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Reporting on health issues for the Chicago Sun-Times.

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Reporting on crime and justice for The Times of Northwest Indiana. Previously chased breaking news and crime for The Ledger in Lakeland, Florida. Graduate of Indiana University.

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Through incarceration and in health: Marriage behind bars

Through incarceration and in health: Marriage behind bars

On Gretchen Ihrig's wedding day, she put her hair up and made sure her dress met the guidelines for the Westv…

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Moved by a man's progress, judge steps off bench for a hug

Moved by a man's progress, judge steps off bench for a hug

CROWN POINT - After hearing about a defendant's efforts to better himself, Lake County Criminal Judge Diane B…

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Children of slain Hammond woman tell judge of their grief

Children of slain Hammond woman tell judge of their grief

CROWN POINT | The mother of Renata Garcia Marquez held up a framed photo of her slain daughter for Lake Count…

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Vacant houses remain open where slain women found

Vacant houses remain open where slain women found

GARY | It's been 10 months since police found the decaying body of Teaira Batey in a vacant building in Gary.…

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Imperial Gangster avoids death penalty

Imperial Gangster avoids death penalty

HAMMOND | A jury decided Friday night to recommend Juan "Tito" Briseno be sentenced to life in prison without…

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Empty, neglected homes became setting for tragedies

Empty, neglected homes became setting for tragedies

GARY | When a decaying house was donated to a small nonprofit by a Chicago-area dentist, Marcia Jackson envis…

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Blue Cross Blue Shield lowers payment for therapists, pediatricians under new ‘downcoding’ policy

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By Elvia Malagon Verified
| Chicago Sun-Times Verified
The day a Chicago woman named Rachel learned Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois was “downcoding” her longtime psychiatrist’s claims and cutting his pay, she immediately got to work. She reached out to elected and state officials to see what, if anything, could be done to reverse the insurance company’s new policy that left her psychiatrist getting paid so little for each visit that he was considering dropping her insurance entirely.
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12 nights without power in Gary ‘Why is this OK?’

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By Elvia Malagon Verified, Ashlee Rezin Verified
| Chicago Sun-Times Verified
Melissa Dixon, 46, eats spaghetti standing up at the kitchen counter with the help of an LED light. The family’s home has been without power for 12 days in the Glen Park neighborhood in Gary, Indiana. Powerless With no power and a spotty generator, every day is a struggle for a family of seven as they approach two weeks without electricity in Northwest Indiana.
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After spike in HIV cases in Chicago, new data shows a decrease in new infections

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By Elvia Malagon Verified
| WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL) Verified
HIV infections in Chicago have started to again decline following a spike in diagnoses in 2024, according to data released Thursday by the Chicago Department of Public Health. The number of new HIV diagnoses — 504 — decreased by about 38% compared to last year, according to the city’s HIV midyear data brief. HIV infections had previously been on the rise in Chicago after a two-decade drop, with infections growing 29% between 2022 and 2024.
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