A bill which would implement an elected Chicago school board passed the Illinois House Thursday, while opponents of the legislation continued to push for
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An elected school board in Chicago and expanding fertility treatment coverage to include same-sex couples and women over 35 were among the measures that advanced in the General Assembly Wednesday, the second day legislators met in Springfield and virtually for session.
House members voted in favor of legislation that would amend the state’s insurance code to provide coverage for the “diagnosis and treatment of infertility … without discrimination on the basis of age, ancestry, color, disability, domestic partner status, gender, gender expression, gender identity,” according to the language of the bill.
State Rep. Margaret Croke, D-Chicago, the lead sponsor of the bill, said it’s “about equal access to coverage and will make Illinois insurance far more inclusive.
Mayor Haircut about to be rolled again. The Empress has no clothes
An elected school board means that CPS can be run as effectively as the rest of Chicago. /s/
The irony of Lightfoot working against her campaign promise (albeit a compromise) is so Lori Lightfoot and her ineptitude at both governing and politics.
Reality?
Things like that happen with no allies.
Pathetic.
Rob Martwick kneecaps property taxpayers once again doing the bidding of public sector unions
=== Rob Martwick===
Are you also against democracy?
Seems so.
===Why can’t my daughter return to high school? Three words: Chicago Teachers Union===
Illinois lawmakers, State Police advocate for FOID modernization proposal
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State lawmakers could debate a new proposal this month that would “modernize” FOID cards. In fact, Illinois State Police hope they can create an electronic card. Their bill could also consolidate the FOID and concealed carry license into the same item.
Sponsors want to keep guns out of the hands of people who are a clear and present danger to others. But, they also want to address that without causing more headaches for responsible gun owners.
“I tell people that other than unemployment issues, FOID issues are the biggest calls I get in my office,” said Sen. Dave Koehler (D-Peoria). “The director has really done, I think, a magnificent job to get the backlog down.”