The upper echelon of the State agency charged with overseeing Medicaid is peppered with representatives of the for-profit insurance industry State officials are supposed to be policing, a Better Government Association investigation has found.
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Rush announces he will not seek re-election to Congress
U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-1st) in January announced that he will not be seeking re-election for a 16th term. Rush will finish out his current term in the U.S. Congress — where he has served continuously since 1993 — and continue working as a preacher, an activist, and a community organizer.
City to acquire vacant lots for affordable housing at 18th and Peoria in Pilsen
The City of Chicago recently announced it will acquire more than six acres of a vacant lot at the intersection of 18th and Peoria Streets, the largest single parcel of developable vacant land in Pilsen.
More than 16% of Chicagoans live in poverty, report says
Self Inc., a financial technology company, has issued a report showing that 16.4% of Chicago residents live in poverty. The new report from Self looks at poverty rates throughout the United States.
Cook County joins House America to address homelessness crisis
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle recently issued a proclamation to join House America: An All-Hands-on-Deck Effort to Address the Nation’s Homelessness Crisis, a federal initiative launched in October in partnership with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH).
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Local communities experienced eventful year in 2021
There always is plenty of news in the ten communities comprising this area, and Gazette Chicago was honored to cover it for our readers. News coverage roundups below are listed in the months during which articles appeared in Gazette Chicago.
AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Around the Neighborhood – December 2021
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