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Overlooked and looked over: women veterans tell their story

by: John Bachtell May 1 2012 CHICAGO — With extraordinarily high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder and skyrocketing suicides, US military veterans from the Afghanistan and Iraq occupations urgently need a means to share experiences and deal with the pain and trauma of war. And the growing number of active duty and veteran women in […]

Chicago Nursing Home Abuse

Chicago nursing homes account for the majority of nursing homes in Cook County. There are currently close to 1,000 nursing home facilities in Cook County. The Chicago nursing homes alone represent over forty percent of all the Cook County nursing homes.  Chicago nursing home abuse can include emotional, physical or sexual abuse. The perpetrator can […]