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View ArticleAbortion funding in Illinois: From Medicaid to the Reproductive Health Act
Landmark decisions in the past 50 years regarding public funding of abortions in Illinois and the United States.
View ArticleMcKinley Park residents fighting asphalt plant
McKinley Park residents are fighting the city over the MAT Asphalt plant in their neighborhood.
View ArticleBill that would make Juneteenth a paid state holiday passes House, heads to...
Illinois House passes a bill to make Juneteenth an official state holiday.
View ArticleIllinois House approves bill that would bar school from prohibiting...
The Illinois House approved a bill that would prohibit schools from issuing policies on hairstyles traditionally associated with race and ethnicity.
View ArticleCoalition of victims and lawyers issues warning, seeks information after...
A coalition of attorneys and abuse survivors called for action Thursday after an appeals court paved the way for the possible release of Chicago’s most notorious figure in the priest sex abuse scandal.
View ArticleIllinois schools secluded and restrained children thousands of times this...
Illinois school workers physically restrained or secluded nearly 2,400 students more than 15,000 times this school year, a period when many schools were closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleChicago gets 50 years to replace lead service lines, way longer than other...
At the behest of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, state lawmakers are allowing Chicago to continue leaving the dangerous pipes in the ground as crews wrap up a decadelong overhaul of the city’s aging distribution...
View ArticleAbortions in Illinois increased almost 10% in one year, with more than 7,500...
The number of abortions performed in Illinois recently increased by almost 10%, with about 4,000 more terminated pregnancies reported in 2019 than the previous year.
View ArticleColumn: That time in France when Sen. John Warner hoisted me on his...
The year was 1984, and columnist Mary Schmich was a reporter at the Orlando Sentinel, dispatched to Normandy to cover the 40th anniversary of the American D-Day invasion of France during World War II.
View ArticleFinancial woes doom West Loop drug treatment center for women. Site to be...
The Women’s Treatment Center in the West Loop, which has been a beacon for women struggling with addiction, will close Friday after years of financial strain.
View ArticleDaywatch: Seclusion and restraint continued in Illinois schools despite...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleFar South Side man charged with murder after admitting he poured gasoline on...
A Far South Side man has been charged with murder after he admitted pouring gasoline on a woman and lighting her on fire last month, Chicago police said Friday.
View ArticleMany industries call the Southwest Side home. McKinley Park — where a...
Many Chicagoans live next door to a health threat. In a new series on pollution, the Tribune is sharing their stories.
View ArticleBeaches closed because of waves, weather
Waves of up to 11 feet along Chicago's lakefront will close Chicago beaches to swimming the first day they're supposed to be open since 2019, according to the National Weather Service.
View ArticleDemocrats unveil second legislative redistricting effort, but GOP still not...
Illinois Democrats released new redistricting maps for the General Assembly on Thursday night, an effort aimed at keeping them in the majority for the next decade while also tweaking some boundaries at...
View ArticleHigh waves close Chicago beaches to swimming on day of reopen as weather...
Waves of up to 11 feet along Chicago's lakefront will close Chicago beaches to swimming the first day they're supposed to be open since 2019, according to the National Weather Service.
View ArticleOfficer who shot Anthony Alvarez now under investigation for road rage...
The Chicago police officer who fatally shot 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez after a foot chase in late March is now under investigation for involvement in a road rage incident last week in Logan Square,...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 62,274 vaccine doses administered, 982 new...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleColumn: One mom’s appreciation of the creators behind ‘Chicka Chicka Boom...
Certain children’s books are so present in the memories of childhood that they feel, themselves, like family members. Eric Carle's and Lois Ehlert's books were like that in my house.
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