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Should minors have to tell their parents or a judge when they want to terminate a pregnancy?Sometimes girls who are pregnant fear telling a parent that…
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A long time ago, the tax was proposed by the GOP and opposed by Democrats. It became law, but it didn't last long.Illinois Republicans have made it…
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Illinois could become the most progressive state in the nation on abortion rights if a proposed bill is approved this year.“The Illinois legislation…
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Ro’Derick Zavala grew up in Chicago at 21st and State Street — the northern tip of a four-mile corridor lined with 8,000 units of public housing. His…
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In Illinois, losing a baby before its first birthday happens far more often to black mothers than those of other races. The difference between whites and…
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For decades, public health advocates have pushed for limits on smoking. They've included warning labels on products to limits on where someone can light…
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College has traditionally been the place young adults get the education they need to pursue their life’s calling. At one of Chicago’s City Colleges,…
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State lawmakers approved hundreds of changes that are now Illinois law.Guns, hemp, and stalking are among the themes of the more than 250 new Illinois…
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Dana Heupel, who oversaw Illinois Issues for seven years, passed away Wednesday at his home in Springfield. He is being remembered for his…
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An Illinois woman posed as a man and served in the infantry during the Civil War. Was she transgender?More than 100 years after his death, Civil War…