Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Update: 2025-10-01
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Illinois Democrats in Congress are condemning the federal government shutdown and are demanding funding to save health care subsidies that are set to expire leading to soaring insurance costs. A Chicago non-profit that helps patients find abortion care expects to field more calls from Wisconsin after Wisconsin Planned Parenthood paused abortion services today. A new study from Rush University Children’s Hospital and the Cook County Medical Examiner reveals some common causes of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome that largely involve unsafe environments.
Plus, an initiative called Hope Chicago announced in 2022 that every student at a group of high schools on the South and West Side could go to college for free. Three years later, it is helping to answer the question of what happens when money is no longer a barrier to education beyond high school. WBEZ’s Sarah Karp introduces us to one family.
Plus, an initiative called Hope Chicago announced in 2022 that every student at a group of high schools on the South and West Side could go to college for free. Three years later, it is helping to answer the question of what happens when money is no longer a barrier to education beyond high school. WBEZ’s Sarah Karp introduces us to one family.
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