WBGZ Radio 4/26/2021 |
By Kevin Bessler - Illinois Radio Network
The Illinois Senate has passed a bill that prohibits the Department of Children and Family Services from physically restraining children while they are being transported from one place to another.
Lawmakers have been trying for years to end the practice. Despite a promise from DCFS to never place young people in restraints, the practice continues.
The bill was brought forth by state Sen. Sara Feigenholtz, D-Chicago, who during floor debate, said Illinois has been getting the wrong kind of publicity worldwide.
“Stories in the newspaper over the past few years over about how the Department of Children and Family Services was transporting youth in care wearing metal shackles,” Feigenholtz said. “That story made it around the world. I had friends in Europe emailing me about it.”
Senate passes bill outlawing restraints on children in state custody
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Illinois Senate subcommittee approves proposals to help nursing home patients
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.- If you have a loved one in a nursing home, you know how much of a challenge it’s been over the past year to see them. Now, an Illinois senator is proposing legislation that could implement rules to prevent social isolation for nursing home residents.
Sen. Jacqueline Collins (D-Chicago) said social isolation in nursing homes associates with a 50% increase in developing dementia. She said the isolation also led to a 29% increase in risk of heart disease.
Senate Bill 2137 would create new rules and provide technology to facilities so residents can spend time with family virtually or watch an online church service.
WBGZ Radio 4/6/2021 |
By Kevin Bessler - Illinois Radio Network
Would more women run for office if they could use campaign funds to pay for childcare and elder home care?
State Sen. Melinda Bush, D-Grayslake, said that some people who want to run for office don t have the financial wherewithal to cover child care and elder home care expenses.
Bush sponsored SB 536 to expand the use of political campaign funds to cover childcare and elder home care expenses. The bill advanced out of the Senate Executive committee in mid-March. It looks like a good bet to be passed by the full state legislature this session.
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Apr 5, 2021 3:11 AM
(The Center Square) – Advocates for a Rockford casino are concerned about a nearby Wisconsin project that continues to move forward.
A project planned for Beloit, just over the border, now has received final approval from Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers. The final step entails the Bureau of Indian Affairs approving the placement of the land into a trust.
Meanwhile, 15 miles south, a proposal for a 65,000-square-foot Hard Rock Casino in Rockford is stalled, awaiting action from the Illinois Gaming Board.
“You would think that the state, to get something like this and to get the ‘Hard Rock’ brand, that they would be chipping at this thing to try to get this moving forward quickly as possible,” said state Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Rockford. “Yet here we are in month nineteen and it’s still not done.”
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