By Rachel Newman Health care stocks tumbled Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump unexpectedly slammed the pharmaceutical industry in his first press conference since Election Day.
By Alexa Mencia [A version of the story was originally published in The American Prospect.] Operating room nurse Jose Aguiluz knew that Deferred Action for
By Rachel Newman Amid uncertainty about the future of the Affordable Care Act, Cook County officials urged residents to purchase health care plans in the
Standing Rock These stories on Standing Rock and the Dakota Access Pipeline have been supported in part by SJNN and the McCormick Foundation. They have
By Marianna Brady Thousands of people braved single-digit temperatures to stand in line for free tickets to President Obama’s farewell address this weekend. Tickets for
By Taylor Goebel Jamyle Cannon and his young boxing students don’t play by the idea of keeping busy to stay alive. “I have no interest
By Miles Painter South Shore resident Lavette Mayes says she never thought much about the criminal justice system before her arrest in 2013. “I only
By Jingzhe(Kelly) Wang Marktown, in East Chicago, Indiana, is less than a half hour drive from the south side of Chicago. It’s in a different
By Jasmine Minor Debra McDonald, a mother of five, lost her youngest son in a traumatic backyard accident nine years ago. She reflects back on
By Cloee Cooper Sarah Willis lives near a former U.S. Smelter and Lead Refinery, Inc. plant with her husband and granddaughter in East Chicago, Indiana.