Illinois university medical school hit with complaint over race, gender-based scholarship

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The Southern Illinois University medical school was hit with a federal civil rights complaint from the Department of Education for a scholarship that some say violates the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution.
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A private prison health care company accused of substandard care is awarded new contract in Illinois

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Wexford Health Sources has won a major contract to provide prison medical care, despite serious issues including substandard care and repeated vacancies.
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Illinois police confirm 7 dead as manhunt continues for suspect involved in series of fatal shootings

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A manhunt is underway in Joliet, Illinois, after several people were found shot to death in two different homes. Police are searching for 23-year-old Romeo Nance.
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String of retail thefts, burglaries by migrants plaguing Chicago suburb: authorities

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A total of 47 migrants who live in or near Chicago have been arrested since Oct. 23 by Oak Brook officers for alleged crimes they committed in the Windy City suburb.
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Facebook lawsuit alleging women defamed Chicago man on private page brings flood of complaints from other men

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Nikko D'Ambrosio is suing Facebook and 27 women after they allegedly posted about him in the Chicago version of "Are we dating the same guy?"
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Minor collision between Boeing planes reported at Chicago O’Hare; no known injuries

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A Tokyo-bound All Nippon airliner clipped a Delta plane while taxiing at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Sunday evening, according to the FAA.
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Chicago suitcase killer who murdered mom on 5-star vacation to paradise wants credit for time served overseas

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Heather Mack, convicted of killing her mother, wants a light sentence and credit for time served in an Indonesian prison after pleading guilty to federal charges.
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Chicago-area medical examiner’s data shows 90% of 2023 opioid overdoses involved drug pouring in across border

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Cook County, Illinois, which includes Chicago, is expected to match the number of opioid overdoses from 2022 in 2023, and the medical examiner's office says 90% involved fentanyl.
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