Hey! You Think We’re Going to Reward a Whistle Blower?
Let’s assume everything is on the square at the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board. OK. Forget about the fixing of the new hospital that Wisconsin’s Mercy Health Care System wanted to build in...
View ArticleHey! You Think We’re Going to Reward a Whistle Blower?
Let’s assume everything is on the square at the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board. OK. Forget about the fixing of the new hospital that Wisconsin’s Mercy Health Care System wanted to build in...
View ArticleBear Steans’ Nick Hurtgen Pleads Guilty
One of former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson’s “Wunderkinds” has plead guilty to federal charges concerning the Edwards Hospital Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board scandal. Nicholas Hurtgen,...
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Nick Hurtgen’s Wisconsin Law License Revoked Based on Illinois Health...
Ever wonder what it looks like when an attorney has his license revoked? Below you see what the State of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court did to Nick Hurtgen, a Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson “wuderkind,”...
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An Achilles Heel for Jim Ryan
First, the disclaimer. I ran as the Libertarian Party candidate against Jim Ryan and Rod Blagojevich in 2002. I got so few votes that it did not affect the outcome. Ryan would have lost whether or not...
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A Little High, a Little Low – Part 1
A politician can probably be best judged by the depth he will sink to get elected. I remember Jack Franks once being outraged that someone had put up a sign identifying his religion on Route 31 right...
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Certificates of Need Not Needed
In the 1970’s, my colleague Bill Kempiners was the sponsor of the Certificate of Need legislation. He wasn’t getting enough votes to pass the bill and came over to ask me to change my vote. (There was...
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NW Herald Uses Channel Two Approach to Covering Hospital Application Rejections
I thought CBS Channel Two had the best coverage of the Rod Blagojevich verdict reading. An employee was texting from the courtroom. This is how CBS Channel Two told viewers the guilty findings on...
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Centegra’s Huntley Hospital Pretty Much Finished as Permission to Build...
Here’s the headline from the Cook County Reporter article on the Ottawa Appellate Court decision giving Centegra final approval to build its new hospital in Huntley: Headline in the Cook County...
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As Centegra Seeks to Abandon Most of Its Woodstock Hospital Services
The following is posted on the City of Woodstock’s web page. Considering it is not just Woodstock residents who will be negatively affected by Centegra Health Systems’ abandoning most of its hospital...
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