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City inks $30 million spending increase with Favorite Healthcare Staffing to staff migrant shelters
CHICAGO – The City of Chicago has signed a $30 million spending increase with Favorite Healthcare Staffing to continue to provide staffing for the city’s temporary migrant shelters – now bringing the total spending limit on Favorite’s current contract to more than $70.2 million.
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Chicago defends renewing $40M contract with Favorite Healthcare Staffing to staff migrant shelters
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is defending its decision to renew a lucrative $40 million contract with Favorite Healthcare Staffing to staff the city’s migrant shelters through October of 2024. NBC 5 Investigates was first to report the news of the new agreement on Wednesday. Over the past month, a series of NBC 5 Investigates reports exposed how the Kansas-based…
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Chicago defends renewing $40M contract with Favorite Healthcare Staffing
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is defending its decision to renew a lucrative $40 million contract with Favorite Healthcare Staffing to staff the city’s migrant shelters through October of 2024. NBC 5 Investigates’ Bennett Haeberle reports.
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Chicago charged $7.2M to staff migrant shelters during four-week period, invoices obtained by NBC 5 Investigates show
Newly obtained invoices show a Kansas-based company, Favorite Healthcare Staffing, billed the city of Chicago more than $7.2 million to staff migrant shelters during a four-week period this spring, according to a review of invoices obtained by NBC 5 Investigates.
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Chicago aldermen question costs incurred by city over migrant shelter staffing
During a lengthy Chicago City Council committee hearing on Friday, multiple aldermen voiced frustration over the current migrant crisis and the costs the city has shouldered through contracts with private companies. NBC 5 Investigates’ Bennett Haeberle reports.
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Chicago aldermen question costs incurred by city over migrant shelter staffing
During a lengthy Chicago City Council committee hearing on Friday, multiple aldermen voiced frustration over the current migrant crisis and the costs the city has shouldered through contracts with private companies like Kansas-based Favorite Healthcare Staffing, which provides staffing for the city’s 21 migrant shelters. “I told you Favorite should’ve been gone. They have not set the standard for...
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City Council debate on funding to address migrant crisis continues
A debate in Chicago’s City Council on funding to address the migrant crisis continues as the city is set to spend over $300 million on the issue, NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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Chicago aldermen call for more transparency on migrant crisis spending after NBC 5 Investigates report
NBC 5 Investigates has obtained two invoices showing employees of Favorite Healthcare Staffing, which help operate the city’s migrant shelters, made at least $135 an hour. In some cases, it was more. One facility manager reportedly earned $14,000 in a week. An invoice for a nurse shows that person was paid more than $20,000 for a week in December. Both…
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Aldermen call for more transparency on migrant spending after NBC 5 Investigates' report
NBC 5 Investigates has obtained two invoices showing employees of Favorite Healthcare Staffing, which help operate the city’s migrant shelters, made at least $135 an hour, NBC Chicago’s Bennett Haeberle reports.
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