From police raids to reproductive justice, abortion history in Illinois is long and bumpy
Illinois now has some of the most liberal abortion laws in the country, but that hasn’t always been the case.

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. Explore WBEZ coverage on abortion issues in Chicago and Illinois.
Illinois now has some of the most liberal abortion laws in the country, but that hasn’t always been the case.
Clinics that provide abortion care across Illinois expect an influx of women from surrounding states. All of the adjacent states — Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri and Iowa — are poised to ban or …
Hundreds gathered in Federal Plaza and took to the streets, chanting “abortion is health care” and “my body, my choice.”
In “The Billboard,” written by WBEZ reporter Natalie Moore, a candidate for City Council battles a women’s clinic in Englewood.
A teen abortion opponent. A woman not ready for children. Eight people’s stories about abortion, told in their own words.
A day after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision, demonstrators gathered in the Loop Saturday with a renewed determination to “help any way we can.”
Abortion will remain legal in Illinois, but state leaders reacted swiftly to the Supreme Court’s decision Friday.
Illinois now has some of the most liberal abortion laws in the country, but that hasn’t always been the case.
Hundreds of abortion-rights supporters gathered in Federal Plaza Friday evening to protest the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.
The pressure is on for the tech giant to fix abortion searches that direct users to “fake clinics.”
Experts predict about 20,000 more people will come to Illinois for access to abortion care as a result of Friday’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.
The data that could help illuminate disparities has never been public here. After a WBEZ inquiry, the state is evaluating whether that should change.
President Joe Biden spoke publicly Friday afternoon, just hours after the Supreme Court officially overturned the constitutional right to abortion.
The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade.
President Joe Biden spoke publicly Friday afternoon, just hours after the Supreme Court officially overturned the constitutional right to abortion.
Grounded in Black feminism and human rights, reproductive justice is about movement-building and centering people pushed to the margins.
Tens of thousands more people may seek abortions in Illinois. Hospitals and clinics worry they won’t have enough staff to treat them.
If the landmark abortion case is overturned, Illinois could be seen as even more of an “oasis” across the nation for those seeking an abortion.
Their statements come after POLITICO reported on an unprecedented leak of a draft Supreme Court decision that purports to overturn the landmark abortion rights case.
Married with a steady job, Casey wasn’t ready to have a family.
When one woman felt like she could not get an abortion at a clinic, she induced a miscarriage.
Reproductive justice advocates in Illinois work to protect abortion access, fight stigma and change the narrative on abortion rights.