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Unions, patients frustrated as closure of clinics looms, …

WebAndrea Gibson, the Chief Business Officer of Cook County Health, said the layoffs in the Washington Park hospital "are based on the efficiencies that we are finding …

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New Covid-19 vaccines arrive in Hyde Park

WebAs of Sept. 25, the federal government is once again offering four free Covid-19 tests per household, shipped directly to homes. For questions, visit Vaccines.gov, …

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Friend Health opens $43 million headquarters and …

WebLocated at the corner of Cottage Grove Avenue and 63rd Street, Friend Health’s new facility is expected to alleviate the area’s severe shortage of health care …

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Southside Critical Mass guides cyclists to overlooked ‘gems’

WebSouthside Critical Mass guides cyclists to overlooked ‘gems’. Danielle McKinnie (second from left) and riders from Southside Critical Mass roll to Marquette Park on …

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Kenwood seniors reflect on graduation, world outside of …

WebWith 516 students, this year’s graduating class at Kenwood Academy is the school’s biggest yet. From starting high school remotely due to the Covid-19 pandemic to …

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Senate Democrats send $53.1B spending plan to House

WebTwo days after the General Assembly was scheduled to adjourn its spring session, Democrats in the Illinois Senate advanced a $53.1 billion budget to the House …

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Friend Health continuing plans to move headquarters to …

WebAfter a quarter century, Friend Health will own its headquarters and main clinic for the first time next year when it opens a 45,000-square-foot, transit-adjacent …

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UChicago Medicine survey says mental health South Side …

WebThe University of Chicago Medical Center’s fourth Community Health Needs Assessment found that South Siders rank mental health as the area’s top concern for …

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Proposed Woodlawn health center, with approval from …

WebThe health center development planned for the intersection of 63rd Street and Cottage Grove Avenue was approved by the city’s Community Development …

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Mid-South Siders to vote on creating a community …

WebThe atmosphere was celebratory outside the Chicago Board of Elections on Friday morning, August 5. A dozen members of the Coalition to Save Our Mental Health …

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Arts nonprofit creates interactive memorial of Black victims of …

WebA professor emeritus at Northeastern Illinois University, Ayman-Nolley said the project grew out of the group’s 2019 installation at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 …

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Coalition of South Side health care providers hires CEO

WebThe South Side Healthy Community Organization (SSHCO) is a coalition of 13 organizations — UChicago Medicine and Advocate Trinity Hospital alongside five safety …

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Once again working through the night, lawmakers finalize $53.1 …

WebThe revenue plan that capped the voting on the budget-related bills was more of a challenge. House Bill 4951 fell one vote short of passage twice after 4 a.m. due to …

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Vacant Bronzeville health center building to become temporary …

WebAt a town meeting about the shelter held by Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd) at the De La Salle Institute, 3434 S. Michigan Ave., on July 19, some community members were quick …

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Hyde Park Academy seniors bid school farewell hpherald.com

WebHyde Park Academy seniors were moving fast through the halls last Monday. Paper in hand, they raced around collecting signatures needed on a graduation checklist, …

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Cook County Health's Woodlawn Health Center to close Dec. 1

WebCook County Health's (CCH) Woodlawn and Near South health centers will close on Dec. 1, with patients redirected to seek care at the John Sengstacke Health …

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A marriage made in heaven

WebWhen Maurice Brownlee read an article in the Herald earlier this year about a struggling free clinic in Kenwood that needed new medical staff — but couldn’t pay them …

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