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For this week's Statewide, we interviewed Elizabeth Powers, an economist with the Institute of Government and Public Policy at the University of Illinois…
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Our #OscarSpotlight category series concludes on this Oscar Sunday with a long look at the nominees for the industry's top prize of Best Picture. We give…
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Some experts say black women may bear the brunt if union membership declines or financial support lessens as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court decision…
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A website that popped up this month asks a question as its URL: arethereanywomenrunningforilgovernor.com. It then very simply answers it with a bright red…
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Donald Trump’s presidency has Illinois lawmakers weighing an issue not usually given as much attention in the General Assembly: abortion. Since the 1970s,…
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Nearly half of Illinois children in households headed by single women live in poverty — compared with just over a quarter of children in households headed…
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Regardless of the candidate, I'm sick of the buzz about whether America is ready for a female president. Maybe voters don't think a woman can win, or…
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More than 2,200 women in Illinois' prison system left children at home last year while they served time. That's about 80 percent of the female prison…
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Sally Jefferson arrived at Alton Penitentiary on September 11, 1835. A prison clerk’s brief notation in the Convict Register marked the occasion. “No.…