On Sept. 16, Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller convened a third hearing of the Cook County Board’s Health and Hospitals Committee to hear from stakeholders about ways Illinois can better protect women during and after pregnancy and childbirth.
Miller represents Cook County’s 6th District, which includes Homewood.
In June 2023, Miller held the first hearing on the topic after reports showed that in 2020, Illinois had a maternal mortality rate of 23 deaths per 100,000…
