SPRINGFIELD — Two years after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, a mother of two found herself in an agonizing position.
Abbey Hall and her husband were excited to welcome a baby girl into their family in Carmel, Indiana, but discovered, 16-weeks into her pregnancy, a defect that would make their daughter’s life unviable, with lifelong and potentially fatal health conditions. But the state that she calls home has a near-total abortion ban.
To receive the care she needed, Hall had to travel to a Pla...

CHICAGO — Even with the Department of Homeland Security partially shut down and aggressive immigration campaigns apparently on hold, state and Chicago leaders are looking for ways to ensure safer policing, accountability and transparency in immigration enforcement.
The White House and Democratic leaders missed a Feb. 14 deadline to fund DHS, as Democrats sought revisions to immigration enforcement after the killing of Alex Pretti and Renee Good last month in Minneapolis. Democrats published a li...

SPRINGFIELD — For the first time in five years, certain forms of student loan forgiveness will be taxable following a change in federal tax policy this year.
This comes after a provision of the American Rescue Plan Act expired Dec. 31. That measure, signed into law in 2021 by former President Joe Biden, temporarily excluded student loan debt from federal income taxes.
And those tax implications could extend to Illinois state taxes as well unless lawmakers act.
President Donald Trump’s “One Big B...