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Statehouse bills attract attention

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Illinois lawmakers have filed nearly 6,500 bills in the 103rd Illinois General Assembly spring session. As the session continues into March, bills involving same-sex marriage, equitable restrooms, and non-profit board demographics continue to make their way through committees. Here are four more bills of particular interest to Baptists in the state: HB 0001 creates the […]

Statehouse bills to watch

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Lawmakers filed 6,421 bills in the 103rd Illinois General Assembly spring session. Five bills are of interest to Illinois Baptists: SB 1909, the Deceptive Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers Act. This bill would allow pregnancy resource centers to be fined $50,000 by the State Attorney General for not offering clients abortion-related information about and […]

Lawmakers aim to expand state abortion policy

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Prior to the start of the new legislative session on January 11, the 102nd Illinois General Assembly is making the most of its lame-duck status and pro-choice majority to push through new laws that will expand abortion options in the state. House Bill 4664, whose chief sponsor was Rep. Kelly Cassidy (Chicago), would allow advanced […]

Bucket brigade: Baptists bless children through missions project

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“Tell your church we’re speechless,” said a visibly overwhelmed Shannon Ford, IBSA’s Missions Director, as a man approached him with a utility cart loaded with multiple five-gallon buckets. And that was just the beginning. The IBSA Pastors Conference had yet to kick off when Illinois Baptist church members began arriving at Metro Community Church toting […]

IBSA Annual Meeting and Pastors Conference videos now online

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If you missed the November 1-3 IBSA Annual Meeting and Pastors Conference or simply wanted another opportunity to hear a speaker’s message, you can watch it anytime via video recordings available online. All Annual Meeting and Pastors Conference session videos have been posted to the 2022 IBSA Annual Meeting and Pastors Conference Vimeo site at […]