Feb 28, 2013
U.S. bishops are urging parishioners nationwide to send an electronic postcard to their Congressional delegation, calling for passage of immigration reform. The Justice for Immigrants campaign is calling for just and comprehensive immigration reform that does the...
Feb 28, 2013
Four school choice bills have been introduced in the new legislative session — two in the House and two in the Senate. Although CCI supports all of these measures, each has its own strengths and weaknesses. Learn more about these initiatives, as well as other...
Feb 27, 2013
The Chicago Tribune today published an op-ed by the Catholic Conference of Illinois opposing redefinition of marriage legislation currently before the Illinois legislature. Here's a PDF of how the piece played in the paper, and the content can be read below:...
Feb 25, 2013
Feb. 25, 2013 show It's another Marriage Monday, as the Illinois House Executive Committee is expected to take up and approve redefinition of marriage legislation tomorrow. Bob talks first to the Rev. Eugene Rivers of Boston, who rose to national prominence...
Feb 20, 2013
More than 3,500 Illinois residents today traveled to Springfield to lobby their House lawmakers to vote "no" on Senate Bill 10, which changes the state's legal definition of marriage from "between a man and a woman" to "between 2 persons." The legislation previously passed the Senate.
