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Drug industry takes heat in legislative hearing over spiraling prices Drug industry takes heat in legislative hearing over spiraling prices

Drug industry takes heat in legislative hearing over spiraling prices

Illinois lawmakers heard stories Friday about how the rising cost of prescription drugs is endangering the lives of many of the most vulnerable people in society – the poor, the elderly and people with HIV – while advocates for those people laid the blame squarely at the feet of big businesses.

Heated battle, likely passage ahead for abortion bill Heated battle, likely passage ahead for abortion bill

Heated battle, likely passage ahead for abortion bill

Proponents and opponents agree passage of the Reproductive Health Act, repealing and replacing current abortion law, is a near certainty. It would fulfill a promise by Gov. J.B. Pritzker to turn the Prairie State into “the most progressive state in the nation for access to reproductive health care.” It would also, detractors say, create a series of unintended, undesirable...
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