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Andrea Hannegan lost her job at a medical imaging firm about a month ago. Besides the loss of income, she's now paying $417 a month to continue her health insurance. COBRA, a federal law that extends insurance for laid-off workers for at least 18 months,...

GRANDPARENTS DAY SPECIAL Celebrate National Grandparents Day with a tour of the historic 1930s Wray home, live wildlife encounter shows, native animals and birds on exhibit, a free-flight aviary and the 60-acre botanic gardens. Sept. 7, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p....

Best bets The Crazed Praise 2008 gospel concert will be held 7 tonight at the Williamsburg Library Theater, 515 Scotland St., to benefit the Faith Alive Ministry. Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door; for groups of 10 or more, tickets are $12 in...

Patients who need medical procedures are accustomed to following a familiar pattern: Talk to a doctor, schedule it at a hospital, have the procedure done and then get a bill in the mail a month later for your share of the cost. But in South Florida and...

Sitting at a Deerfield sandwich shop Wednesday, a group of friends, all recent college graduates, discussed a worry many in their demographic share: no health insurance. Zachary Herrmann, 24, is uninsured for the summer until he starts teaching at...

Andrea Hannegan of Margate lost her job at a medical imaging firm about a month ago. Besides the loss of income, she's now paying $417 a month to continue her health insurance. COBRA, a federal law that extends insurance for laid-off workers for at least...

As part of its 20th anniversary season, Profiles Theatre will present the first full Chicago production of Jason Wells' "Men of Tortuga," developed at Steppenwolf Theatre's 2005 First Look Festival. Also on the slate: the Midwest premiere of "The Thugs"...

IntercontinentalExchange Inc., the owner of Europe's largest energy market, said second-quarter profit rose 58 percent as oil prices reached records. Net income climbed to $84.9 million, or $1.19 per share, from $53.7 million, or 75 cents, a year earlier...

Monday Reports June personal income and spending, June factory orders Earnings Anadarko Petroleum Corp.; Dish Network Corp.; Humana Inc.; Nicor Inc.; Principal Financial Group Inc. Tuesday Reports Federal Reserve meeting, Institute for Supply...

In a floor session electrified by the appearance of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the critically ill Massachusetts Democrat, the Senate voted Wednesday to stave off a cut in Medicare fees to doctors who treat seniors, military personnel and their families and...

Could this year's Taste of Chicago, the 28th, set a new attendance record? It might. The weather seers are predicting somewhat higher-than-average temperatures (which inspire people to head for the lakefront) for the next week, and sky-high gasoline...

Florida ranks as one of the lowest-paying states in the nation in what it pays unemployed workers. Whether you lose a $30,000-a-year job or one that pays six figures, your maximum unemployment compensation breaks out to $6.88 an hour — less than...