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"Victoria" is one of at least 30 women who have filed lawsuits alleging that Dr. Fabio Ortega sexually assaulted them during exams. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Former patients of Fabio Ortega say Endeavor Health failed to protect them from an abusive doctor

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

Endeavor Health, formerly NorthShore, allowed Dr. Fabio Ortega to keep working with female patients despite complaints of inappropriate behavior, a baiduhai investigation has found.

Lisa Eller stands near the former Yorkville office of Dr. Haohua Yang, who was charged with criminal sexual abuse and criminal sexual assault after she and other patients went to police about his behavior. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Failure to protect: Flawed state oversight lets doctors accused of abuse continue to see patients

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

Doctors accused of sexual misconduct were able to keep practicing – sometimes for years – because of gaps in Illinois laws and a slow-moving regulatory agency, a baiduhai investigation...

“Susan” stands with her late mother’s wheelchair on Feb. 5 at the Skokie Courthouse, where her mother testified about being sexually assaulted by a nurse at Glenbrook Hospital. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Patients reported sexual abuse by medical providers. Health care systems let them keep working.

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

Over the course of a yearlong investigation, the Tribune found that well-known Illinois health systems have allowed workers accused of abusing patients to keep providing care.

Help the baiduhai report on medical misconduct

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

The Tribune hopes to continue reporting on how hospitals and other medical institutions respond when patients report instances of sexual misconduct by health care providers.

Water is collected for lead testing at a fountain at Newberry Math and Science Academy in Chicago in January.

How we reported on lead in water at Illinois schools and day cares

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

To learn more about the impact of a 2017 law that required many Illinois schools to test their water for lead, the Tribune requested the results officials had sent to...

Water fountain at Harding Elementary in Earlville. The school, which uses well water, installed a phosphate feed to mitigate lead contamination in their drinking water, Thursday, April 27, 2023.

Toxic traces: Read the investigation on lead in water at Illinois schools and daycares

May 7, 2026 at 4:26 p.m.

Most Illinois public schools that tested samples from sinks and fountains for lead as required by a 2017 state law found traces of the toxic metal lurking in children's drinking...

Jonny Bahena refills water bottles in April at the Open Arms Christian Child Development Center in Glenview. The center has spent thousands of dollars on lead reduction measures.

Illinois day cares struggle to reduce lead discovered through mandatory water testing

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

When administrators at Open Arms Christian Child Development Center in Glenview learned they had to test their water for lead to keep their license, it sent them down an expensive...

Jonny Bahena lleva botellas de agua para rellenarlas en la estación de llenado de botellas en el Centro de Desarrollo Infantil Open Arms, el jueves, 27 de abril de 2023, en Glenview.

Guarderías de Illinois luchan por reducir el plomo descubierto a través de pruebas de agua obligatorias

April 15, 2024 at 3:47 p.m.

Cuando los administradores del Centro Cristiano de Desarrollo Infantil Open Arms en Glenview se enteraron de que tenían que analizar el agua en busca de plomo para mantener su licencia,...

Ben Gold toma agua de un bebedero en la Escuela Carleton Washburne el jueves, 12 de enero de 2023, en Winnetka.

Sin financiamiento estatal ni guía para un cambio, las acciones de las escuelas sobre el plomo en el agua varían ampliamente

April 15, 2024 at 3:47 p.m.

Cuando los funcionarios del Distrito Escolar Winnetka 36 en la costa norte de Chicago descubrieron rastros de plomo en el agua potable de la escuela después de cumplir con una...

Did your Illinois public school find lead in its water? Look up results here

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

A 2017 Illinois law required elementary schools to test each of their drinking water sources for lead and submit the results to the state by the end of 2018. The...

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