Insurance help available:

Illinois residents looking for new insurance after the failure of Land of Lincoln Health can get face-to-face help in Chicago. The company’s 49,000 policyholders will see their insurance coverage end Oct. 1. The Illinois Department of Insurance is offering in-person help to these consumers through the end of November. Help will be available on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the lower concourse of the Thompson Center in downtown Chicago. To make sure there’s no gap in insurance coverage, Land of Lincoln policyholders should report their upcoming loss of insurance to the health insurance marketplace before enrolling in a new plan for coverage starting Oct. 1. As they shop for a new policy, consumers can see which doctors participate in different health plans and compare prices at healthcare.gov.

Painter to open war series:

The National Veterans Art Museum will feature an exhibition of work by Chicago veteran artist George Klauba. The museum announced that two series of Klauba paintings will be on display. One is called “Nerves on Fire: Reflections on WWII,” and the other “Cuba: Rebels, Orishas & 26 Julio.” Klauba’s first exhibition will open Aug. 26 with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Klauba’s work focuses on the impact of watching World War II veterans return home and the daily sacrifices made on the homefront. He recalls the objects brought back from war zones and his curiosity over the exotic names of Pacific locales. The “Cuba” series is inspired by Klauba’s time as a sailor in the U.S. Navy stationed in Cuba during the revolution. The museum is at 4041 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. For more, visit http://nvam.org/

Peterson appeals for pension:

Despite being recently sentenced to prison for plotting to kill the man who originally put him behind bars for murdering third wife Kathleen Savio, former Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson is trying to keep his pension. Peterson has asked a Will County judge to reverse the Bolingbrook Police Pension Board’s decision to stop his $79,000-per-year payout. The board made the decision in June after Peterson was convicted in a murder-for-hire case targeting State’s Attorney James Glasgow. Last week, a Randolph County judge sentenced Peterson to an additional 40 years in prison for trying to hire a hit man while incarcerated at Menard Correctional Center. The Chicago Tribune reported in a petition filed Tuesday, Peterson attorney Steven Greenberg argues the “mere conviction of a felony is insufficient to justify forfeiture of pension benefits.”