With the spring session of the Illinois General Assembly scheduled to end April 8, a flurry of new pieces of legislation were introduced. They included four resolutions supporting abortion, one even condemned pro-life Illinoisans, plus an amendment to protect the licenses of doctors and nurses who perform abortions that were suspended by other states. Three […]
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Illinois bills to watch
HB 5162: In 2015, Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law a bill that banned the use of conversion therapy with LGBT minors by all licensed mental health providers. Clergy were exempted from the law. Now House Bill 5162 has been introduced which would prohibit any institution—public, religious, non-profit—where conversion therapy takes place from receiving public […]
Spring legislative session begins; Illinois Right-to-Life points out bills to follow
As the spring session of the Illinois General Assembly opens in January, lawmakers will be filing many bills for consideration, sometimes up to 5,000. Illinois Right-to-Life points to three bills already filed that merit attention as the legislature considers action on them. The following excerpt is from the IRL newsletter. HB 4146 creates The Expanding […]
Rooftop stance against violence
A downstate legislator joined pastor Corey Brooks (pictured far right) in a rooftop tent as a stand against gun violence. During the night, gunfire broke out. “We were camping out in a tent at the end of this platform last night,” said State Senator Darren Bailey (R-Xenia). “At two o’clock in the morning we heard […]
Court appearance postponed
A pre-trial hearing was postponed until Feb. 25 for a former Illinois pastor charged with grooming a minor. The attorney representing Joseph M. Krol asked a Macon County judge for a continuance in a brief court appearance Jan. 7. The judge agreed. Krol is charged with four counts relating to texting activity with a minor. […]
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