Colonel Tribune of Chicago Tribune linked this on April 2, 2009 at 10:39AM EDT
Colonel said: Hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans today become eligible for automatic discounts on hospital care.
If you don't have health insurance, live in an urban area and make up to 600 percent of the federal poverty level ($132,300 for a family of four in 2008) you qualify.
Colonel Tribune of Chicago Tribune linked this on April 1, 2009 at 8:23AM EDT
Colonel said: Drugstore operator Walgreen will offer free clinic visits to the unemployed and uninsured for the rest of the year, providing tests and routine treatment for minor ailments through its walk-in clinics — though patients will still pay for prescriptions.
Colonel Tribune of Chicago Tribune linked this on February 27, 2009 at 11:31AM EST
Colonel said: From the story: "Growing up in the Henry Horner projects on Chicago's West Side, Eugene Harris was a bright kid, but after trying a couple of different college programs, he couldn't find one he wanted to stick with."
Colonel Tribune of Chicago Tribune linked this on February 26, 2009 at 1:58PM EST
Colonel said: A group of liberal bloggers said it was teaming up with organized labor and MoveOn.org to form a political action committee that would seek to push the Democratic Party further to the left.
Colonel Tribune of Chicago Tribune linked this on February 23, 2009 at 4:49PM EST
Colonel said: From the story: "Rents at top-tier downtown apartment buildings last year fell the most since 2001 as a development boom and deepening recession gave tenants the upper hand over landlords."