Kaitlin Washburn

The city of Chicago has worked for years on building design standards that prevent fatal crashes of migratory birds. Making those standards optional for builders is a problem, bird lovers say.

The new report by ACLU of Illinois and Women’s Justice Institute shares stories from women who were pregnant while jailed across Illinois. Researchers also say a quarter of county jails don’t have written policies on how to care for people who are pregnant or postpartum.

The 43rd annual 8K run kicked off Sunday at Columbus Drive and Monroe Street. ‘It’s just a great experience, especially the feeling of running with a big group of people,’ said one runner about racing.

An ordinance introduced in the City Council would ban the sale of alternative cannabinoids, the compound found in cannabis and hemp, outside of licensed weed dispensaries and impose tighter zoning restrictions on unregulated sellers.

The donation, given to the Instituto del Progreso Latino, comes as the nonprofit’s funds for rental assistance are running low.

Part of the reason comes down to the presidential race at the top of the ballot, according to Max Bever of the Chicago Board of Elections. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have already secured the votes needed to be nominated this summer at their party conventions.

The ballot referendum was the talk of the town — at least among the small number of people who actually turned out to vote.

Family advocacy centers are a statewide network of community-based providers with the objective of supporting families to keep them out of the Illinois Department of Children and Families Services system.

On the final weekend of campaigning before Illinois polls open, candidates treaded two well-worn campaign paths: St. Patrick’s Day parades and churches across the city.