Hospitals are facing questions about why they denied care to pregnant patients and whether state abortion bans have influenced how they treat those patients.
Senate chairman demands answers from emergency rooms that denied care to pregnant patients
Day: September 24, 2024
Column: Kid brother steps in to lead national group pushing Gen Z civic involvement
Shom Joshi, a senior at Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora, is concerned about the amount of misinformation that has flooded this election year, about partisan biases and about heightened rhetoric that is leading to disengagement and extreme bipartisanship.
Hammond man gets 55 years in drug deal slaying
A Hammond man was sentenced to 55 years Tuesday for killing a man meeting him to buy drugs.
Environmental justice agencies open joint Waukegan office; ‘We want to … get people in the younger generation involved’
Clean Power Lake County and the Brushwood Center opened a joint office on Sept. 21 in downtown Waukegan, where they will work together and independently to enhance environmental justice throughout Lake County.
Hammond police investigate shooting outside bowling alley; two injured
Hammond Police are looking for two men involved in a shooting outside a bowling alley on the city’s north side Sunday evening.
Ex-Gary Police Commander had two more victims, federal prosecutor alleges
A federal prosecutor said Tuesday that an ex-Gary Police Commander should stay in jail after investigators learned of at least two other potential victims. James W. Bond, 52, of Crown Point, was indicted last week with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Receipt of Child Pornography, and Possession of Child Pornography. Bond has pleaded not guilty.
‘Megalopolis’ review: Hate it or love it, Francis Ford Coppola’s movie swings for the fences only he can see
It’s a mess. It’s a wonder. It’s confused. It’s a philosophical argument disguised as a science-fiction epic. It’s “Megalopolis.”
Indian Prairie School District hires 139 new educators for this school year
Officials say the district has hired for positions that have historically been difficult to fill and has high rates of employee retention.
Board of Elections objects to election workers’ union petition, saying union membership constitutes prohibited ‘political activity’
As Chicagoans prepare to cast ballots in the presidential election now just over a month away, workers for the city’s Board of Elections Commissioners want to unionize, saying they’re overworked and frustrated by “stagnant” wages.
Construction delay could force U-46 to alter plans for moving sixth-graders to middle school buildings
District U-46 needs to delay or modify its plans for changing school boundaries and moving sixth-graders into middle schools after officials learned plans to build a new middle school in Elgin will take longer than expected.