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Durbin: HEAL initiative led to more hiring from underserved neighborhoods
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An initiative aimed at boosting the health and economic prosperity of 18 south and westside Chicago neighborhoods led to increased hiring in those neighborhoods by hospitals and a jump in local spending during its first year, according to U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, who launched the three-year Chicago Hospital Engagement, Action, and Leadership initiative in 2018.