Nurses
Nurses March To Daley Plaza To Rally For ‘The 99 Percent’
The NATO Summit does not begin until Sunday, but nurses from Chicago across the country and world are protesting Friday for a change in the nation’s economic policy.
Free Rides For Some Government Workers Costing CTA Millions
Five months after ending free rides for all senior citizens, the CTA is still providing free rides to thousands of civil service employees — a practice that dates back to 1945, when it was mainly a “courtesy” extended to police and firefighters.
U Of C Nurses Win $250,000 In Lottery
A group of Chicago nurses who work together and play the Lottery together, are now getting a bit richer together.
2 Investigators: Was Patient’s Death Result Of Overworked Nurses?
A doctor who was a patient at a local hospital died in what is blamed as a medication mix-up. 2 Investigator Dave Savini reports on concerns that nurse staffing levels weren’t sufficient.
Nurses Protest After Being Arrested At Occupy Chicago Rally
A group of nurses picketed outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office Monday morning to express their outrage, after several nurses were arrested during the Occupy Chicago protests over the weekend.
Madigan Wants More Nurses For Sexual Assault Victims
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan would like to see number of nurses trained to help sexual assault victims doubled in local hospitals.
University Of Chicago Nurses Authorize Strike
Union nurses at University of Chicago Medical Center have voted to authorize a strike, but an interim contract will keep them on the job until at least the end of June.
U Of C Hospital Nurses Vote For Strike
Nurses working at the University of Chicago Medical Center have voted to authorize a strike if their demands are not met.
County Slashing 138 Nursing Jobs
The nurses union is characterizing the cost-cutting move as a “Valentine’s Day Massacre.”
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- House Passes Concealed Carry Plan Opposed By Senate LeaderGun owners in the only state still banning concealed weapons would win that right under a plan approved by the Illinois House on Friday, but the governor and other powerful Democrats oppose the plan because it would wipe out local gun ordinances -- including Chicago's ban on assault weapons.220
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