Senate President Don Harmon,

Plan to ban carbon injections near aquifers stalls in Senate

Legislation was proposed after a pair of leaks at an ADM injection site near Decatur An Illinois Senate committee hit pause on a bill to ban carbon sequestration injections near aquifers after more than an hour of debate Wednesday. Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, asked that the Senate Executive Committee to wait to act…

Fidel Marquez
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‘You agreed to wear wires against your ComEd family’: Star witness in Madigan trial grilled on cross-examination

Defense attorneys try to undercut Fidel Marquez’s credibility after gun purchase attempt CHICAGO – Before the sun rose on a cold Wednesday morning in January 2019, Fidel Marquez agreed to a life-altering assignment as a cooperating witness in a criminal case the government was building against his colleagues at electric utility Commonwealth Edison and powerful…

New virtual reality training aims to help doctors be more aware of their biases
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New virtual reality training aims to help doctors be more aware of their biases

Implicit bias in health care settings can contribute to inequitable treatment — and worsen health disparities. A newly developed virtual reality training series aims to help obstetricians better recognize, understand and address implicit bias toward Black mothers.