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December 18, 2024 Vol. 45, No. 25
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A final goodbye for Det. Allan Reddins Page 18
West Sub patient safety concerns increase
Employees sound alarms after midwives and family medicine doctors are told they can no longer deliver babies at the hospital By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
Medical professionals at West Suburban Medical Center continue to decry worsening patient safety at the hospital after midwives and family medicine doctors were told Nov. 18 that they would no longer have birthing privileges at the hospital. They said they were told that the move is because of See WEST SUB on page 10
And the winning Christmas sweater is... TODD BANNOR
The Oak Leyden Singers perform for the Frosty Affair market at the 19th Century Club. More photos online at oakpark.com.
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