Hospital wars continue in McHenry County. Wisconsin-based Mercy Health System lobed rhetoric at Centegra in the Woodstock Independent, the dominant health care provider in McHenry County after Centegra filed suit to stop a state-approved 13-bed Mercy hospital in Crystal Lake. … Continue reading
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In the pleas agreement between the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Jacob Kiferbaum appears the following: Planning Board/Mercy Hospital [Stuart] Levine solicited a kickback of approximately $1.5 million from [Jacob] Kiferbaum relating to the construction of Mercy Hospital’s Crystal Lake facility. … Continue reading
I thought CBS Channel Two had the best coverage of the Rod Blagojevich verdict reading. An employee was texting from the courtroom. Viewers could see in real time what the talking heads saw. In covering the Health Facilities Planning Board … Continue reading
A press release from Mercy Health System: New Crystal Lake Hospital would provide lifeline for McHenry County High-tech ER will offer access and convenience when seconds count CRYSTAL LAKE, IL – A new hospital in Crystal Lake would significantly reduce … Continue reading
Standing in the Crystal Lake City Council Chambers, where he presides as Mayor at Tuesday night meetings, Aaron Shepley put on his other hat to represent Centegra, his day-time employer, in its opposition have competitor Mercy Health System be given … Continue reading
It started Friday morning at Crystal Lake’s City Hall at ten. I decided to drop by on the way from picking my son up from junior high a little before two. The parking lot looked like that of a water … Continue reading
A press release from Mercy Health Systems: Census data shows Crystal Lake hospital is needed now Centegra plan must wait years until population grows According to recent data released by the U.S. Census, increased residential growth in the most densely … Continue reading
Way down at the bottom of tonight’s Crystal Lake City Council meeting agenda is a resolution supporting Mercy Hospital’s Certificate of Need application to state regulators. Take a look at the memo from City Manager Gary Meyerhofer for Agenda item … Continue reading
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 before or on … Continue reading
One of the way lawyers in the General Assembly make money is by attracting clients who have not only a business agenda, but a legislative agenda. Because state law does not require attorneys to list their clients, there’s no central … Continue reading
If you looked at the front page of the Chicago Tribune Sunday, you saw five candidates on top of the page. They are ones that the Tribune’s poll found leading in both the Democratic and Republican Party primaries. It was … Continue reading
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, who at the time was Managing Director of the Chicago office of Bear Stearns, … Continue reading
Below are the letters solicited by State Rep. Jack Franks in support of allowing his law firm’s client, Mercy Health System, to build a hospital in Crystal Lake. They were placed into evidence by the attorney of Rod Blagojevich fund … Continue reading
Below are the letters solicited by State Rep. Jack Franks in support of allowing his law firm’s client, Mercy Health System, to build a hospital in Crystal Lake. They were placed into evidence by the attorney of Rod Blagojevich fund … Continue reading
Yesterday, State Rep. Jack Franks’ name showed up on a list of people recommending his brother David and Woodstock Dr. Leo Reyes to various boards. Today, the Daily Herald’s Rob Olmstead was the first out of the box with the … Continue reading
Yesterday, State Rep. Jack Franks’ name showed up on a list of people recommending his brother David and Woodstock Dr. Leo Reyes to various boards. Today, the Daily Herald’s Rob Olmstead was the first out of the box with the … Continue reading
Last May, Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass focused on two of the principals who won the contract from Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley and his city council for the Route 14/Vulcan Lakes TIF contract: Bill Cellini andMichael Marchese Sunday, he … Continue reading
Last May, Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass focused on two of the principals who won the contract from Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley and his city council for the Route 14/Vulcan Lakes TIF contract: Bill Cellini andMichael Marchese Sunday, he … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune wrote yesterday that the U.S. Attorney’s Office is seeking “to compel Jeffrey Ladd, a heavyweight lawyer for health-care companies who has dealt with the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board, one of two boards (Ron Blagojevich rune raiser … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune wrote yesterday that the U.S. Attorney’s Office is seeking “to compel Jeffrey Ladd, a heavyweight lawyer for health-care companies who has dealt with the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board, one of two boards (Ron Blagojevich rune raiser … Continue reading