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Millennium Trail-Route 45 underpass opens
The Lake County Forest Preserves completed a new underpass and trail extension that safely connects Raven Glen and Ethel›s Woods forest preserves in Antioch for pedestrians, bicyclists and equestrians. The project includes a 145-foot concrete pedestrian tunnel under Route 45 just north of Miller Road, and 0.8 miles of new paved and gravel trails to join the two preserves via the Millennium Trail and Greenway. “The new trail tunnel combines these two neighboring preserves, divided by a busy U.S. highway, and creates a greenway corridor for improved land management and expanded outdoor recreation opportunities,” said Randy Seebach, director of planning and land preservation at the Lake County Forest Preserves. The Millennium Trail– Route 45 underpass project is partially funded by a federal Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant administered through the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). The TAP grant covers 80% of total construction costs, Seebach said. “We received more than $3.8 million in federal funding assistance for the project,” Seebach said. «The project features the longest of nine tunnels in the forest preserves’ extensive trail system. It was built to accommodate IDOT’s future plans to widen the current two-lane stretch of Route 45 in that area, which will eventually be a four-lane road with a median and turn lane at
Miller Road.” “We have had success working with regional and federal agencies to help fund our larger trail projects through grant programs,” said Angelo Kyle, president of the Lake County Forest Preserves. “Forming partnerships to create large adjoining open spaces and to improve public access and trail connections are important aspects of our agency’s 100-year Vision and Strategic Plan,” Kyle said. The underpass is a crucial element of the Lake County Forest Preserves planned extension of the Millennium Trail and Greenway, a 41mile regional trail connecting central, western and northern portions of Lake County to the Des Plaines River Trail. Today, nearly 33 miles of the Millennium Trail are open to hikers, bicyclists and cross-country skiers. The trail currently connects 10 preserves and 10 municipalities. When complete, it will link 13 schools, 12 municipalities, 18 parks, and 12 forest preserves. View completed sections of the Millennium Trail at LCFPD.org/maps. The underpass is a welcome addition to the improvements at Ethel’s Woods, which opened to the public in winter 2019. The preserve has a 1.4-mile gravel loop trail and four scenic overlooks that take advantage of gently rolling hills and unobstructed views. A short 0.6-mile section of the Millennium Trail will run along the western edge of the preserve. To learn more and view the preserve’s interac-
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Top: A new trail tunnel under Route 45 safely connects Raven Glen and Ethel’s Woods forest preserves in Antioch. Above left: Overhead view of Ethel’s Woods Forest Preserve. Above right: Overhead view of Raven Glen Forest Preserve.
tive trail map, visit LCFPD.org/ Ethels-Woods. Raven Glen’s 575 acres of rolling hills and its 33acre lake make it a popular destination for outdoor recreation.
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The privatization of Illinois’ health care system for the poor has shifted hundreds of millions of dollars in profits to insurance companies and away from frontline medical providers, a Better Government Association investigation has found. The four-month examination—including dozens of interviews and a review of thousands of previously unpublished documents—reveals a system largely bereft of government oversight in which for-profit insurance companies routinely deny, delay and reduce reimbursements to providers who treat low-income families, foster children, pregnant women and the elderly. The result is a state Medicaid program run as an insurance industry profit center, while service for the needy falters. The four nationwide insurance companies—called managed care organizations, or MCOs—last year were paid a record $16 billion from taxpayers. The financial strain on frontline health care providers—along with the state’s failures to intercede on their behalf—has prompted thousands of complaints to state officials and lawsuits alleging the MCOs’ pursuit of corporate profits have put many
providers on the edge of bankruptcy. Those most severely affected are the state’s 3 million Medicaid recipients. Hospitals say they were forced to turn away thousands of patients. Group homes for disabled adults were shuttered, programs for drug addicts were cut and ambulance drivers were laid off, according to government records filed by medical providers. Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services Director Theresa Eagleson, who took over the agency in 2019, acknowledged the conflicts and said she has taken steps to mediate complaints and more effectively steward taxpayer money. Eagleson said her predecessors’ rapid push to complete privatization created growing pains in one of the largest expenditures in state history. Now, her administration is convening regular summit meetings and building systems to more rapidly mediate disputes. “We have really tried to change that paradigm, and I’m hearing from some of the same people that it’s working,” Eagleson said. “I’m hearing from legislators, I’m hearing from providers, I’m hearing from trade associations: It’s not perfect, but you’re listening, and we can tell you’re trying, and gosh we appreciate it. It is really changing.”
Frontline Medicaid providers agree the new initiatives are positive steps, but they are skeptical whether it’s enough to balance a playing field pitting giant insurance firms focused on their bottom lines against local practitioners who say they put mission before profits. They also complain about the executive revolving door between the state’s watchdog agency and the insurance companies they are supposed to be watching. “This is a broken system,” said Michael Sunderland, director of accounts receivable at Chestnut Health Systems, a 700-employee mental health treatment agency based in central Illinois. “Reimbursement issues seem to be a part of the MCOs’ business mode—deny, delay and don’t pay,” Sunderland said. “When that happens, patient care is impacted, and it’s not just at one organization.” Problems threaten the viability of Illinois Medicaid The Illinois legislature began to privatize Medicaid in 2011 under then-Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat. Officials promised to save taxpayer dollars, improve care for low-income patients and give them more choices when selecting doctors and clinics. Before then, the state paid each doctor, clinic or hospital a fee for every Medicaid service rendered.
The privatization accelerated under Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2018 and was embraced by current Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat. Under their current contracts with the state, four for-profit MCOs are supposed to quickly reimburse practitioners who care for Medicaid patients. Medicaid rules say the MCOs must pay 90 percent of providers’ uncontested claims within 30 days and 99 percent within 90 days. But many providers allege the MCOs deploy bureaucratic dodges and opaque billing error codes to skirt the federal rule, make partial payments, pay years late or deny claims without explanation. A BGA analysis examined several years of “quarterly statements” the four state-contracted MCOs are required to file by the Illinois Department of Insurance. During the first six months of 2021, three of the MCOs— Meridian Health Plan of Illinois, Aetna Better Health of Illinois and Molina Healthcare of Illinois—reported a combined total revenue of $5.2 billion from their Illinois Medicaid contracts, from which they took $294 million in profits. Those profits did not include hundreds of millions of dollars in management fees the MCOs paid to their parent companies, Centene Corp., CVS Health and Molina Health, respectively. None of
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In documents the department used to justify the need for the clearinghouse, HFS said lawmakers were “alarmed” by MCO reimbursement denials to frontline Medicaid practitioners. “It is unclear what the root cause of these denials is, and HFS has no insight into the claims transactions,” HFS officials wrote. “Failure to address the cause of these denials threatens both the viability of some providers and the viability of the managed care program, which is designed to save the state hundreds of millions of dollars.” Eagleson said she hopes the $46 million clearinghouse would be fully functioning by the end of 2021. “We’re still working to bring it to full operational capacity,” Eagleson said. Costly complaints and lawsuits To evaluate whether health
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Stacy Iwanicki, Natural Resources Coordinator for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, has compiled this list of ways to embrace the winter months in Northern Illinois. To comfortatably participate in winter activities the first thing you must do is dress for the weather. There is no bad weather; just bad clothes. Invest in wool and wear it. A hat should be a no-brainer and scarves are a must to keep the cold wind at bay. Mittens are warmer than gloves. Underwear isn’t old fashioned—it’s necessary, as is a good wind-proof outer layer. When it is really cold, overalls are an awesome addition. Boots should be large enough to allow a loose fit with thick warm socks. There are plenty of fashionable boots, hats, mittens and scarves that even the most fashion-conscious person can enjoy being outside in the cold. • Go Hiking. Your state, county, and municipal parks have plenty of trails to explore. We are the beneficiaries of forward-thinking people who prioritized public open space. It belongs to you! • Walk your dog. Our canine companions enjoy the snow and fresh air too. Be sure to clean any salt off of their paws (but nature trails should be salt free). Booties and coats can help keep our short haired fur-friends warm. • Jogging or Running. If this is your thing, there’s no reason to stop now! A small fanny pack to hold shed & extra clothing layers can help you thermoregulate along the way. • Watch Bird Feeders. Whether outside your window or at your favorite nearby park (Moraine Hills State Park & Volo Bog State Natural Area, for example), this is an easy way to enjoy the season! • Go Birding. Get out there and search for some new species. You’ll be amazed by the diversity of birds around your neighborhood and in your parks and preserves. Binocu-
If your list of resolutions for 2022 included more time outdoors, the McHenry County Conservation District has some opportunities to help you kick off the new year. • Evergreen Hike - Saturday, Jan. 8 from 10-11 a.m. at Marengo Ridge Conservation Area, 2411 North Route 23, Marengo. While evergreens are not native to McHenry County, there is an excellent sampling of species at Marengo Ridge thanks to Dr. Kunde. Learn more about the man who planted all the trees, as well as the trees themselves on this one mile hike. Ages 14 and up welcome • History Hike – Saturday, Jan. 8 from 1:30-3 p.m. at Wiedrich Barn, Glacial Park, Route 31 and Harts Road, Ringwood. Learn about the former inhabitants of various areas throughout Glacial Park as you look for signs of their presence. Includes a visit to Wiedricy Barn, kettle marsh, old main office, Thomas cemetery and more. Meet at the Wiedrich Barn parking lot. Ages 14 and up welcome. • Winter Tree ID - Sunday, Jan. 9 from 2-2:30 p.m. at the Marengo Ridge Conservation Area, 2411 North Route 23, Marengo. How can you tell tree species apart in the winter when there are no leaves? Take a hike and learn about the tips and tricks to identify some of the common tree and shrub species in the cold months. Dress for the weather and hiking over rugged terrain. Ages 14 and up welcome. • Howl at the Moon - Saturday, Jan. 17, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Prairieview Education Center, 2411 North Route 23, Marengo. Explore Prairieview at night with (or without) your favorite furry friend. Take a self-guided night hike along a 1 or 2 mile loop. Leashed dogs are invited but not required to enjoy this event. Please leave your flashlights at home and let the moon guide the way. Registration for all programs is available on the McHenry County Conservation District website at www. mccdistrict.org and click on the special events calendar.
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Sheriff’s Office hosting final IDNR snowmobile safety course of season Beginning snowmobilers will have an opportunity to learn principles of safe snowmobile operation at an Illinois Department of Natural Resources safety education course scheduled on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, IL. Under Illinois law, the course is required for individuals 12 through 16 years old who plan to operate a snowmobile. The course is also required for individuals who are over the age of 16 and who do not possess a valid driver’s license. These individuals must have a Snowmobile Safety Education Certificate, issued by the
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size will be limited to 20 students. If you are signing up a child, you are welcome to stay and take the class with them. If you are doing so, please be sure to complete a registration reservation form. Per IDNR requirements, our classes will require students to use social distancing, wearing of a proper mask, and to bring hand sanitizer. If you are not feeling well, please stay home. To register for the course please visit http://mchenrysheriff.org/ snowmobile-safety-course.aspx. If you have any questions, please contact Sergeant Alan Sabol at afsabol@mchenrycountyil.gov or 815-334-4795.
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Items you can bring to a collection include: CFL bulbs, unwanted prescription, over-the-counter medicines and supplements (people and pet), household cleaners, gasoline, garden chemicals, pesticides, oil-based paints (no latex) and varnishes, as well as other household chemicals. For a more detailed list and to schedule an appointment visit SWALCO’s HCW website at: www.swalco.org. The SWALCO facility is located at 1311 N. Estes Street, Gurnee, IL 60031.
agency in February 2020, Gumble testified, Mendonsa as his replacement told her to stop attending those Monday meetings. “Robert basically said there is too many people sitting in this room,” Gumble testified. “When Robert took over, he said, ‘Don’t, don’t waste your time.’ So I didn’t. Because it’s too many people, like I said, sitting there all day.” Mendonsa said in his deposition that the Monday meetings were pared back because they had proved effective, and there were fewer problems to resolve. HFS officials told the BGA that more than $149 million changed hands as bills were resolved in those Monday meetings, most of it paid to providers by MCOs. Some providers told the BGA they simply walked away from the meetings. “It is a nightmare come to life that our industry is being asked to be on the front lines of the COVID-19 battlefield and yet continue to deal with the same denials, underpayments and administrative burdens,” Illinois State Ambulance Association President Christopher Vandenberg wrote in a letter to state lawmakers last year. Citing the payment issues, the Illinois legislature in August passed a bill that would exempt some medical drivers from Medicaid managed care and return that industry sector
to a traditional fee-for-services model. Pritzker vetoed that bill, saying the exemption would disrupt care, but lawmakers overrode Pritzker’s veto in September. Eagleson said the medical transport companies are being paid more than ever under privatized care. “We take their complaints very seriously and always have,” Eagleson said. Eagleson and her top aides blamed prior state administrations for failing to heed provider complaints, creating a culture of distrust between providers, the MCOs and the state agency. “When I first took this job, I heard from countless people— providers, trade associations, even the plans themselves: Thank goodness you’re here, and you’re giving us people to talk to and you’re trying to solve problems,” Eagleson told the BGA. “I hate to talk badly about predecessors, but I don’t know what all was going on to address some of this stuff.”
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care providers were being denied reimbursements unfairly, the BGA examined internal state reports, court depositions and correspondence between state officials and hospitals, clinics and doctors. Among examples found by the BGA: HFS Manager of MCO Operations Laura Ray Gumble and other HFS officials were asked in court depositions what they do to referee delayed and denied MCO payments to Illinois’ providers. “If it doesn’t work out, then that provider should go after the MCO,” Gumble testified. At least two frontline Illinois medical providers have filed civil lawsuits to compel the state-contracted MCOs to pay their bills on time, in full and with transparency. In one pending federal appellate court case, Saint Anthony Hospital in Chicago alleges the MCO payment shortfalls pushed the 123-year-old West Side safety-net facility to the brink of closure last year. Because of MCO billing denials, Saint Anthony said in court pleadings, its cash on hand fell from $20 million in 2015— enough to fund 72 days of operation—to $500,000 in 2019, which was sufficient to keep the hospital open less than two days. Eagleson told the BGA that she asked Saint Anthony for details about its unresolved
bills, but “they have still not disclosed that information through depositions and through this whole lawsuit. So I mean, we can’t help solve what we can’t understand.” In his court deposition for the Saint Anthony lawsuit, former state Medicaid Director Douglas Elwell testified the MCOs assured him they were denying only 10 percent of claims, while providers said it was more like 25 percent. “We thought this ($46 million billing clearinghouse) would give us greater visibility into which number was accurate,” Elwell testified. “There were a whole lot of moving pieces. And nobody seemed to have the total answer, nor could we get to the total answer.” In her deposition in the Saint Anthony lawsuit, Gumble said she did not know how many providers had, like Mercyhealth, cut contracts with MCOs and effectively dropped out of Medicaid because of billing problems. “I have no idea,” she said. “The only time we had them would be if a hospital system was terminating with an MCO, and then we have, you know, what’s the issue, blah, blah, blah. And then, you know, and hopefully they work it out with—between the MCO and the provider.” Gumble testified that Eagleson and her top aides called practitioners’ billing com-
plaints “provider noise.” Problems emerge, but fixes are slow When Illinois’ antiquated fee-for-service MMIS system proved incompatible with the MCOs’ billing codes and procedures, the state allowed each MCO to set up its own format, leading to more billing errors and denials, records show. “Obviously, the providers were complaining that it was very difficult to figure out what everyone was doing, and it wasn’t a transparent process,” Elwell said in his August 2020 deposition for the Saint Anthony lawsuit. Some MCOs adjusted their billing procedures to accommodate Illinois doctors, but not the largest one, a subsidiary of the Centene Corp., Gumble said in her Saint Anthony deposition. “There’s one plan that holds out because they have a hard time changing, because it’s a national plan. ... They said we can’t.” Rauner administration officials established a complaint portal in which providers could submit individual billing denials to the MCOs for reconsideration. “We really wanted to make the providers happy. Let them, you know, not have a lot of provider noise,” Gumble testified in her deposition. But in his court deposition for the Saint Anthony lawsuit, HFS Medicaid manager Rob-
ert Mendonsa acknowledged that the complaint portal was overwhelmed by the deluge of disputed bills from 2018 through February 2020, and claims were getting lost instead of resolved. “We did have a glitch in our provider complaint portal reporting,” Mendonsa said. “The database just got too big to report, unfortunately.” Decatur’s community-based Heritage Behavioral Health Center said in a complaint ticket it was owed $57,000 in accounts receivable from one MCO dating to 2017. The center hired a third-party billing firm to handle this and other disputes. But after two years, the state’s complaint portal simply closed the ticket, according to letters the biller sent to the state. Eagleson told the BGA the agency “revamped” the complaint portal last year. Tickets are no longer closed simply because they have been in the system too long. Annual practitioner billing complaints to the portal dropped from an average of 3,400 in 2018 and 2019 to 1,200 last year, but the complaint numbers doubled during the first six months of this year, HFS records show. As the complaint portal bogged down in 2019, Elwell instituted a series of twice-monthly meetings between leaders from the MCOs and providers. But after Elwell left the
This story was produced by the Better Government Association, a nonprofit news organization based in Chicago. Kira Leadholm was assigned to the BGA as a graduate student from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications.
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A Zion teenager was arraigned Wednesday, Dec. 22 on first-degree murder charges stemming from the killing of a 23-year-old Zion mother who was struck with a stray bullet.
Zechariah C. Myles, 16, is charged as an adult with six counts of firstdegree murder in the death of Melanie Yates, who was in her home with her infant child and not believed to have been targeted, according to investigators. On Oct. 17, at approximately 9 p.m., Zion Police Officers were dispatched Zechariah to a residence in the 2800 block of Myles Enoch Avenue, Zion, for a report of shots fired. Officers arrived and located evidence indicating several shots were fired near the residential street. Myles fled the area before police arrived. Zion requested the assistance of the Lake County Major Crime Task Force. Following an extensive investigation, detectives determined that Myles exited his home and fatally shot Yates while shooting a rifle at another individual. After detectives presented their evidence to supervisors from the State’s Attorney’s Office, murder charges were approved, and an arrest warrant was issued. State’s Attorney Rinehart stated, “we will seek justice for the Yates family in the courtroom; we will pursue a sentence that deters others from entering a life of violence; we will seek to unpack and understand the social circumstances that led to a 16-year-old having a rifle in the first place and causing so much pain. We must do everything in our power to support the survivors and to prevent this tragic crime from happening to others.” Rinehart added “the Zion Police Department and Major Crimes Task Force worked very hard on this investigation, and I look forward to collaborating with them further to prevent violence from claiming more lives.” Rinehart continued. Myles pleaded not guilty to the charges at a virtual hearing Wednesday morning before Lake County Circuit Judge George Strickland, who set a case management hearing for Feb. 15. An initial trial date is expected to be set at that time. He faces six counts of first-degree murder. Each count carries a mandatory sentence of 20 to 60 years in prison, with firearm enhancements that could lengthen that term. Myles is being held in custody of juvenile facilities with his bail set at $3 million.
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Lake in the Hills will be hosting an Ice Bowl Disc Golf Tournament on Monday, Jan. 17. The Ice Bowl is a series of worldwide winter disc golf events to collect donations for area food pantries. Tee times start at 9:30 a.m. at Linda K. Fischer Park, 5962 Grafton Farm Drive. Tickets are $25 for ages 15 and up ($27 for non-residents), and children 14 and under play free with a paying adult. The entry fee includes an event souvenir, hot lunch, fire pit party and disc golf awards. A six-item donation (non-perishable food item or household cleaning products) in addition to the registration fee is required for players ages 15 and older. Donations will be accepted during your tee time check-in. Donations will go to the D-300 Food Pantry, the Grafton Food Pantry and Horse Fair Park the Algonquin-Lake in the rentals for 2022 Hills Interfaith Food Pantry. For entry and tee time se- available beginning lection visit https://bit.ly/ Jan. 10 LITHDiscGolf. Beginning Monday, Jan. 10 residents can reserve SWALCO offers sites Horse Fair Park for parties, events and family gatherings to recycle holiday in 2022. Rentals are available from May 1 through October lights Help keep Lake County 31. green this season by recycling Amenities in the pavilion include a refrigerator and your holiday lights. SWALCO is offering no freezer, oven, microwave, cost options to recycle your picnic tables, bar and running
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If your holiday lights have lost their twinkle, keep them out of the garbage and recycle them this year. The Village of Spring The McHenry County De- Grove is providing holiday partment of Environmental light recycling. Health is holding an alkaline Holiday lights that are acbattery recycling event from cepted for this program are: mini-lights (or Italian lights), now through January 20. Battery sizes AA, AAA, C, C7 lights, C9 lights, rope D and 9-volt from residential lights, LED lights and exsources will be accepted at no tension cords. Gralands, live cost. No rechargeable batter- greens and wreaths are not ies, cell phone batteries, tool accepted in this free program. batteries, etc. will be accepted Lights can be dropped off for recycling all year round on at this time. Batteries will be accepted Monday through Friday from Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the MCDH Municipal Centre, 7401 MeyDivision of Environmental er Road, Spring Grove. Health office, 667 Ware Rd., Suite 110, Woodstock. A mask must be worn to enter the building. To find a location that ac-
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