The Catholic Conference of Illinois opposes House Bill 4664, Senate Amendment #3, legislation that proposes a number of changes to Illinois abortion law. The bill does the following: • Allows Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Physician Assistants to perform aspiration abortions not requiring general anesthesia. • Provides there is no cause of action against a … Continued
The Illinois General Assembly moved closer to a so-called “assault weapon” ban when the state House of Representatives passed the Protecting Illinois Communities Act on a vote of 64-43. HB 5855 is now headed to the State Senate as SB 2226, where it is expected to pass before going to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who has … Continued
Six months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and several months after the leak of the Dobbs decision that prompted a wave of pro-abortion violence across America, the FBI still hasn’t arrested a single person for attacking over 230 churches and pregnancy centers. Pro-life advocates were shot, pushed, their offices burned, vandalized and … Continued
The Illinois Supreme Court put a controversial law that would eliminate cash bail for some crimes on hold. The SAFE-T Act (Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act) was set to take effect at 12:01 am on New Year’s Day, but late Saturday afternoon the court ordered the stay to “maintain consistent pretrial procedures” while the … Continued
A U.S. judge approved a multimillion-dollar settlement on Dec. 19 for workers who were fired by an Illinois health care system for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine. About 500 workers who were terminated or, after seeing their exemption requests denied, got a COVID-19 vaccine, will receive compensation as part of the $10.3 million settlement, a preliminary version of … Continued
Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah) is a Jewish holiday that lasts for eight nights, usually in November or December. This year, it begins at sundown on Sunday, Dec. 18, and ends Monday, Dec. 26. Many people might not know the rich history and tradition that goes along with the Jewish festival. Here is what you need … Continued
Former parishioners of St. Adalbert’s fear that the removal of the Pietà sculpture marks the beginning of the church’s devastation. Five people were arrested Tuesday morning after peacefully attempting to block the removal of a Pietà statue from the grounds of Chicago’s St. Adalbert’s Catholic Church, which has been slated for sale to the owner … Continued
Musician Kanye West is back on Instagram after a lockout and said in a post Thursday that he had lost $2 billion in a single day after Adidas cut ties with him and Forbes said he had dropped off its billionaire list. “I lost 2 billion dollars in one day,” West wrote. “And I’m still alive.” The Epoch … Continued
Here we go… Republican US Senate Candidate Kathy Salvi released a statement this week after the Schulyer County ballots omitted her name. Kathy Salvi said: “On Tuesday, October 11th, it was brought to my attention that ballots drafted by the Schuyler County Board of Elections, and approved by the Illinois State Board of Elections, incorrectly … Continued
A fifth-grade teacher in Chicago has been detained by police after it was discovered that she had a “kill list,” of individuals which included her own students and school staff members. Teacher Angelica Carrasquillo-Torres, 25, worked at St. Stanislaus School in East Chicago, the East Chicago Police Department said in a statement published on Thursday. On Oct. 12 at approximately 5 p.m., law enforcement … Continued
The Planned Parenthood abortion chain plans to start aborting unborn babies out of the back of an RV this fall, traveling to the borders of pro-life states to do abortions and then leaving women to fend for themselves if something goes wrong. NPR reports the abortion chain unveiled its plans for a new mobile abortion facility … Continued
Ji Chaoqun, 27, a Chinese citizen living in Chicago was arrested in 2018 for spying on U.S. engineers, including defense contractors. Ji Chaoqun arrived in the U.S. in 2013 on an F1 Visa. “In 2016, Ji enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves under the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest program, which authorized the U.S. Armed … Continued
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