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Katie Drews

  • Adjunct Professor, Loyola University Chicago
Chicago
As seen in: Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Chalkbeat, The State Journal-Register, Better Government Association, The Daily Line
Investigative reporter @BetterGov, @loyolachicago grad, lives by @cubs but roots for @whitesox
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October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Can we please talk about it?

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By Katie Drews
| Chicago Sun-Times Verified
You know the stigma must be bad if an awareness month passes by without a peep. Such is October, which is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, although you’d probably never know it unless, like me, you’re a part of this unwanted club. I’ve been sitting back the last few weeks, watching and waiting, for something — anything — to surface that would reflect the physically and emotionally grueling experience of losing an unborn child.
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Monarch butterflies ‘endangered,’ rarer sight around Chicago

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By Katie Drews
| Chicago Sun-Times Verified
In Lombard, half a block from Main Street, Joe LeCroy transformed his yard into a wildlife haven with native plants that attract hummingbirds, dragonflies, bees and other pollinators. But one of his favorites has been noticeably scarce this summer: monarch butterflies. “I would have normally raised 100 by this point, and right now I have about 10,” said LeCroy, 50. “It’s so alarming what’s going on.
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Even before federal COVID-19 rescue checks arrive, Illinois schools spend tens of millions on technology

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By Mila Koumpilova Verified, Alejandra Cancino, Katie Drews
| The Daily Line Verified
A young boy participates in an online lesson for his kindergarten class while schools remain closed to help slow the spread of COVID-19, Chicago, Illinois, April 3, 2020. Interim Archives/Getty Images By Mila Koumpilova, Alejandra Cancino, and Katie Drews Illinois school leaders spent tens of millions of dollars within weeks as they scrambled to respond to the coronavirus outbreak and the abrupt school closures it triggered.
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