Gun-violence advocate Kina Collins takes another run at Danny Davis.
Tag: health care
The Janes is a call to action
“What we know for a fact is that making abortion illegal does not stop women from seeking abortions, it just keeps them from getting safe abortions.”
Marching for choice
Hundreds of Chicagoans demonstrated downtown after a leaked draft of a SCOTUS draft decision threatened abortion rights.
Abortion is healthcare
Tips on obtaining an abortion and supporting abortion access in a post-Roe vs Wade world
The cost of living
Despite a move to make HIV prevention drugs free through insurers, those living with the virus fear high prices and endless red tape.
‘Black people should have their babies where they live’
The push for more equitable, culturally appropriate, and accessible options for childbirth
‘Filling out the census is like wearing a mask’
As a second wave of infection looms, the count is more important than ever.
A day in the life of an ICU nurse
“I listen to his lungs. They sound like a washing machine, junky and wet.”
‘You just hope they can fight it off on their own’
Interviews with a doctor and nurse as Chicago hospitals brace for a deluge of novel coronavirus patients.
Wash your hands and practice social distancing
Advice for these uncertain and anxious times
The truth hurts
A growing number of memory care facilities use “therapeutic fibbing” to comfort residents with dementia.
Bill Clinton conventional wisdom
Nervous Nelly Dems and trash-talking Republicans try to scare voters away from single-payer health care.
Hotel workers’ strike now in its second week with no end in sight
United Here Local One and its hospitality workers are demanding year-round health care as part of their contract.
Could Chicago’s Sameena Mustafa become the first Muslim woman in Congress?
The comedian and real estate broker said running against longtime incumbent Mike Quigley seemed futile—until she started talking to voters.
The American Mercy Tour, United Flight 232, and ten more new stage shows
A dual-sided look at health care and an electrifying study of heroism are among this week’s best bets.