BRENDEN MOORE
At least that s how one person close to the process described it to me. And other observers of Illinois politics and government seem to agree. On a visceral level, it s probably the most contentious issue before the General Assembly because it has the potential to personally affect the career of every member sitting there, said Charlie Wheeler, the retired director of the Public Affairs Reporting program at the University of Illinois Springfield.Â
Indeed, much is at stake in the process. There s a personal element as the process can decide which incumbent lawmakers will return â some may get drawn into new districts that are essentially unwinnable and past remaps have lumped multiple members into the same district.Â
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It wasn’t that long ago that Franciscan Health hospital in Crown Point was filled, and placed on bypass — like many of the Region’s hospitals — due to the COVID-19
Wanda Jordan, ICU Manager at Gary Methodist, speaks about how thank you notes from previous patients help inspire her and her team.
GARY â Wanda Jordan, intensive care unit manager at Methodist Hospitals Northlake Campus, thought she had seen it all during her 41-year nursing career.Â
And then the pandemic hit, showing her new tragic heights she never thought sheâd experience in the ICU.
An elderly woman drove to Northwest Indiana to attend a funeral â âa melting pot for COVID to erupt,â Jordan said â and ended up on her death bed in an unfamiliar city.
Wanda Jordan, ICU director at Methodist Hospitals Northlake Campus, has been on the forefront of the pandemic. She has fought the virus both as a caretaker and a patient.