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About this time two years ago, I was working on one of my first big assignments for this magazine after I had come aboard as Capitol bureau chief. The…
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For Tim Fraas, a heart-transplant patient from Elgin, the prospect of reaching the $2 million cap on lifetime benefits for his health-insurance coverage…
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While Illinois’ highest court could try to avoid making policy, one case on its docket this fall has potential to start a domino effect that would have…
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To his credit, the governor also is a big thinker with a team of creative policy advisers.But charm and ingenuity don't bode well with Illinois…
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Gov. Rod Blagojevich launched his second term by declaring the state has a "moral obligation" to ensure Illinoisans have access to affordable and…
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When fewer people have health insurance, everyone pays more. Nationwide, the added expense of treating everything from sore throats to heart disease in…