WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times Poll: More than half of Illinois voters want abortion to stay legal
CHICAGO — As states around the country adopt stricter restrictions on abortion with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, more than half of Illinois voters say abortion should remain legal here, according to a new WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times Poll. About 52% of likely voters polled said abortion should be legal in most or all cases, with […]
Parents at Champaign Unit 4 open houses: don’t move students next year
CHAMPAIGN — Two open houses at Champaign Unit 4 schools this week yielded the same response – parents don’t want their children to change elementary schools next fall. Parents and grandparents assembled in the Garden Hills Academy gym on Tuesday to discuss the proposal to reassign students to help desegregate the district. Like the first […]
217 Today: Metro East abortion clinics struggle to serve increasing number of patients
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 Today’s headlines: The two major candidates for Illinois governor met for their last public debate before the November 8th election. A native of Central Illinois will launch a live call-in talk show on nearly 500 public radio stations Wednesday night. Two open houses at Champaign Unit 4 schools this week yielded […]
Patients flock to Metro East clinics as other states ban abortions
GRANITE CITY — On a Friday morning in June, Dr. Erin King was working with patients at the Hope Clinic for Women in Granite City when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that legalized the right to an abortion nationwide. She and her staff immediately knew they had to tell […]
