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Many Ramos/Sun-Times file Westlake Hospital, closed nearly two years ago, faces an easier path to reopening under legislation signed into law Tuesday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. The law cuts the regulatory tape for a potential buyer to reopen the safety-net hospital. A health care provider will be exempted from having to receive a “certification of need.” “Health care is a right, not a privilege and making sure people have equal access to quality health care is a top priority for this adminis...

Biden entered office with greater foreign policy credentials than any president since George H. W. Bush. His team may believe they can be proactive in shaping his priorities although already their approach appears scattershot. Certainly, fast-tracking Iran talks is one top priority, and addressing growing Chinese aggression is another. Biden made a change in immigration policy a priority on the first day of his administration. The administration has also promised to be on top of challenges eman...

Nigerien C-130 arrives home from the United States Written by Guy Martin - A Nigerien C-130H. Niger’s Air Force has officially taken delivery of a C-130H Hercules transport aircraft from the United States. It was accepted in a ceremony on 4 January at Air Base 101 in Niamey attended by the United States Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett, Ambassador Eric Whitaker, Nigerian Minister of National Defence Issoufou Katambe, and Nigerien Armed Forces Chief of Staff, General Salifou Mody. T...

According to police, dansby and whitaker had been on one or two dates prior to this incident. lakisha dansby has not returned our request for comment. as for kreisel, her car is totaled. >> so im just out a car. its okay, though. its a small price to pay really, just to know that everybody is okay. nobody lost their life, you know. >> from a brash crash in tennessee to a shocking shoplifting case in arizona. may 2011, chandler, arizona, security cameras are rolling at walmart when police say thi...

>> but the only help whitaker wants is a getaway car. he immediately gets in the first car he finds, a green dodge durango, belonging to kreisel, who is still on the phone with 911 as he tries to make his getaway. >> oh, my god. please. he just stole my truck and hit somebody. >> thats right. in whitakers desperate attempt to escape, the moment he pulls out of the parking lot, he crashes head-on into an oncoming bread truck. a few minutes later, the store owners son is shocked by the scene he fi...

Thrown across the store, patel gets up and hurries away. >> translator: my wife helped me up. i didnt hear it when i walked in there but when i came out, i was hurting here and here. after that, i dont remember anything. >> meanwhile, lakisha dansby, the woman who was chased into the store, hides behind the display, fearful that she will be found. but instead of looking for her, the driver, eric whitaker, casually walks out of the store as if nothing has happened. as he leaves, wit car masses an...

He was not saying anything because he had like three broken ribs and some bruises on the face and all that. he was bleeding from the face. >> he recovers from his injuries but returns to work full time within a couple of months. >> translator: i am thankful to god that i am alive. >> im glad he was alive because we can build a new store but we cant build a new father, you know. >> despite extensive damage, soon after the incident the store is back in business. >> it took almost 21 days to rebuil...

>> translator: my wife helped me up. and took me to the restroom. i didnt hurt when i walked in there but when i came out, i was hurting here and here. after that, i dont remember anything. >> meanwhile, lakisha dansby, the woman who was chased into the store, hides behind the display, fearful that she will be found. but instead of looking for her, the driver, eric whitaker, casually walks out of the store as if nothing has happened. as he leaves whitaker passes a nurse running into the store to...

>> he recovers from his injuries and returns to work full time within a couple of months. >> translator: i am thankful to god that i am alive. >> im glad he was alive because we can build a new store but we cant build a new father, you know. >> despite extensive damage, soon after the incident the store is back in business. >> it took almost 21 days to rebuild the store. we still got a lot of our old customers. they are coming back and we are running the business as good as we were. >> after sur...

Vehicle he fimeds finds a green dodge durango belonging to kreisel, who is still on the phone with 9/11 11 as he tries make his getaway. >> oh, my god. please. he just stole my truck and hit somebody. >> thats right. in whitakers desperate attempt to escape, the moment he pulls out of the parking lot, he crashes head-on into an oncoming bread truck. a few minutes later, the store owners son is shocked by the scene he finds when he arrives to work. >> i never think im going to see the truck in my...