The 43rd Ward girds for a first-class political squabble as foes line up to take on incumbent Ald. Michele Smith over her handling of the Children's Memorial and Lincoln School issues.

Patients and parents speak out after Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital joined other hospitals in stopping gender-affirming surgeries after an executive order threatening loss of federal funding.

Lurie stopped surgeries after President Trump issued an executive order to cut federal funding despite judges blocking the order. Some families worry other gender-affirming care also will cease.