Twenty-one nursing homes in Chicago received below-average scores from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) after the federal agency updated its nursing home rating system for consumers in April.
More than 130 Illinois public school administrators who signed witness slips in opposition to a bipartisan bill that aims to consolidate Illinois school districts make six-figure salaries, according to an analysis compiled this week.
When including underlying public agencies such as school districts and transit authorities, Chicago bears the highest per-taxpayer debt burden of any of the 10 most populous cities in the U.S., according to research released today by Truth in Accounting (TIA).
More than 400 clerical and technical employees of City Colleges of Chicago came to a tentative contract accord late last week with the college’s administration after a strike that lasted less than a day.
California Gardens Nursing & Rehab Center, a 297-bed skilled care facility in Urbana, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the first quarter of 2019.
Members of the Union League Club of Chicago will see their monthly dues increase by 10 percent beginning May 1 due to rising expenses, including higher property tax bills, the club’s president said in a letter last week.
Stanley’s Fruits and Vegetables, a Chicago fixture for decades, closed its doors for good this week, unable to navigate turbulent financial waters that included increased grocery competition and rising property tax rates.
Illinois’ state and local effective tax rate ranks the highest in the nation, according to a new study of tax burdens imposed by the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Presence Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago was listed among the top facilities in the nation in a study of patient care by Healthgrades.com, a company that aims to help hospitals maintain customer loyalty and provide objective health information to patients.
The number of vacant homes in Cook County was more than 25,000 in the third quarter of 2018, a 692-unit increase over what it was a year ago, according to real estate numbers reported by ATTOM Data Solutions.
In-state tuition and book costs for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will continue to be among the highest for schools in the Big 10 conference, despite the UI Board of Trustees' vote on Thursday to extend an in-state tuition freeze for the fifth-straight year.
Uptown Health Center, a 310-bed skilled care center in Chicago, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Mosaic of Lakeshore, a 313-bed skilled care center in Chicago, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Clark Manor, a 267-bed skilled care center in Chicago, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Admiral at the Lake, a 36-bed skilled care center in Chicago, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Chicago ranks second worst among the 75 largest cities in the United States for the handling of its finances, according to a Truth in Accounting (TIA) analysis of municipal data released this month.
DePaul University sports programs brought in $120,741 per athlete in revenue in 2016, meaning its athletes on average generated the third highest sports revenue of any school in Illinois that year, according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.
Robert Morris University ranked No. 1 for student athletic participation in the state, according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of college sports participation.
The monthly cost of short-term health insurance plans in Chicago is $253.24, 43 percent below the cost of individual market plans, according to a recent analysis by the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA).