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Search results for keyword: Health care found in 150 News.

politics
  • by david hall
Illinois a blue haven for gender-affirming care, but LGBTQ+ advocates say housing, safety still a concern

Two measures to further protect transgender people are awaiting Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signature. But advocates say there’s more the state can do to help the LGBTQ+ community.

chicago
  • by david hall
Cook County is expecting a $218 million budget gap, but won’t plug it with layoffs or tax hikes

County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is also trying to figure out which pandemic-funded programs to keep as the county spends down federal dollars.

cicada-watch-2024
  • by david hall
The 17-year cicadas will die out soon. Here's what to do after they're gone

Morton Arboretum experts have tips for turning cicadas into fertilizer, caring for trees and more.

entertainment-and-culture
  • by david hall
Where to commemorate Juneteenth in Chicago: 'A celebration of freedom'

The June 19 federal and state holiday honors the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans learned they had been freed — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.