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Obituary: Patty Murphy, domestic violence activist By Ray Hanania Patty Murphy, 51, a lifelong resident of Oak Lawn passed on October 12, 2022 after recently being diagnosed with cancer. I had a brief opportunity to work with her in developing a PSA to promote sexual violence awareness in 2004 that publicized the support that her…
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Congresswoman Newman announces $70 million in grants to seven Health Centers Grants awarded as a part of an expansion of COVID-19 vaccines for hardest-hit and highest-risk communities. Beginning April 1, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to invest over $6 billion nationally in Community Health Centers to expand access to vaccines in underserved communities…
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LaGrange-based social services agency, Pillars, receives Lipinski grant Lipinski Announces Grant for Pillars Community Health in La Grange Congressman Dan Lipinski (IL-3) is announcing that the Pillars Community Health Center in La Grange has been awarded a federal grant through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The organization will receive $243,200 to help expand…
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