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Abbott Laboratories in north suburban Abbott Park in 2018. Parents have filed more than 670 lawsuits in state and federal court alleging that Abbott and Mead Johnson's specialized, cow’s-milk based products for preterm infants caused their babies to develop a life-threatening intestinal disease called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and that the companies failed to warn them about the risks of giving their formulas to very small, premature infants. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Hundreds of lawsuits allege Abbott Laboratories’ formula for premature infants made babies sick. But is the formula to blame?

November 3, 2024 at 10:17 a.m.

Parents have filed lawsuits in federal court in Chicago, the Circuit Court of Cook County and others across the country, alleging Abbott Laboratories’ formula for premature infants made babies sick.

Court filings show a Dolton home rented to Mayor Tiffany Henyard is late on rent payments, eviction threatened. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard faces eviction in spat with landlord

September 30, 2024 at 2:58 p.m.

Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard's landlord claims she is behind on rent and he is trying to evict her, court records show.

Police: 2 teens killed in Back of the Yards drive-by shooting

August 4, 2024 at 3:43 p.m.

Two teenage boys were killed in a shooting Saturday evening in the city's Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side, according to Chicago police. The boys, 15 and...

State Rep. Kelly Cassidy chats before a committee meeting at the Illinois Capitol building on Feb. 7, 2024. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Illinois lawmakers pass bill to expand reporting of sexual abuse in health care settings following Tribune investigation

May 29, 2024 at 5:04 p.m.

Under the bill, doctors’ offices and clinics affiliated with hospitals would have to report allegations of patient abuse to the Illinois Department of Public Health, triggering an investigation by the...

State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, right, chats with State Rep. Steve Reick before the start of a committee meeting in the Capitol on Feb. 7, 2024, in Springfield. Cassidy is behind a measure to increase reporting of patient abuse. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

More Illinois health care facilities would have to report patient abuse under new bill

May 16, 2024 at 5:14 p.m.

Under current law hospitals must report allegations of patient abuse. But abuse that occurs at clinics outside of hospital walls is not subject to the same requirement.

One of more than two dozen people who have filed a lawsuit against former Endeavor Health gynecologist Dr. Fabio Ortega this week. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Another 26 women sue Endeavor Health and gynecologist Fabio Ortega, convicted of sexual abuse

April 17, 2024 at 5:02 p.m.

A total of 60 former patients have now sued former gynecologist Fabio Ortega, Endeavor and/or Swedish Hospital, where Ortega previously worked.

Ericka Matos, right, and her attorney Tamara Holder listen to questions from the media during a press conference at Romanucci & Blandin Law office in Chicago on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Matos is suing Dr. Fabio Ortega and Swedish Covenant Health, contending he sexually assaulted her decades ago. Ortega pleaded guilty in 2021 to sexually abusing two former patients. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Attorneys call on AG’s office to criminally investigate former doctor Fabio Ortega and health systems where he worked

April 3, 2024 at 6:50 p.m.

The request came the same day that one of the women who is suing Ortega and Swedish Covenant Health spoke publicly for the first time.

Dr. Fabio Ortega, shown in March 2023 during a civil proceeding at the Daley Center, pleaded guilty in 2021 to sexually abusing two former patients. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

More patients sue former Endeavor Health gynecologist Fabio Ortega, alleging sexual assault

April 1, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

A total of 34 former patients have now sued Ortega, Endeavor Health and/or Swedish Hospital alleging inappropriate conduct by the doctor.

Attorneys Parker Stinar, left, and Symone Shinton talk about a lawsuit against former gynecologist Fabio Ortega on March 26, 2024, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

New lawsuit alleges abuse by former Endeavor Health gynecologist Fabio Ortega

March 26, 2024 at 5:53 p.m.

Monday’s lawsuit joins 22 other lawsuits filed against Ortega and Endeavor since 2019.

Cheryl Stevenson, center, a licensed practical nurse and chaperone, watches as Dr. Hepsi Kalapala, right, examines Quying Holmes at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in October. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Keeping watch: Chaperones may offer one way to prevent sexual abuse during medical exams

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

The Tribune recently exposed how several large Illinois health systems allowed health care workers accused of sexually abusing patients to continue working. Some medical experts and survivors of sexual abuse...

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