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Provident and Oak Forest hospitals could close if Cook County commissioners win the battle to repeal the county's 1 percent sales tax increase. A Stroger spokesman says it would be "damaging" to the county.
County officials tell health and hospital board members that revenues aren't keeping up with the expense of running the county's three hospitals and 16 clinics, where more patients are uninsured.
County commissioners agree to cut their losses and settle the case of a 77-year-old man whose lawsuit alleged he was dragged out of his car and beaten by hospital police in 2006.