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Robert Panton, 57, is facing deportation to Jamaica over a 30-year-old nonviolent drug offense. But his supporters, like Sen. Chuck Schumer are hoping they can get ICE officials to change their minds.

Robert Panton’s life sentence was cut short after 30 years when a federal judge declared him “fully rehabilitated” and reduced his sentence to time served. But Panton’s good turn in the criminal justice system didn’t help him with immigration authorities. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in August denied Panton’s request for a stay of removal…

Healthcare professionals across the state, including the Chief Medical Officer at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, are hoping to change how insurance goes about approving requests for medical treatment. Lawmakers want to change how people get insurance company approval before medical treatment. Advocates say the current process harms patients. It’s a reintroduced bill after the previous one stalled during the pandemic slowdown in legislative work. The bureaucratic term is "prior ...

Jeff Smudde / WCBU Lawmakers want to change how people get insurance company approval before medical treatment. Advocates say the current process harms patients. It’s a reintroduced bill after the previous one stalled during the pandemic slowdown in legislative work. The bureaucratic term is "prior authorization." Doctors have to clear certain prescriptions and procedures with insurance companies before they go ahead and help patients. The bill would force insurers to put information on ...

The Illinois State Medical Society is hoping new legislation will make it easier for patients to get timely medical care. The proposed legislation would