The first time I held my original birth certificate, I was in my 50s. I’d spent a lifetime knowing that I was adopted. I was loved, supported and grateful for my family, but still missing the first page of my own story. That small piece of paper held answers that had always been out of reach: my birth time, my birth mother’s name and
Once again, Illinois stands at the forefront of a national crisis manufactured not by a shortage of medical need but by politics. As federal defunding efforts force Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin to pause abortion services, patients are left scrambling for basic and essential care. Illinois providers are preparing, yet again, to absorb the impact and are stepping up to serve a growing number of
Veteran lawmaker Sara Feigenholtz is running for another term in Springfield, emphasizing her LGBTQ+ advocacy and decades of service as she squares off against a political newcomer. Feigenholtz has represented Chicago’s North Side for decades, first in the Illinois House and now in the Senate. Read more at: https://windycitytimes.com/2025/09/08/sara-feigenholtz-seeks-reelection-citing-lgbtq-record-and-decades-of-service/