain
Robert
Mounds
Victor
Von
Allin
Darrel Dexter
Jonesboro
Darrel
Jonesboro Gazette
Robert Chastain
Paul Echols
Yahoo.com
Police Tips From Carbondale Police Department
Carbondale police offer a home and property security checklist to deter burglars. Tips include making a home look occupied, locking sheds, securing HVAC units, avoiding publicizing absences, locking away valuables, lighting properties, interior door hinges, basement windows, alarms, hiding keys, anchoring safes, and marking belongings for recovery. A full list is on the Carbondale police website.
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Carbondale
Former Illinois leaders Thompson and Dixon to speak at SIU Carbondale
Thompson, the longest serving Illinois governor, and Dixon, former state treasurer, secretary of state and U.S. senator, will speak this fall at SIU Carbondale as part of a reflection on 50 years of political coverage. The event is hosted by the Simon Institute with WSIU involvement.
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Thompson
Dixon
Siu
Carbondale
WSIU
Greg Petrowich
Illinois
U.S
Simon Institute
David Yepsen
SIU University Communications
Brown Bag Concert Series Seeks Sponsors for May to Sept Lineup
The Brown Bag concert series begins May 2 with the Swamp Tigers and runs through Sept 26 with acts like Soul Census and Tom Cat Hill Social Club. Sponsorships are needed to cover about 5500 for the season. free drawings offer gift certificates to downtown spots.
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Quatro’s Pizza
The
Swamp Tigers
Marty
the Natives
Big Mike Aguirre
Boondock Billies
Soul Census
Carter & Connelley
Christine Bauer
Tom Cat Hill
Bank of Carbondale
Universal Glass
Fat Patties
White & Borgognoni Architects
Carbondale
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Perry County Fair Ground
Pinckneyville, IL
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