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Shortly after Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) announced that the city would provide an additional $500,000 to increase access to abortion care, the mayor vowed Monday that Chicago would become an “oasis” for women seeking an abortion if Roe v. Wade is struck down by...

The city of Chicago is providing $500,000 to increase access to abortion, particularly for poor people and people of color, as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to end the nationwide right to legal abortion. Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday that the money will go to...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday the city will use $500,000 to help ensure Chicago remains a haven for those in need of an abortion and other forms of reproductive health care threatened by an expected Supreme Court decision. Lightfoot said she was spurred to act by...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and a host of other city and state leaders on Monday vowed to fight the U.S. Supreme Court’s potential decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, pledging $500,000 to help women in Chicago and beyond in need of abortions. “We are ready, and we are ready to...

The city of Chicago will spend $500,000 to support abortion access for residents and people from neighboring states in anticipation of Roe v. Wade being overturned, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Monday. The money will go toward transportation, lodging, care “and, if...

CHICAGO — Chicago will continue to be a “haven” for people in need of abortion and other forms of reproductive health care, even as the Supreme Court is apparently set to strike down Roe v. Wade, Mayor Lori Lightfoot pledged Monday night. The Supreme Court has voted...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is joining forces with the mayor of Warsaw, Poland to help the people of Ukraine. The two met virtually Thursday to discuss the needs of Ukrainian refugees.

Today, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Pedro Martinez announced a three-day in-person Skilled Trades Career Fair. Over three days, approximately 3,000 CPS students will have the opportunity to learn about careers from more than 50 local...

The summer travel season is right around the corner, and Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to make Chicago a destination for travelers. On Monday, the mayor unveiled a new tourism campaign — "What We're Made Of". The new campaign will be featured on TV monitors, screens and...

Parades, revelry, and community — all of it was evident this past weekend to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day — a holiday postponed in various ways in the Chicago area since the pandemic began. On Tuesday, two years since the first coronavirus death of an Illinois resident...