Alison Bowen

Cassie Calderone, a doula at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, stands with her 10-month-old daughter, Araceli, on Nov. 17, 2020, outside her Chicago home.

New moms on Medicaid are 5 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes, but coverage runs out 60 days after childbirth. Illinois officials hope to change that.

November 19, 2020 at 11:13 a.m.

After childbirth, new moms are vulnerable to many pregnancy-related, life-threatening conditions. Maternal death can happen in the weeks and months following a baby's arrival. In Illinois, Medicaid covers women for...

Rodolfo Reyes, de 46 años, quien perdió a su compañera, María Isabel Alfaro, por el covid-19, organizó un pequeño altar en torno a las cenizas de la fallecida en su hogar en La Villita.

Las barreras del idioma crean angustia y complican la atención a pacientes con covid-19 que no hablan inglés

November 23, 2020 at 11:18 p.m.

A pesar de que la pareja de Rodolfo Reyes murió de complicaciones de covid-19 hace más de seis meses, todavía le compra flores casi todos los días. Sus restos están...

Rodolfo Reyes, 46, who lost his partner, Maria Isabel Alfaro, to COVID-19, has created a small memorial around her ashes at home in Little Village.

Lost in translation: How language barriers can add anguish and complicate care for COVID-19 patients who don’t speak English

November 16, 2020 at 3:46 p.m.

Even though Rodolfo Reyes' partner died of COVID-19 complications more than six months ago, he still buys her flowers almost every day. Her remains are in a small off-white urn...

Adam Seidler with daughter, Paisley, 4, at home in Diamond, Nov. 11, 2020. Seidler, 30, is a Marine veteran who bought his home in Diamond.

Easing millennial and Gen Z veterans’ path to homeownership, VA-backed loan program sees historic growth: ‘They’re turning to it in waves.’

November 11, 2020 at 3:45 p.m.

Adam Seidler set several goals to hit by the time he turned 30 — start a family, own a home. With the help of a loan from the U.S. Department...

People watch a press conference in support of keeping Mercy Hospital open during a press conference near the hospital in Chicago on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. The Black Leaders Building Together Coalition and health care professionals hold a press conference and lead a parade calling for Gov. J.B. Pritzker to present a plan to save Mercy Hospital and other hospitals in Black communities.

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With Black women in Illinois 6 times more at risk during pregnancy and with hospitals closing, state legislators look into ‘a very dire situation’

November 10, 2020 at 6:40 p.m.

Pregnant and in the hospital, Leah told medical staff she was feeling increasing pain. But no one seemed to hear her, she recalled. A day after she was admitted for...

Michelle and Abne Hall, with their 2-year-old son, AJ, who they had with the help of Dr. Arthur F. Haney, a reproductive endocrinologist.

‘Let’s get you a family.’ U. of C. cervix specialist retires after helping thousands have babies after multiple losses.

November 10, 2020 at 7:00 a.m.

Her pregnancy had been fine. Then, at the 20-week checkup, Michelle Hall heard the words "cervix" and "concerned." She did not immediately worry. "I was like, stuff happens in pregnancy...

First-time voter Kayla Luksch, 18, of Palatine, makes a selfie after voting Nov. 2, 2020, in Palatine.

A 63-year-old. An Iranian refugee. Teenagers. Mexican immigrants. All voted in their first presidential election. Here’s what they had to say.

November 6, 2020 at 4:53 p.m.

Just 1% of Illinois voters said the 2020 election marked their first time casting a ballot, according to The Associated Press and exit poll surveys. The Tribune spoke with a...

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