Kristen Schorsch
Reporter, Health and County Government
Previously, she covered health care, government, crime, courts, higher education and news of the weird (think coffin parties) for Crain’s Chicago Business, the Chicago Tribune, the Daily Southtown and the Iowa City Press-Citizen.
Kristen has won more than a dozen local and national awards for her work. Her stories have sparked policy changes and spurred investigations.
Kristen is a former longtime board member of the Chicago Headline Club and helps organize the club’s annual FOIAFest about public information and transparency. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois and is a proud Daily Illini alumna.
Stories by Kristen Schorsch
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UChicago Medicine aims to break cycle of violence with attorneys at the bedside
The $2.6 million, five-year-long program aims to help victims work through the social trauma from violence, from lost wages to help avoiding evictions.
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Cook County board approves $8.8 billion spending plan for next year
The new budget has no new taxes or tax hikes, and uses federal pandemic money to make the region a more equitable place.
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Republican Sean Morrison wins reelection to the Cook County Board
Morrison was the only incumbent Republican on the 17-member board who ran for reelection, as Democrats sought to dominate the board. The race was too close to call for another Republican candidate.
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Cook County voters approve property tax increase for the forest preserves
The tax would cost property owners $1.50 on average more a month, and would mean $40 million more for the forest preserves.
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WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times Poll: More than half of Illinois voters want abortion to stay legal
With Roe v. Wade overturned, abortion has been a hot-button issue in races up and down the state’s ballot, from governor to legislators to the Illinois Supreme Court.
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Preckwinkle lays out financial woes of forest preserves ahead of property tax hike vote
The county preserve’s 2023 budget proposal details maintenance needs, pension shortages and a lack of resources to preserve more land.
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Preckwinkle pitches no new taxes in the Cook County budget — but faces a big staffing crunch
The county board president’s $8.75 billion election-year budget is flush with COVID-19 relief money, but hiring health care staff is a challenge.
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Cook County forest preserves pitch a property tax hike to voters
Cook County property owners would be asked to pay about $1.50 more a month in taxes toward the preserves, which became a haven during the pandemic.
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Republicans look to keep what few seats they have on the Cook County Board
There’s only one incumbent Republican on the 17-member board running for re-election. Will Democrats take full control?
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Staffing crunch hits Cook County Health
One quarter of the jobs at the safety net health system are open, and morale is low as officials look to expand services.
