What you need to know about the CDC’s relaxed COVID-19 guidance
Plus, what precautions do people with known monkeypox exposures need to take?
Sarah Stark
Contract Producer, Temporary
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Illinois Department of Corrections held in contempt over poor health care in prisons
The order of contempt alleges IDOC has not met standards set in a 2018 settlement.
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Where abortion rights stand, six weeks post-Roe
Indiana has become the first state to pass a new abortion ban since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. But it likely won’t be the last.
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Infectious disease expert gives updates on monkeypox, COVID-19 vaccines
COVID-19 and monkeypox cases continue to rise in Illinois as families prepare for back-to-school season.
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Devon Price wants autistic people to ‘unmask’
The Loyola University Chicago professor and author of Unmasking Autism encourages autistic people to be their authentic selves.
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In ‘The Viral Underclass,’ Steven Thrasher explores illness under capitalism
Thrasher navigates how systems of oppression not only put marginalized people at greater risk of illnesses but also makes them carry the blame.
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‘Book Exploder’ podcast reads between the lines
Despite its name, no books were harmed in the making of this new podcast series.
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City Colleges of Chicago expand resources for undocumented students
City Colleges has hired liaisons to help undocumented students with financial aid, academic support and other resources.
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Before Roe, Chicago had the Janes. Now, they’re coming back.
A documentary about the Jane Collective of the 1960s and ’70s inspired a local organizer to revive the group.
