As Illinois lawmakers consider abortion legislation one lobbyist called “more extreme than New York’s,” pro-life advocates will be in Springfield Wednesday, March 20, to visit representatives and speak out against the proposed bills. Ralph Rivera, legislative chairman of Illinois Right to Life Action, warned House Bill 2495 and Senate Bill 1942, known as “The Reproductive […]
Strong winds blow the roof off the IBSA Building
Springfield | No people were hurt, but the roof of the IBSA Building in Springfield was in poor condition after heavy winds blew part of it off. A gust of high wind blew a section of the building’s roof into its north parking area around 4:20 p.m. Thursday, March 14. The part that blew off […]
Illinois House passes LGBTQ history mandate
Illinois could soon mandate public schools to teach LGBTQ history. The Illinois House approved HB 246 March 13 which would require K-12 public schools to teach LGBTQ history. It now goes to the Senate where if passed, it would become effective July 1, 2020. The bill requires public schools purchase textbooks “with grant funds [that] […]
Illinois bill called ‘more extreme than New York’
It may have an innocuous sounding name—The Reproductive Health Act—but pro-life advocates say House Bill 2495 is far from it. Ralph Rivera, legislative chairman of Illinois Right to Life Action, said, “It’s massive. It takes away the rights of the unborn. The bill will end all restrictions, all limitations to abortions throughout all nine months […]
Changes predicted to state laws including marijuana legalization
Springfield | Gov. JB Pritzker and the Democrat majority leading the Illinois General Assembly have on their legislative agenda moral issues that evangelicals and conservative voters will likely want to watch. According to Concerned Christian Ministries, 1,000 bills have been proposed to date, among them bills expanding health care, mental health instruction, and teaching of […]
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