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Planned Parenthood of Illinois in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago unveils a community mural on Nov. 2, 2021. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

Planned Parenthood of Illinois announces clinic closures amid statewide surge in abortion patients after the fall of Roe

January 23, 2025 at 6:24 a.m.

Citing a “financial shortfall,” Planned Parenthood of Illinois announced Wednesday — on the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade — that it will be closing four clinics across the state,...

Activist Andy Thayer speaks Jan. 16, 2025, during a news conference across from Trump International Hotel & Tower about an upcoming People's March for Justice. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Ahead of Trump 2.0, Women’s March rebrands as ‘The People’s March,’ with local events. Can they revive the fervor of 2017?

January 17, 2025 at 9:53 a.m.

The demonstrations and events this weekend will provide an early glimpse at what a potential Trump resistance effort might look like as the Republican president-elect returns to the White House.

Zoe Sundstrom sings a hymn at a Blue Christmas service to offer solace for worshippers during the holiday season at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Glenview on Dec. 18, 2024. Blue Christmas events are often held on or around the winter solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year, often a time of reflection and a reminder that brighter times are ahead. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

‘We are not alone’: Local ‘Blue Christmas’ services offer solace for those who grieve, struggle during the holidays

December 23, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Churches across the Chicago area have been hosting "Blue Christmas" services to offer solace for those enduring pain, hardship or loss.

Breast cancer survivor Heather Tubigan holds her 2-week-old daughter, Nora, after breastfeeding at her home in the west suburbs on Nov. 26, 2024. Tubigan had a mastectomy and is able to breastfeed with her remaining breast. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

University of Chicago researchers are building a ‘bionic breast’ to restore sense of touch for mastectomy patients

December 22, 2024 at 12:01 p.m.

The diagnosis shattered the young mother’s world. At 36, Heather Tubigan of suburban Chicago discovered a lump in her left breast. It was a malignant tumor. The cancer had already...

Parishioners sign in response to the Rev. Joe Mulcrone’s homily during a Mass held for deaf people, Oct. 13, 2024, at St. Francis Borgia. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

‘Word of the Lord.’ Local houses of worship for the Deaf transcend spoken language to inspire spiritual formation.

December 1, 2024 at 8:46 p.m.

Local churches, synagogue for the Deaf transcend spoken language to inspire spiritual formation.

Vasily Bublikov and wife Veronika Markova make tea after dinner as their two children Eugene, 11, and Sofiya, 15, hang out in the dining room in their West Ridge apartment, Nov. 20, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

These locals are half-Ukrainian, half-Russian: A dual heritage with a unique pain as the war rapidly escalates

November 27, 2024 at 12:25 p.m.

Ukrainian-Russian-mixed local residents feel a unique pain amid Putin's invasion and crackdown on dissent, fearing for the future of their countries.

A pharmacist holds a generic contraceptive, also called the morning-after pill, at the Health First Pharmacy in Boston. (Elise Amendola/AP)

After Trump win, Illinois providers report a spike in demand for abortion pills, birth control and sterilizations

November 18, 2024 at 9:59 a.m.

After Trump victory, requests for abortion pills, birth control and sterilizations surge in Illinois and nationally

Joan Young, left, and Eileen Quinn Knight share the sign of peace by shaking hands during a special Election Day Mass at St. Clement Church in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood on Nov. 5, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Can America heal after the election? Local clergy, researchers tackle political anxiety and toxic polarization.

November 10, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Post-election healing: Local clergy, researchers tackle the political divide.

Clinic escort volunteers gather on June 15, 2024, outside Family Planning Associates to assist patients. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)

Local abortion providers predict out-of-state ballot measures won’t quell the surge in patients traveling to Illinois

October 31, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Illinois abortion providers say out-of-state ballot measures won't decrease the number of patients travelling here.

Ald. Anthony Beale, 9th, center, laughs as he holds the hand of the Rev. Gregory Terry, of Salem Baptist Church, before receiving a COVID-19 vaccine at a Chicago Department of Public health news conference at a 9th Ward vaccination clinic at the Pullman Community Center in Chicago on Oct. 10, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

With new COVID strain XEC spreading, Chicago health experts urge up-to-date vaccination

October 12, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago area public health experts are concerned about a pattern of troublingly low COVID and flu vaccination rates in recent years.

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