More than 154 million people with health insurance through an employer face steep price increases, and the situation is likely to get worse, a new report shows.The increases are coming as the federal government shutdown has been spurred by a stalemate over health insurance for another group, the 22 million Americans on Affordable Care Act plans.Premiums for ...

Quentin Burrell and Mount Carmel had margin for error on Friday night, and Loyola didn't.Burrell shook off a lost fumble to score a key touchdown in the second half and the top-ranked Caravan beat the Ramblers 35-24 Friday night in Wilmette, pushing Loyola to the brink of playoff elimination.Emmett Dowling passed for 298 yards and two touchdowns and also ...

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The area has been fortunate the past few years, with talented quarterbacks in every direction. More than one coach in the area believes he has the best quarterback in the state and possibly the best in the country.Carmel coach Jason McKie was comfortable letting junior quarterback Trae Taylors play do the talking on Friday in Mundelein.I dont have to say ...

1. Mount Carmel (9-0)Won 35-24 at Loyola2. Lincoln-Way East (7-2)Lost 21-13 vs. Sandburg3. Brother Rice (8-1)Won 21-13 vs. St. Ignatius4. Maine South (8-1)Won 56-14 at Deerfield5. Nazareth (8-1)Won 42-16 vs. No. 25 St. Francis6. Montini (9-0)Won 23-0 at St. Laurence7. Fenwick (6-3)Lost 38-24 at No. 12 Carmel8. Glenbard West (7-1)Saturday vs. Proviso West9. ...

Speaking to several hundred abortion-rights advocates and elected officials Friday, Gov. JB Pritzker spotlighted his steadfast approach in keeping Illinois a front-runner in reproductive health care access.After taking a victory lap around the measures hes signed into law that expand reproductive health care access, Pritzker painted a need for ...

At the end of the 2024 spring state legislative session, the Illinois Federation of Teachers issued a decidedly diplomatic press release. Federation President Dan Montgomery praised the new state budget as crucial for our state's success, and applauded increases in K-12 and early childhood education funding. Montgomery did criticize the meager increase in ...

PEORIA The cousin of a Springfield-area woman shot by an ex-cop accused of her murder said Friday he was devastated to learn his relative could have survived her gunshot wounds had first aid been administered sooner.Former Sangamon County Sheriffs Deputy Sean Grayson is facing three counts of first-degree murder for killing Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black ...

The Bears are in a unique situation in which general manager Ryan Poles has been building the roster for four years, so it should be ready to contend by now, yet new coach Ben Johnson is just at the onset of putting his fingerprints on the organization.Its a problem of their own making by sticking with former coach Matt Eberflus too long and exacerbated by ...