
Eileen Meslar
Photojournalist at Chicago Tribune
Freelance Photographer at Freelance
Photojournalist at Chicago Tribune
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bellinghamherald.com | Eileen Meslar
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a news conference at the UI Health Mile Square Health Center on Feb. 28, 2025, in Rockford, Illinois. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune/TNS) Eileen T. Meslar TNS Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed an executive order that formally restricts the unauthorized collection of autism-related data by state agencies. Pritzker's order responds to federal efforts under Health Secretary Robert F.
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miamiherald.com | Eileen Meslar
Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed an executive order that formally restricts the unauthorized collection of autism-related data by state agencies. Pritzker's order responds to federal efforts under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to create databases of personal information for those with autism "without clear legal safeguards or accountability," according to a news release from Pritzker's office.
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miamiherald.com | Eileen Meslar
CHICAGO - Another contestant joined the still-emerging field of Democrats vying to succeed U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin Wednesday as five-term northwest suburban U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi launched his bid, pitching himself as a "radical common sense progressive" to take on President Donald Trump.
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miamiherald.com | Eileen Meslar
Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois announced Wednesday morning that he is running for Senate in 2026. The seat is opening up with the planned retirement of Senate Minority Whip Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill. "Senator Dick Durbin is a titan who will go down as one of the most effective and dedicated public servants in Illinois history.
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miamiherald.com | Eileen Meslar
Americans are having fewer children, and the birth rate has dropped to historic lows - prompting declarations of a U.S. existential crisis, most notably and volubly from Elon Musk. But how worried should we actually be? Here’s the legitimate concern. The United States’ total fertility rate - which estimates the average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime - fell to 1.62 in 2023, significantly below the replacement level of 2.1 needed to maintain a stable population.
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RT @byjuliapoe: Trash talking: a story in two parts from @eileentmeslar https://t.co/Jt2aRPjGvc

The Chicago Bears defeated the Green Bay Packers 24-22 on a 51-yard field goal from Cairo Santos as time expired Sunday at Lambeau Field. ... I finally photographed a Bears win! Here are some of my favorites! (Featuring angry Packers fans) @chicagotribune https://t.co/jvbQu2CIkA

Children play in the water at the Crown Fountain in the Tuesday heat. @chicagotribune https://t.co/RKxmrXMmoo