Mawa Iqbal
Statehouse reporter-
Illinois is the first state in the U.S. to abolish cash bail. The historic change took effect on Monday, prompting confusion and long days. -
Judges will be limited in who they can hold in jail pretrial. Rural leaders say they don’t have the staffing to handle the change.
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Among the 102 counties in Illinois, 42 have crisis pregnancy centers but no in-person abortion providers.
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Catholic doulas navigate between religious belief and their commitment to maternal reproductive health, including abortion care.
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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.
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A year after Roe v. Wade fell, Illinois Democrat and GOP lawmakers fight for legislation.
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CPCs are accused of deception — and steering patients away from abortions despite an Illinois law requiring facilities to refer patients for services they don’t provide themselves.
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Representatives were racing to beat a Friday deadline to get bills out of the chamber, with about 2 months left in the spring legislative session.
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Prisoner rights groups have complained about unsafe water. In recent months, the state has sent water violation notices to nearly a dozen prisons.
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The challenges keep coming in reaction to a new state law that gun owners say violates their Second Amendment rights.
