Year: 2020

ProPublica released an excellent article this morning about Illinois' prison system and what inmates must go through in order to obtain medical care. The article tells the story of Illinois inmates that failed to receive adequate healthcare while in the IDOC, and also...

On November 19, 2020, civil rights organizers filed suit against the City of Chicago alleging various violations of protestors’ constitutional rights during the protests over George Floyd’s death this summer. The suit, captioned Protesters in Support of Black Lives et...

The Chicago Sun Times reports that five Chicago nursing homes run by Symphony Care Network are among the top 25 in Illinois for coronavirus cases and deaths. Symphony operates 29 nursing homes in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan, and has had 147 coronavirus...

A recent article published by the WBEZ shows that for-profit nursing homes have had more COVID-19 infections and deaths than nonprofit nursing homes. In the 20 Illinois counties hit hardest by the virus, for-profit homes had nearly double the death rates as nonprofit...

U.S. News recently released its list of the best nursing homes in the United States. To compile the rankings, U.S. news analyzes data from the Centers or Medicaid & Medicare Services, and reviews statistics on care, health inspections, staffing, COVID-19...

ABC News recently reported that a group of nursing home workers is threatening to strike over COVID-19 concerns as the second wave of the virus is hitting. Workers at 11 Illinois locations of Infinity Health Care Management nursing homes are planning to strike on Nov....

CBS News recently reported that, according to data released by the Chicago Police Department, 95 percent of search warrants obtained by the Chicago Police in a three-year period seeking narcotics failed to turn up any evidence. Further, many police searches of homes...

ABC 7 news recently reported that Chicago’s Inspector General has found that the Chicago Police Department is not following established policies for officers who fire their weapons. Under existing policies, officers who fire their weapons must meet certain...

Recent reporting by WBEZ shows that Illinois nursing homes are suffering a second wave of COVID-19 infections, with the biggest jump in infections in nearly six months. Over the past week, Illinois has recorded more than 2,412 cases among residents of nursing homes....

Arlo recently published an article in the Illinois Bar Journal titled “Hindsight is 2020: The Admissibility of Hindsight Bias Evidence in Illinois.” To read the full article, click here. Arlo Walsman