Nick Blumberg
Correspondent at WTTW-TV (Chicago, IL)
@wttw correspondent | @kjzzphoenix and @Cronkite_ASU alum | [email protected]
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1 month ago |
ourcommunitynow.com | Nick Blumberg
People with severe asthma insured by BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois may soon face a new hurdle in accessing a treatment that providers say is critically important to keeping certain patients alive and well. Starting in April, BCBSIL plans to change its coverage to require pre-approval for in-person administration of four biologic medications for asthma, used to aid patients who don’t respond to the more common treatment via inhalers.
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Oct 1, 2024 |
news.wttw.com | Nick Blumberg
A flood of glossy, campaign-style mailers swept Chicago this week, praising some City Council members for “standing with workers and Chicago residents” while slamming others for putting “special interests before our community.” The battle over whether to functionally ban the use of natural gas to power most new Chicago homes and businesses opened a new front this week: Chicagoans’ mailboxes.
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Aug 5, 2024 |
news.wttw.com | Nick Blumberg
Illinois might be a solidly blue state when it comes to presidential elections, but the Land of Lincoln still has plenty of big-money donors backing conservative candidates and causes. With the Republican National Convention upon us, here’s a look at the Illinoisans who have been spending big so far in this political cycle.
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May 1, 2024 |
news.wttw.com | Nick Blumberg
After decades of decline, traffic fatalities have been climbing nationwide since 2014. Advocates said reducing speed limits is a relatively easy and high-impact intervention that will protect drivers, passengers, pedestrians and cyclists alike.
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Feb 18, 2024 |
blockclubchicago.org | Rachel Hinton |Nick Blumberg
This story was produced by Block Club Chicago, a nonprofit newsroom focused on Chicago’s neighborhoods, and WTTW News, which is spending a year focused on the challenging experiences and unique perspectives of unhoused people across Chicago in “Firsthand: Homeless.”CHICAGO — One morning in late January, outreach workers on a Blue Line train went from car to car, checking on people who use the CTA system as shelter.
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