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The leaders of a pro-abortion rights rally in Peoria urged more than 300 demonstrators on the Peoria County Courthouse plaza not to become apathetic in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's expected rollback of Roe v. Wade.
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Abortions remain legal and available in Illinois. That's the main message the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois' Ed Yohnka wants people to take away in the wake of Friday's U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the nearly 50-year-old Roe v. Wade precedent protecting a woman's abortion access.
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Ben Watt is hoping to be the next representative for Peoria in the Illinois General Assembly. Without a Republican opponent in this month’s primary, he’ll run against incumbent Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth in November’s general election.
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“Pro-life is a lie, they don’t care if women die,” was one of many chants vocalized by a large crowd Saturday, May 7, outside the recently unionzed Starbucks in Campustown.
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Abortions will still be legal in the state of Illinois if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the federal constitutional protections enshrined by the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
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The Illinois Senate advanced a measure to repeal the state’s Parental Notice of Abortion Act early Tuesday evening amid staunch opposition from Republicans and religious groups.
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Legislation meant to protect abortion rights if Roe v. Wade is overturned is headed to the governor’s desk.
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Illinois anti-abortion groups were back in a Springfield courtroom today ... arguing against the new state law allowing for taxpayer-funded…
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Pro-choice advocates in Illinois want the candidates for governor to pledge support for a law that expands abortion coverage, and oppose any push to…
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Recent figures from the Illinois Department of Public Health show that more women appear to be traveling from out of state to have an abortion despite the…