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    Max Lubbers

    The Courts
    Eisha Love and other advocates are fighting to change Illinois’ name-change statute. They say the law disproportionately affects trans people.

    Trans people with felony convictions fight for right to change names in Illinois

    By Max Lubbers | April 21, 2022

    Advocates say the state’s name-change law disproportionately affects trans people. But recent efforts to change the law have hit roadblocks.

    Coronavirus

    ‘Like being in hell’: Detainees offer window into Cook County Jail’s Covid-19 surge

    By Max Lubbers | February 8, 2022

    As the number of Covid-19 cases at the Cook County Jail hit a record high in January, people detained there accused the jail of inadequate testing and quarantine measures, poor social distancing, and unsanitary conditions.

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