Cindy Dampier

Abortion in Illinois: From outlawed herbs to cutthroat politics

August 24, 2019 at 11:41 p.m.

1827 Illinois passed its first abortion statute when Abraham Lincoln was still a teenage ferryman on the Ohio River. The law intended to outlaw the widespread sale of abortion-inducing drugs....

This collection of vintage paint-by-numbers paintings, assembled by Dan and Julie Wheeler, extends through three stories of their home's staircase.

Chicago collectors show off their stuff, from Louis Vuitton to pepper mills, and offer tips for getting started

May 19, 2019 at 6:22 p.m.

You're looking for something to give your place that personal style you've heard so much about. You could use something interesting to talk about and show off when people come...

Brittany Mostiller, mother to four daughters, says she has no trouble talking to her kids about any subject, including abortion.

Talking with your daughter amid new Alabama and Georgia abortion laws: ‘You can’t just pretend it’s a nonissue’

June 16, 2019 at 6:16 p.m.

Editor's note: This story originally published Aug. 6, 2018. It has been updated to reflect news on abortion law. When Brittany Mostiller was in her early 20s, she had two...

Hot flashes affect millions of women, and there are few effective, safe treatments available.

What would it take to cure your hot flashes? One shot in the neck might do the trick

June 16, 2019 at 4:53 p.m.

For years, Nora Barler lived by the fan. Literally: Barler had a fan on a stand in her office, plus a desk fan. Her bedroom was a chilly bunker, complete...

Bob Gillespie, wildlife biologist with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and manager at Prairie Ridge State Natural Area outside Newton, on one of the booming grounds used by greater prairie chickens this spring.

Stunning Illinois prairie chicken dance could soon be a thing of the past. Only 200 remain, but one family is fighting to save the species.

May 10, 2019 at 7:10 p.m.

It's pitch-black in Jasper County, Ill. — not yet 5 a.m. — and Bob Gillespie is running late. Gillespie, a wildlife biologist at Prairie Ridge State Natural Area near Newton,...

Lindroth doubles down on wicker in this entryway.

That wicker furniture you’re eyeing is hotter than ever. And yes, you can leave it outside.

May 3, 2019 at 1:58 p.m.

You switched to your trench coat a month ago. Your striped T-shirt is back in regular rotation. And yet, spring still refuses to show its sunny face. It's time to...

Unlocking Agnes’ secrets: U. of C. researchers unearth a surprising discovery about 1950s transgender case in Tribeca film fest documentary

April 26, 2019 at 10:22 a.m.

Chase Joynt and Kristen Schilt might not fit your definition of swashbuckling explorers — he's a filmmaker and post-doctoral fellow at the University of Chicago, she's a U. of C....

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