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Kaitlin Washburn

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
38
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Sep 17, 2026
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Jul 5, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Kaitlin Washburn

    West Suburban, Weiss to be sold to Insight Health Systems (opens the original)

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    West Suburban Medical Center and Weiss Memorial Hospital will be sold to Insight Health Systems, bringing a monthslong bitter legal fight over the hospitals to an end. The hospitals’ landlord, Rathnakar Reddy Patlola, made a late-night deal Wednesday to buy Resilience Healthcare CEO Manoj Prasad’s stake in the hospitals. Insight will then buy the hospitals from Patlola. Representatives for Patlola and Prasad could not immediately be reached for comment. In a statement, Insight President and CEO

  2. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Kaitlin Washburn

    Nine sexual abuse claims recently settled with Archdiocese total $5.4 million (opens the original)

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    The Archdiocese of Chicago recently settled out of court with nine people who accused eight Chicago-area priests of sexually abusing them decades ago. The settlements, totaling $5.4 million, were all reached in the last two weeks, according to the attorneys representing the victims. “Nobody’s paying that kind of money for something that didn’t happen,” said Marc Pearlman, one of the victims’ attorneys, during a Thursday news conference announcing the settlements. “This is validation that it happ

  3. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Kaitlin Washburn

    Illinois service members killed in combat after 9/11 memorialized ahead of terror attack anniversary (opens the original)

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    Anna Ware was filled with dread when she opened her door to two servicemen. It was a week before Christmas in 2009. Her 27-year-old son Albert Ware, an Army sergeant and father of three, was serving his second tour in Afghanistan. The uniformed men on the doorstep of her Pullman home told her Albert was killed after a roadside bomb blew up his Humvee. “I could just see death in their eyes. And I just closed the door because I didn’t want to hear what they had to say,” said Ware, tears streaming

  4. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Kaitlin Washburn

    State bill would make gunmakers pay if their weapons are recovered in shootings (opens the original)

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    A first-of-its-kind state law would force gun manufacturers to pay for a portion of the financial toll of gun violence in Illinois. Gun violence costs the state about $20 billion annually, according to estimates based on data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That figure includes direct costs like emergency services, medical care, law enforcement resources and funeral expenses. It also includes indirect costs like mental health treatment, loss of income and childcare. The

  5. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone] By Kaitlin Washburn , Kyra Senese , and 1 more read

    Hourslong SWAT response concludes in Logan Square (opens the original)

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    An hourslong SWAT situation that closed off streets in Logan Square has concluded Tuesday morning. Officers responded to the standoff near the intersection of North Kimball and West Wrightwood Avenues at approximately 11:45 a.m. Monday, Chicago police said. Police did not provide details about the call for service but confirmed the incident concluded sometime Tuesday morning. Officials say more information will be provided at a later time.

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