UnitedHealth Group recently announced that it might leave the Affordable Care Act exchanges in 2017, and the Chicago community could be in trouble if this happens. As the largest insurer in the country, UnitedHealth Group announced that it would very likely see significant losses on its individual healthcare plans during 2015 and 2016, according to […]
Chicago and Paris. Two very different cities, located halfway across the world from each other, but inexplicably tied together after the recent terrorist attacks in France. Chicagoans visiting Paris were “ordered… not to leave the city and confined to their apartments and hotels” on Nov. 14, according to the Chicago Tribune, while Parisians in Chicago
Several parents of Chicago Public School (CPS) students filed separate lawsuits on Nov. 12 regarding a carbon monoxide leak that occurred two weeks earlier at Prussing Elementary School in the Jefferson Park neighborhood. According to the Chicago Sun Times, there are currently six separate lawsuits which allege negligence of CPS for the leak, which occurred
Illinois became the first state in the country to make significant changes to rules regarding individual retirement savings plans (IRAs) for small business workers. The policy changes are expected to have a positive impact on the saving capabilities of the everyday employee, while also protecting companies and states from getting sued, according to the Chicago
While the entire world is on high-alert in light of recent terrorist attacks in Paris, a misunderstanding at a Chicago airport has left many wondering where the line should be drawn between security and discrimination. According to the Daily Mail, two Palestinian men were waiting to board a flight from Chicago to Philadelphia in Midway
UPDATED 8/7/20 Airline passengers traveling through Chicago may not be able to avoid delays, lost baggage or crying babies, but they can avoid a case of the flu, thanks to a new program being offered in O’Hare International Airport. According to the Daily Journal, Chicago’s Department of Aviation recently announced that it would be offering
Illinois residents already know that their state is one of the most bicycle-friendly states in the country, and a couple new improvements aim to increase support for even more people to grab their bikes and head outside. The first update, as reported by the Chicago Tribune, is that the pavement is finally down for the
The widow of late actor Robin Williams has opened up to reporters about her husband’s suicide last August, and she says that depression wasn’t the culprit. Robin Williams had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease a little over a year before he decided to take his own life. According to his wife, Susan Williams (née Schneider),
The Windy City is more than prevalent in the smash-hit television show Empire, but many Chicagoans may not be aware that the stylish wardrobes they see on the show are made by one of their own. According to local news affiliate Fox 32, a fashion designer named Platinum struck gold when the wardrobe team for
With playoff season in full swing, Chicago Cubs fans have been looking for any way to show their allegiance to the Chicago baseball team. For one barber, only the utmost in creativity would make the cut. A few days before the Cubs’ playoff game against the Pirates, Barber Miguel Rosa decided to express his playoff