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The owner of an Oak Lawn methadone clinic has been charged in a massive fraud scheme that allegedly swindled tens of millions of dollars from government programs that were used to fund an extravagant lifestyle, including brokerage accounts, luxury cars, jewelry and a yacht named “Butt Nekkid.”
Daniel J. Robinson was charged with two counts of healthcare fraud in a criminal complaint made public in U.S. District Court today, records show. While the charges have been unsealed, the rest of the court docket is not publicly available, and it was not immediately clear if Robinson had appeared in court as of today.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson files lawsuit against Airbnb and host company
The city’s lawsuit, filed yesterday, alleges host Slumber Stay LLC failed to register its units with the city and used a nontransferable hotel license across numerous properties — then continued to illegally rent units even after it paid fines and admitted to misconduct. Read more here.
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- Pregnant Waukegan teen identified 50 years after being killed
- Juvenile reported missing in Lake Michigan in LaPorte County; three divers injured in search
Workers plan to strike at six Illinois Prime Healthcare hospitals
Skilled maintenance workers at six Prime Healthcare hospitals in Illinois plan to go on strike July 2, with their union alleging that Prime has interfered with their right to organize and bargain collectively. Read more here.
More top business stories:
- GoHealth executives buy mansions in Glencoe and Winnetka
- Despite neighbors’ support, Nature’s Best Cafe in Naperville to close
Will the Chicago Bulls trade up from No. 15 to snag a sliding player in tonight’s NBA draft?
The Bulls are widely expected to use the No. 4 pick tonight on whichever of the consensus top-four prospects remains on the board. Read more here.
More top sports stories:
- Chicago Bulls acquire center Nic Claxton in a 3-team trade ahead of the NBA draft
- Chicago Sky lose 6th straight in game that Brittney Griner becomes WNBA’s career blocks leader
Chicago Theater Report: New leaders for Albany Park Theater Project and a cast for ‘Sunday in the Park’
Chicago’s Albany Park Theater Project, a young people’s theater company renowned for its original works with hard-hitting subjects (such as poverty and immigration), said yesterday that Miguel Ángel Rodríguez will become executive artistic director and the organization’s sole chief executive. Read more here.
More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories:
- ‘It gave me a place to be,’ roller skaters remember Glenwood and Tinley rinks
- Winnetka Music Festival celebrates 10 years of bringing world-class talent to the suburbs
President Donald Trump says 6 people have been arrested for damaging the Reflecting Pool
President Donald Trump said today that six people have been arrested for damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the iconic Washington, D.C., site increasingly becomes a flashpoint over the president’s $14-million-plus rehabilitation project gone awry. Read more here.
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