Waukegan | As non-essential businesses remained closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Planned Parenthood opened a new clinic in northern Illinois. The clinic is the organization’s 19th in Illinois and, like its predecessor in Fairview Heights, was built in secret. The Waukegan Health Center is located within a 1.5-mile radius of both a middle and […]
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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 […]
Travel on hold as virus spreads
IBSA has postponed three international mission trips in response to COVID-19 pandemic. Trips to Jamaica, Asia, and London have been delayed until later in the summer in hopes the virus will decline with warmer temperatures, said Brad Lovin, IBSA’s administrative director of mobilization. “These decisions are meant to ensure we steward resources and time well […]
Capitol Watch: Parental notification law at risk
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) released state abortion statistics for 2018 which showed an increase of over 3,000 procedures in 2017. According to IDPH, 42,441 abortions were performed, 3,112 more than the previous year. A total of 3,578 of the patients reported they were married Illinois residents. Some attribute the nearly 8% increase […]
City’s assisted suicide resolution advances
The city council of Chicago’s north shore suburb of Evanston may soon take up the issue of assisted suicide. The city’s Health and Human Service Committee has submitted a death with symbolic dignity resolution to the city council, which many believe clashes with the rights of the disabled. The committee voted February 3 to send […]
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