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I’m proud of the work Illinois has done to protect reproductive rights, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton writes. As a mother, I know the fight isn’t over to protect rights for the next generation.

The sharpest criticism came from activists. “Governor Pritzker is not different from Ron DeSantis hurting the most vulnerable immigrants,” the Healthy Illinois Campaign said in a statement.

Major “Bidenomics” speech will come against an Illinois backdrop of local governments running cities, counties, public schools and the state benefiting enormously from massive infusions of federal cash.

Abortion access has declined dramatically nationwide, but many states have further protected abortion by enacting "shield laws," allocating funding, stockpiling medication and repealing old laws.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade

Since 2013, at least 38 state constitutional amendments related to parental rights have been introduced in state legislatures. From 2013 to 2021, there were between one and three amendments introduced each year. In 2022, there were four constitutional amendments introduced. In 2023, that number more than tripled, with 13 state…

The numbers of Americans supporting abortion rights since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision are encouraging. But the fight is far from over to safeguard women’s right to make their own decisions about pregnancy.

But William J. Cadigan, who chairs the Illinois State Board of Elections, says that explanation from Burnett lawyer Michael J. Kasper “doesn’t ultimately resolve the issue.”

Illinois this week became the first state to pass a law penalizing libraries that ban books.

Illinois has a chance to expand food is medicine programs like medically tailored meals, designed by a health professional, which have been shown to reduce hospital visits, bring down health care costs and improve blood sugar levels.

It’s hard to believe former House Republican leader Jim Durkin and only one other GOP legislator voted to ban assault weapons in Illinois.