Illinois abortion providers praise Walgreens, CVS plans to carry mifepristone
As the drugstore chains Walgreens and CVS Health plan to begin dispensing the controversial abortion pill mifepristone, Illinois reproductive rights advocates praise the new means of access to the medication...
![Halyna Fedus prays the rosary for her native Ukraine each day, asking God to stave off a Russian takeover and protect the family and friends she left behind when she immigrated to Chicago nearly three decades ago. She believes Ukraine will persevere, but her homeland needs the help of the United States to preserve its fragile independence — as well as global security and order, which have been at risk since Russia’s Feb. 24, 2022 invasion. “I pray for the U.S., too. It is the biggest support for Ukraine,” she said at Shokolad Pastry and Café, the Ukrainian Village neighborhood restaurant […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ctc-l-ukrainelocal-reaction-03-CT0134209512.jpg?w=125 "Halyna Fedus prays the rosary for her native Ukraine each day, asking God to stave off a Russian takeover and protect the family and friends she left behind when she immigrated to Chicago nearly three decades ago. She believes Ukraine will persevere, but her homeland needs the help of the United States to preserve its fragile independence — as well as global security and order, which have been at risk since Russia’s Feb. 24, 2022 invasion. “I pray for the U.S., too. It is the biggest support for Ukraine,” she said at Shokolad Pastry and Café, the Ukrainian Village neighborhood restaurant […]")
![Lurie Children’s Hospital officials announced Thursday that their network had been accessed by “a known criminal threat actor,” which spurred the healthcare provider to take its electronic systems offline for more than a week. “We take this matter very seriously and have been working closely, around the clock, with outside and internal experts and in collaboration with law enforcement, including the FBI,” said Dr. Marcelo Malakooti, chief medical officer, at a press conference outside the hospital. “As an academic medical center, our systems are highly complex and these incidents can take time to resolve.” The FBI confirmed to the Tribune […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ctc-l-luriehacking-04-CT0134124286.jpg?w=132 "Lurie Children’s Hospital officials announced Thursday that their network had been accessed by “a known criminal threat actor,” which spurred the healthcare provider to take its electronic systems offline for more than a week. “We take this matter very seriously and have been working closely, around the clock, with outside and internal experts and in collaboration with law enforcement, including the FBI,” said Dr. Marcelo Malakooti, chief medical officer, at a press conference outside the hospital. “As an academic medical center, our systems are highly complex and these incidents can take time to resolve.” The FBI confirmed to the Tribune […]")
![An Illinois man was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday for trying to prevent the opening of an abortion clinic in Danville by crashing his car into the building and attempting to set it on fire, as reproductive healthcare services across the state and nation have faced a spike of violence and harassment since the end of Roe v. Wade. Philip Buyno, 73, of Prophetstown was also ordered to pay more than $300,000 restitution, the Justice Department said in a statement. Authorities said Buyno intended to destroy the building before the clinic could open, citing his long history […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ctc-danville-clinic2-CT0129865061.jpg?w=132 "An Illinois man was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday for trying to prevent the opening of an abortion clinic in Danville by crashing his car into the building and attempting to set it on fire, as reproductive healthcare services across the state and nation have faced a spike of violence and harassment since the end of Roe v. Wade. Philip Buyno, 73, of Prophetstown was also ordered to pay more than $300,000 restitution, the Justice Department said in a statement. Authorities said Buyno intended to destroy the building before the clinic could open, citing his long history […]")
