Kristen Schorsch
Previously, she covered health care, government, crime, courts, higher education and news of the weird (think coffin parties) for Crain’s Chicago Business, the Chicago Tribune, the Daily Southtown and the Iowa City Press-Citizen.
Kristen has won more than a dozen local and national awards for her work. Her stories have sparked policy changes and spurred investigations.
Kristen is a former longtime board member of the Chicago Headline Club and helps organize the club’s annual FOIAFest about public information and transparency. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois and is a proud Daily Illini alumna.
Stories by Kristen Schorsch
Planned Parenthood offers abortion pills via app to expand access in Illinois
It’s the latest move to expand access to abortion in Illinois as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether to block access to mifepristone.
Endeavor Health launches study to target C-section rates, disparities in Black birthing patients
The study aims to make sure patients have more of a say in what happens during deliveries and to ultimately reduce unnecessary cesarean births.
Cook County Forest Preserves is launching a $10 million makeover of Palos Preserves
Officials say the project is the biggest ecological restoration project ever for the preserves.
Cook County Democratic leaders pick Monica Gordon to run for Cook County Clerk
Gordon will run in the November general election to fill the rest of the late Karen Yarbrough’s term as Cook County Clerk.
Toni Preckwinkle is unanimously re-elected head of the Cook County Democratic Party
Preckwinkle said she expects the Democratic Party will be united behind President Joe Biden as he seeks reelection.
Cook County approves sending up to $70 million to Chicago to feed migrants
Commissioners widely supported sending cash to the city, but raised concerns about making sure the city uses the money for its intended use.
Cook County has $20 million for the suburbs to help migrants. Most towns aren’t going for it.
Some towns say they’re already overburdened. Nonprofit organizations working to help migrants say suburbs could pass the money to them.
While Cook County mourns Clerk Karen Yarbrough, planning starts to pick her successor
The county’s Democratic Party will pick a temporary replacement for Yarbrough, who had more than two years left on her term.
Evanston’s mayor wants to turn a vacant building into housing for migrants
The city is considering applying for a $20 million pot of money from Cook County meant to support suburbs to help migrants.
Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough has been hospitalized
A spokesperson for the clerk said she is hospitalized with a serious medical condition and is undergoing medical treatment.