(June 12, 2017, 12:06 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge on June 7 denied a motion filed by the director of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services to dismiss claims asserted against her by health care providers and patients in seven lawsuits, finding that the plaintiffs submitted sufficient allegations to support claims that the director failed to process Medicaid applications and to provide them with benefits in a timely manner (Doctors Nursing v. Norwood, No. 16-9837 and others, N.D. Ill., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 87015)....