A bill signed by the governor in late December expands gambling in Illinois to include college sports, for at least a year. House Bill 3136 allows in-person betting on state college sports teams. Lawmakers who advocated its passage cited additional revenues as a way to shore up strained state budgets. In the first nine months […]
Culture
New laws affect classrooms, marriages, young entrepreneurs
The start of a new year generally means a slew of new laws. In Illinois, 286 new laws took effect January 1. The laws cover a range of subjects from animal welfare to law enforcement, but some may be of particular interest to Illinois Baptists. Senate Bill (SB) 564 is one of the state’s newly […]
Illinois General Assembly repeals parental notification
The Illinois General Assembly removed what was essentially the last effective means of regulating abortion when it repealed the Parental Notice Act. Proponents had failed to repeal the requirement in the spring legislative session, but brought it back on short notice in the fall veto session. House Bill 370 (HB 370), the Youth Health and […]
ADF online prayer event for Dobbs case Oct. 14
IBSA ministry partner Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is hosting an online prayer initiative Thursday, Oct. 14 focused on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, which will soon be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. The case puts the question before the Court of whether all pre-viability bans on elective abortions are unconstitutional and has the potential […]
Big Cross marks 20 years
Roger Marshall spoke at the dedication ceremony of the giant cross beside the interstate in Effingham five days after the 9/11 attacks in 2001. He’ll be there again at the twentieth anniversary this weekend. “It actually became the perfect place to be,” Marshall said, remembering dedication following the bombing of the World Trade Center and […]
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