Kristen Schorsch
Political Reporter at WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL)
Contributor at NPR
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2 weeks ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Tina Sfondeles |Mitchell Armentrout |Kristen Schorsch
ABOUT THE SERIESA Chicago Sun-Times investigation into people with long-term, untreated mental illness who were accused of violence in downtown Chicago. The series explores the circumstances of the attacks, the victims and the gaps in a system intended to help people in crisis.
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2 weeks ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Kristen Schorsch
Cook County is considering offering one-time payments of $1,000 to residents who have had the biggest hikes in their property tax bills. The county has budgeted $15 million for the program this year, which would benefit about 13,600 people. The county estimates around 112,000 households are eligible. Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer, a North Side Democrat, is spearheading the effort. “There are tens of thousands of people that have had a property tax increase of 50%,” Gainer said.
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2 weeks ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Kristen Schorsch
Cook County’s pilot program to provide guaranteed income to more than 3,000 people did what it was intended to do, early findings suggest — it helped provide some economic stability. “We got to make the case that these are great investments in our residents and our citizens,” Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said.
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2 weeks ago |
wbez.org | Kristen Schorsch
Dozens of families and medical students are calling for Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul to prompt two major hospitals in Chicago to resume transgender surgeries for young people. About two months ago, Lurie Children’s Hospital and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, which are near downtown Chicago, stopped providing gender care surgeries for people younger than 19 after an executive order from Republican President Donald Trump threatened to cut federal funding, among other potential actions.
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1 month ago |
npr.org | Kristen Schorsch
A 17-year-old transgender boy from the Chicago suburbs was in the process of scheduling surgery at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, but that stopped after Lurie paused surgeries in light of an executive order from the White House. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ hide caption toggle caption Manuel Martinez/WBEZ If you or someone you love is experiencing a crisis, call or text 9-8-8 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. He's 17 and lives in the Chicago suburbs.
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APPROVED. This sailed through county board today ⬇️
Cook County commissioners are set to vote *today* on giving one-time payments of $1,000 to households hit the hardest with property tax hikes. Details: https://t.co/XotSn1TjjU @WBEZ @BridgetGainer
