Legislation seeks to undermine new Tax Credit Scholarship program

Legislation seeks to undermine new Tax Credit Scholarship program

The spring session of the Illinois legislature is only a few days old, and an effort to undo the new Tax Credit Scholarship program is already under way. Senate Bill 2236 attacks the new program that allows low-income and working-class children to receive scholarships...
U.S., Illinois bishops protest president's decision to end DACA

U.S., Illinois bishops protest president's decision to end DACA

Catholic bishops across the country and Illinois today sharply criticized the decision by President Donald Trump to end a program that allows young undocumented immigrants to stay in the country without fear of deportation. A statement from the U.S. Conference of...
Illinois pharmacists win conscience rights battle

Illinois pharmacists win conscience rights battle

Two Illinois pharmacists today won their final battle seeking conscience rights in dispensing emergency contraception after the Illinois attorney general notified the state Supreme Court that she would not appeal a lower court ruling.  Pharmacy owners Luke Vander...