Chicago | Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot threatened to fine the three churches that reopened May 17 violating Governor JB Pritzker’s stay-at-home executive order. She followed through with it by issuing citations and fining the churches $500 each on Wednesday, May 20. The churches, none of which are Southern Baptist, are Elim Romanian Pentecostal Church, Metro […]
Gov. pulls new emergency rule, legislature will take up effort
Springfield, IL | Governor JB Pritzker pulled the May 15 emergency rule he issued via executive order from review by the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules (JCAR) prior to the committee’s going into session May 20. The emergency rule would have made it a level 1 misdemeanor for a business to reopen early and violate […]
Pritzker seeks to extends emergency powers 150 days
A legislative committee meeting Wednesday will decide whether Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker can extend his authority to shut down non-essential businesses—including churches—for an additional 150 days. Late in the day Friday, May 15, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued a new emergency rule by executive order allowing him to continue the forced closure of non-essential […]
Attorney advises church volunteers to take mandated reporter training
Illinois | Changes passed in 2019 to the Illinois Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and made law this year have left church leaders confused over who is required to complete mandated reported training. Prior to the changes, within churches, only pastors were mandated reporters required to complete online training provided by the Illinois Department […]
Crossroads Community baptisms featured in Tribune
An Illinois Baptist church was featured in a page one Easter Sunday article by the Chicago Tribune focusing on how churches are handling baptisms during the Coronavirus pandemic. Scott Nichols, senior pastor of Crossroads Community Church in Carol Stream, explained what his church is doing to meet the needs of new believers in the congregation. […]
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