It’s been over two weeks since Aurora mayor Richard Irvin announced he’s running for governor, making him a front-runner for the Republican nomination. And yet he still hasn’t mentioned the T word. That’s T as in Trump. Donald Trump to be exact—the man MAGA loves to love. Though, come to think of it, I haven’t […]
Tag: abortion
Posted inArts & Culture
Calamity West’s new play, In the Canyon, chronicles the slow erosion of abortion rights
Once again, her work makes the Jackalope Theatre Company feel like the center of something extraordinary.
Posted inArts & Culture
A pregnant teen tries to decide what to do with This Boat Called My Body
For Youth Inquiry’s allegory is didactic, but also engaging and entertaining.
Posted inBlogs
Scouting Chicago abortion services in 1971
Before abortion was legal in Illinois, plenty of referral services were eager to cash in on women’s desperation.
Posted inBlogs
Gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives’s ad offends both sides of the aisle, and other Chicago news
Also, attorney general candidate Scott Drury believes Madigan thought he was wearing a wire during a meeting.
Posted inBlogs
Jeanne Ives says Bruce Rauner has ‘betrayed’ Republicans, and other Chicago news
Also, Senator Dick Durbin is bringing a local medical student “Dreamer” to Trump’s State of the Union address.
Posted inBlogs
Judge blocks last-minute conservative attempt to prevent new Illinois abortion law from taking effect Monday, and other Chicago news
Also, Alderman Howard Brookins Jr. is running for a Cook County judgeship.
Posted inBlogs
National Review names Rauner ‘the worst Republican governor in America,’ and other Chicago news
Also, Bernie Sanders endorses Jesus “Chuy” Garcia for Congress.
Posted inBlogs
How Chicago shaped Hugh Hefner and his Playboy empire, and other news
Also, Governor Rauner signs a bill expanding abortion coverage.
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Judge in Laquan McDonald murder case faces a challenge trying to control the flow of information, and other Chicago news
Also, Rahm Emanuel says Trump is trying to distract Americans from important issues like the North Korea crisis.
Posted inBlogs
Obama at first public post-presidency appearance: ‘It is wonderful to be home,’ and other Chicago news
Also, paper and plastic bag use has dropped by 42 percent since the bag tax was implemented.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Rauner tries to keep his Republican coalition together by throwing women under the bus
The former pro-choice governor has threatened to veto a pro-choice bill.
Posted inBlogs
Amy Whitaker wants her patients to know that Planned Parenthood is here to stay
The medical director of Planned Parenthood of Illinois says the healthcare provider will stick with its mission, regardless of what the new president and Congressional Republicans do.
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The fastest vibrators in Chicago race for reproductive rights
Personal PAC’s pro-choice fund-raiser is kind of like a turtle race. Only with vibrators. And politics.