Robert McCoppin
News Reporter at Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune reporter on COVID, nursing homes, cannabis etc. Questions—I’ve got questions. [email protected]
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1 week ago |
chicagotribune.com | Robert McCoppin
A recent bankruptcy filing by a network of senior living facilities in Illinois and Indiana highlights the financial risk posed to residents who pay large entry fees to continuing care retirement communities, but get limited government protections, senior advocates say. In February, a Lutheran not-for-profit that operates several long-term care facilities — including Lutheran Home in Arlington Heights — filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeking to continue operations while shedding debt.
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1 week ago |
timesdaily.com | Robert McCoppin
CHICAGO — On a recent rainy morning in Chicago’s Loop, a group of visually impaired students made their way along a sidewalk, sweeping their white canes back and forth to feel curbs and planters. They stopped at a corner to listen. A CTA train roared overhead. Cars rushed in front of them. They waited. When they could hear the traffic move parallel to them, the group began venturing through the crosswalk, safely reaching the opposite corner. kAm%96 DF3FC32?
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3 weeks ago |
chicagotribune.com | Robert McCoppin |Richard Requena
Despite voters dumping a few high-profile suburban mayors, most incumbents claimed victory Tuesday in a flurry of races that were hotly contested but generally saw low voter turnout. While mayors in Aurora, Orland Park and Waukegan lost in unofficial vote counts, incumbents in Evanston, Elmhurst, Oak Park, Park Ridge, North Chicago and Tinley Park appeared to have held onto their seats.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Robert McCoppin |Richard Requena
Despite voters dumping a few high-profile suburban mayors, most incumbents claimed victory Tuesday in a flurry of races that were hotly contested but generally saw low voter turnout. While mayors in Aurora, Orland Park and Waukegan lost in unofficial vote counts, incumbents in Evanston, Elmhurst, Oak Park, Park Ridge, North Chicago and Tinley Park appeared to have held onto their seats.
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3 weeks ago |
chicagotribune.com | Robert McCoppin
A lawsuit is challenging the city of Chicago’s approval of a proposed cannabis dispensary in the Streeterville neighborhood, objecting that the store would be too close to a nearby school. The suit, filed last week by a neighborhood resident, Beth Padera, claims that the city Zoning Board of Appeals improperly approved a special use permit for G.P. Green House, doing business as Guaranteed Dispensary, at 620 N. Fairbanks Court.
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