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Thursday, October 28, 2021
Illinois Playbook: Senate sends abortion bill to a hesitant House
Good Wednesday morning, Illinois. Springfield is abuzz with
legislators today.
TOP TALKER
Illinois Sen. Elgie Sims, speaking during a 2018 budget
hearing, is carrying a bill this week that calls for repealing a 1995 law that
requires parents or guardians to be notified when underage girls seek...
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
The Policy Shop: Illinois' Corruption Crisis
A step in the right direction:
Springfield and the chattering classes were abuzz last
session over an ethics reform package that promised to end public corruption in
the wake of longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan’s departure. Gov. J.B. Pritzker
officially certified that bill, Senate Bill 539, on Oct. 8, and the ...
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
A white lawmaker for East St. Louis? Lawsuit says Black voters might not have a choice
Frank Smith, 75, has lived in East St. Louis nearly all his
life and has had a Black lawmaker represent him in the state House since 1975.
But he worries changes to one of the East St. Louis area’s legislative
districts means a white representative could be elected — one who might not
care about the area or understand it as a Black lawmaker can. A map approved by
t...
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
Martin Luther King Jr. and the racist roots of gun control laws
Black gun rights groups are among those challenging a New York law that
demands applicants show “proper cause” to obtain a license to carry a
firearm. After his home was bombed in 1956, Martin Luther King Jr.
applied for a permit to carry a gun. Despite the potentially deadly
threats that King faced as a leader of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus
boycott, the county she...
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
Pritzker’s electric vehicle manufacturing bill doesn’t do enough to clean the air
Telling vehicle manufactures they need to start selling more electric
vehicles in Illinois will show the world how serious we are about our
zero-emission vehicle future. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to retain and grow electric
vehicle manufacturing in Illinois makes sense, but it’s incomplete. We
can and should manufacture electric vehicles and ship them to other
state...
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
Repeal of abortion parental notification law sent to Pritzker, House advances ban on using moral beliefs for COVID-19 vaccine refusal
Abortion (1)
In a night of high emotions, House Democrats voted to repeal the
Parental Notice of Abortion Act and change the state’s Health Care Right
of Conscience Act relating to COVID-19 — two measures opposed by
Republicans, and a few Democrats. A parent or other adult family member would no longer
need to be notified before a minor receives an abortion, under the
repeal of ...
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
Democrats’ latest congressional map boosts Rep. Lauren Underwood’s reelection odds, maintains potential for a second Latino district
Redistricting (78)
Illinois Democrats late Wednesday unveiled the third version
of a proposed congressional district map designed to shore up the party’s advantage
in Washington for the next decade.
Left intact from the revised map released over the weekend
are two potential one-on-one matchups of Republican incumbents and a potent...
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
Illinois legislators send repeal of parental notification law on abortions to Pritzker; Democrats unveil third try at congressional map
Legislature (56)
The Democratic-controlled Illinois House late Wednesday approved two
controversial measures, one that expands abortion rights for minors and
another that seeks to prevent people from using a state law to skirt
coronavirus vaccination mandates by citing moral or religious
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
Remaps should empower citizens. They’re empowering the powerful instead.
Redistricting (78)
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When campaign season rolls around, politicians can’t get
enough of you. They’ll shake your hands on commuter train platforms, flood you
with phone calls and mailin...
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
Dems' remap and Pritzker's prized EV plan gyrate in the General Assembly
Redistricting (78)
As of this morning—with lawmakers
scheduled to adjourn for the year tonight—neither priority has been
nailed down. And that's a problem that could reverberate beyond
Illinois.
The
Illinois Gene...
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
Michigan is beating Illinois at the cannabis game. Here's why that matters.
Marijuana, Medical, Recreational
It’s another sign of the toll that
Illinois' licensing stumbles are taking on the development of a new
billion-dollar industry here. | |
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
Pritzker heading to Scotland for U.N. climate summit
Energy, Alternative Energy (93)
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Pritzker, J.B.
As Gov. Pritzker plans to visit Glasgow to
promote Illinois' green energy progress at the U.N. Climate Change
Conference, his plan to lure electric vehicle makers hits a bump in
Springfield. | |
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
Pritzker's EV incentive bill stumbling in Springfield
Business (10)
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Pritzker, J.B.
The governor's camp says it still expects
approval, but with labor still not aboard, time is running out in the
Legislature's veto session. | |
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
More towns show interest in new gambling tax ahead of potential state deadline
Gambling, Gaming
The idea of a municipal penny-per-push tax on video
gambling machines is proving infectious, as more Illinois communities
rush to stay ahead of pending state legislation aimed at vaccinating the
industry against the new trend.
Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates officials this
week followed the lead of their neighbor Hanover Park and approved push
t...
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
State House joins Senate to repeal abortion law requiring parental notice
Abortion (1)
The Illinois House late Wednesday gave final passage
to a bill that would repeal the state's Parental Notice of Abortion Act,
clearing the way for Gov. J.B. Pritzker to sign it into law.
The bill narrowly passed out of the Senate on
Tuesday night on a 32-22 vote, with three Democrats voting no and six
Democrats not voting. It passed t...
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
Grass sales continue to make the Prairie State greener
Marijuana, Medical, Recreational
Thousands of people line up outside of Rise Mundelein on
Jan. 1, 2020 in Mundelein on the first day that recreational marijuana was
legal to purchase in Illinois. The first people lined up 13 hours before the doors
opened. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)
The reefer train keeps a roll...
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
House OKs repeal of parental notification law, tweaks health care right of conscience law
Abortion (1)
The Illinois House late Wednesday finalized the
General Assembly’s repeal of a state requirement that parents of minors
seeking abortions be notified at least 48 hours ahead of the procedure. < read more >
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
Illinois Senate revives measure to allow limited sports betting on in-state colleges
Gambling, Gaming
A state Senate committee revived a gambling bill
Wednesday that would allow for limited betting on in-state college
sports teams, sending it to the full Senate for consideration. A
similar measure passed the House on the final day of the May
legislative session, but the Senate did not bring it for a vote at the
time. The ...
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
Latest congressional map would further split up central Illinois communities, Butler says
The latest congressional map proposed by Democrats for
Illinois would further split communities, including those in the Springfield
area, into sections represented by different members of Congress, a local lawmaker
said Tuesday.
The interests of those communities would suffer by
diminishing voting power and splitting t...
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
Pritzker announces that Illinois will reopen its rental assistance program in November
Illinois residents will have another opportunity to apply for up to $25,000 in rent assistance beginning in November. Gov. JB Pritzker announced
at a press conference Tuesday in Springfield that...
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
New statewide program to help schools with safety, bullying issues
IEMA/FEMA
The State of Illinois is working to battle bullying and help
with school safety through its new initiative called Safe2Help.
The program is designed to encourage students mainly those
in grades K-12 to seek help before harm.
“It’s a 24/7 confidentia...
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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
How both Chicago and Illinois can better encourage entrepreneurship
In recent years, Illinois has taken strides to establish itself as a
global destination for talent, innovation and technology. While Chicago
is now frequently thought of in the same vein as New York and San
Francisc...
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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Vaccine politics envelop Legislature's veto session
A new bill would allow Texas-style suits against those with fake vax cards, as a Pritzker bill to tighten rules hits a bump. | |
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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Illinois Senate votes to repeal parental notification law for minors seeking abortions
Abortion (1)
The Illinois Senate voted along partisan lines
Tuesday to repeal the state law that requires parents of minors seeking
abortions to be notified at least 48 hours before the procedure. The
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Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Following one’s conscience or ‘fringe elements?’ State seeks to bar moral, religious exemptions for COVID-19 vaccine refusal
Health Care
The amendment to the state’s Health Care Right of Conscience Act is
intended to make clear that public officials and private companies can
impose COVID-19 requirements as a condition of employment — and fire
those who refuse to comply. Employees could not cite moral or religious beliefs as a
valid reason for refusing to comply with a workplace COVID-19 vaccine
manda...
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