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Cook County jury awards $25M over man’s septic shock death
A Cook County jury awarded $25 million to the family of a man who died from septic shock after being discharged from the hospital, despite experiencing complications following an emergency hernia surgery.
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SCOTUS clears path for COVID claims, tosses Holocaust survivors’ suit
People left waiting for months on their unemployment claims during the coronavirus pandemic in Alabama must be able to sue the state over the delay, the U.S. Supreme Court said Friday.
By Lindsay Whitehurst
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State cracks down on Chicago gas utility, other utilities want rate hike
State regulators on Thursday ordered Chicago’s natural gas utility, Peoples Gas, to abandon its approach to a long-beleaguered pipeline replacement program. Consumer advocates praised the decision, but the company said the decision could cost customers.
By Lily Carey and Andrew Adams
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Illinois Secretary of State urges residents to obtain Real ID
With a deadline approaching for U.S. citizens to obtain Real IDs, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is urging Illinois residents to “Get Real.”
By Jade Aubrey