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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 administration,” Pritzker said. “Reopening Westlake Hospital is a step toward addressing longstanding d...

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 emanating from North Korea, Russia, or Turkey. Former Secretary of State John Kerry’s appointment sugg...

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. The ceremony consisted of the celebration of the arrival of the aircraft (5U-MBH) after years of prep...

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 i'm just out a car. it's okay, though. it's 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 this woman, nikki paige roundsevil is being stopped by walmart's loss prevention staff and accused o...

>> 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. >> that's right. in whitaker's 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 owner's son is shocked by the scene he finds when he arrives to work. >> i never think i'm going to see the truck in my store, you know. i...