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The House has been without a Speaker for nearly three weeks, after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was outsted from the position earlier this month in a historic vote.

 

ROCKFORD – In 2016 – before Donald Trump’s presidency paved the way for the eventual overturning of Roe v. Wade – Democrats in Illinois passed what would become the first in a series of laws shoring up reproductive rights in the state. That law altered Illinois’ 1970s-era Health Care Right of Conscience Act – a

The outcome of a court hearings about religion-based crisis pregnancy centers and liability exemptions could impact reproductive rights in the state for years to come.

A 2017 IL law mandates health care providers who have religious objections refer patients to a provider who will give them an abortion. That law is being challenged.

Illinois’ first in string of recent abortion protections gets day in court- Hannah MeiselCapitol News IllinoisROCKFORD – In 2016, before Donald Trump’s presidency paved the way for the eventual overturning of Roe v. Wade, Democrats in Illinois passed what would become the first in a series of laws shoring up reproductive...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - In 2016 - before Donald Trump's presidency paved the way for the eventual overturning of Roe v. Wade - Democr...

(The Center Square) – An attorney from a case challenging Illinois abortion referral requirements says the law the group is challenging is unconstitutional. The new case challenges the 2016 Illinois Health Care Right of...

Illinois' pension debt second worst Illinois has the second highest public sector pension liability per capita, according to the American Legislative Exchange Council. The group reviewed total amount of pension debt per...

Lawmakers passed scores of laws regulating what businesses can and cannot do, how public schools and local governments operate, and which restroom you can use.