As the newly elected Senate Chair of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus (ILBC), State Sen. Robert Peters (D-13th) says he is looking forward to pushing forward the groupâs program in the new year while dealing with a potentially painful budget crisis.Â
âI think my number one priority is just to be helpful to everyone in the caucus and try to be sort of a lead organizer within the caucus,â he said in an interview with the Herald. âLegislatively, itâs playing the best and most active role I can in terms of the Black Caucus agenda â as we head into the new year thatâs something we can shepherd forward.âÂ
As the newly elected Senate Chair of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus (ILBC), State Sen. Robert Peters (D-13th) says he is looking forward to pushing forward the groupâs program in the new year while dealing with a potentially painful budget crisis.Â
âI think my number one priority is just to be helpful to everyone in the caucus and try to be sort of a lead organizer within the caucus,â he said in an interview with the Herald. âLegislatively, itâs playing the best and most active role I can in terms of the Black Caucus agenda â as we head into the new year thatâs something we can shepherd forward.âÂ
Thursday, Dec. 17 â This article has been updated with a statement from county Commissioner Bill Lowry.
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board voted unanimously today to reject Mercy Hospital s request to close, with regulators agreeing that the health care provider gave vital care to surrounding communities south of downtown.
The Bronzeville hospital is not out of the woods yet, however: WBEZ reports that the operator, Trinity Health, can take Illinois to court or close anyway and take a $10,000 fine on top of $10,000 for every 30 days the hospital stays open without permission from the agency.
WBEZ reports that Mercy is routinely staffing fewer than half of its 400 beds and loses $4 million a month.
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The Illinois legislature hoped to build on its blockbuster 2019 with a comprehensive energy bill, changes to the tax structure for a Chicago casino to ensure the project’s viability, a worker classification bill for the gig economy, and ethics and lobbying reform. Substantive legislative work for the year had just begun when COVID-19 disrupted these plans. Going from a nearly six-month legislative session to a truncated one of just a few days meant the focus this year shifted to dealing with only essential items like the budget, COVID-19-related matters, and the hospital assessment. Many of the legislature’s 2020 agenda items therefore are expected to re-emerge in 2021.
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