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Resilience Healthcare CEO Dr. Manoj Prasad departs after speaking about the sudden closing and financial situation, April 1, 2026, at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Battle between business partners over West Suburban hospital escalates, as more details about financial woes emerge

April 22, 2026 at 4:51 p.m.

The owner of the West Suburban Medical Center property is ramping up his efforts to remove his business partner from the hospital, as more details emerge about the hospital's financial...

West Suburban Medical Center sits partially closed on April 1, 2026, in Oak Park. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

West Suburban owner takes step toward reopening hospital, resuming some services

April 15, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

After abruptly shuttering last month, West Suburban Medical Center announced Wednesday morning that it is taking a step toward reopening by resuming some outpatient services.

Resilience Healthcare CEO Dr. Manoj Prasad, center, departs after speaking about the sudden closing and financial situation at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park on April 1, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Fallout continues over West Suburban hospital closure, with lawsuit, eviction notices and plea to Pritzker

April 14, 2026 at 6:39 p.m.

Fallout continued this week from the abrupt closure of West Suburban Medical Center last month, with the hospital's owner suing his business partner over eviction notices issued to the hospital,...

Franciscan Olympia Fields Hospital in Olympia Fields on April 14, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

State board approves sale of Olympia Fields hospital to Prime Healthcare for $7 million

April 14, 2026 at 2:29 p.m.

A state board approved the sale of Franciscan Health Olympia Fields hospital to Prime Healthcare despite concerns from some over Prime’s changes to other Illinois hospitals.

Eboni Williams, center, one of the mothers who sued Abbott Laboratories, walks toward the courtroom at the Daley Center on April 6, 2026, after a break in the trial for formula given to preterm infants. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Cook County jury awards total of $70 million in damages in cases against Abbott over infant formula

April 10, 2026 at 6:04 p.m.

A Cook County jury on Friday decided that Abbott Laboratories should pay $17 million in punitive damages — on top of the $53 million in compensatory damages awarded a day...

Hariklia Karis, a partner with Kirkland & Ellis representing Abbott, leaves the courtroom at the Daley Center on April 6, 2026, during a break in the trial against Abbott Laboratories for formula given to preterm infants. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Abbott Laboratories must pay at least $53 million in cases over infant formula, jury decides

April 10, 2026 at 2:11 p.m.

Abbott Laboratories must pay $53 million in compensatory damages in four cases in which Chicago area babies developed a dangerous intestinal disease after consuming the company’s formula for premature infants,...

Registered nurses and supporters rally outside Rush University Medical Center in Chicago on April 9, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Rush University Medical Center nurses move to unionize

April 9, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.

The registered nurses filed a petition Wednesday with the National Labor Relations Board to hold a union election.

Eboni Williams, second from left, and Kara Sharpe, right, two of the mothers who sued Abbott Laboratories, walk toward the courtroom at the Daley Center on April 6, 2026, after a break in the trial against Abbott Laboratories for formula given to preterm infants. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Jury deliberating in Cook County case over Abbott Laboratories’ formula for premature babies

April 8, 2026 at 6:04 p.m.

The four Cook County cases are being widely watched, with potential implications for both the company and families of babies born prematurely across the country.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) greets Rep. Luz Rivas (D-California) during a rally with House Democrats on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to oppose the Senate-passed spending bill that would reopen the government because it did not extend the the Affordable Care Act tax credits, on Nov. 12, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Illinoisans paying 26% more for health insurance bought on Affordable Care Act exchange

April 6, 2026 at 11:52 a.m.

Illinois consumers who bought health insurance on the state’s Affordable Care Act exchange are paying 26% more for coverage, on average, than they did last year.

Resilience Healthcare CEO Dr. Manoj Prasad, left, and state Rep. La Shawn Ford arrive on April 1, 2026, to speak about the sudden closing and financial situation at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

West Suburban hospital owner says he wants to reopen facility, but many questions remain

April 1, 2026 at 5:53 p.m.

The owner of the now-shuttered West Suburban Medical Center said Wednesday he hopes to reopen the hospital this summer – but a state lawmaker is questioning whether that plan will...

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