Intense Debate: The Establishment of a Permanent Guaranteed Income Program in Illinois’ Cook County
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County okays millions to fund guaranteed basic income
Cook County just committed millions of public dollars to keep sending no-strings-attached cash to low income residents, turning what began as a pandemic experiment into a permanent feature of local government. The move vaults the county into the center of a national fight over whether guaranteed basic income should...
Illinois physician charged with more than $1M in Medicaid, Medicare fraud
A physician in River Forest, Ill., has been charged with stealing more than $1 million in payments from Medicaid and Medicare. Mohammad Khamis, MD, received Medicaid and Medicare payments totaling over $1 million for prescriptions he did not render to patients, according to a Nov. 20 news release from the Office of...
Another death at Cook County Jail raises questions amid ongoing transparency fight
Two weeks after the Crusader published an investigation into the nation’s broken system for tracking deaths in police and correctional custody, another man has died inside Cook County Jail and, as of press deadline, the cause remains unknown. Martinez Duncan, 24, died Nov. 20 after a fire broke out...
Community overwhelmed by donations after large apartment fire in Carpentersville
Donations poured in to help those who lost everything in a huge apartment complex fire in suburban Carpentersville.
Church members gather for services after massive Thanksgiving Day fire in Englewood
The South Side congregation that lost its church in a massive Thanksgiving Day fire worshiped together on Sunday at another sanctuary.
Chicago’s Snow-Loving Bear Turns Record Fall Flakes into Pure Joy
A Historic Snow Dump Hits the Windy City (Image Credits: Unsplash) Chicago – Under a blanket of unexpected white, one zoo resident discovered the simple thrill of tumbling through powdery drifts on a crisp November day. A Historic Snow Dump Hits the Windy City November 29 marked a milestone in Chicago’s weather...
Chicago: Firefighters Held at Gunpoint Thanksgiving Morning
Firefighters at Engine 91 were held at gunpoint by alleged armed robbers Thanksgiving morning around 7:30 a.m. Three members of the fire department ran outside to stop the theft and were met with guns. Prior to the start of their 24-hour shift on Thanksgiving Day, Firefighters at Engine 91/Squad 2/Battalion...
Chicago argument escalates into gunfire, wounding 67-year-old
CHICAGO - A 67-year-old man was shot in the hand Sunday night during an argument in the Gresham neighborhood. Officers responded about 8:31 p.m. to the 7600 block of South Stewart Avenue, where the man told police he had been arguing with an unknown male who pulled out a gun and fired at him, striking his left thumb,...
Man, 19, shot and killed on Chicago’s Near West Side
CHICAGO - A 19-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday evening on Chicago's Near West Side. He was approached by someone he knew around 7:35 p.m. in the 800 block of South Oakley Boulevard when they pulled out a handgun and shot him in the chest, according to Chicago police. The...
