CCI Radio Hour: March 17, 2014
March 17, 2014 show Illinois primary election is tomorrow, so Bob talks about the GOP race for governor and the hotly contested legislative races in the Chicagoland area with Dr. Chris Mooney, director of the University of Illinois' Institute of Government and...
Education Newsletter: February 2014
The deadline for the introduction of new bills for the spring legislative session was Feb. 14, so we've sifted through the new legislation for measures that would impact our Catholic schools. We break down the new initiatives in our February 2014 newsletter...
CCI Radio Hour: Feb. 24, 2014
Feb. 24, 2014 show CCI Executive Director Bob Gilligan takes on the debate over increasing the minimum wage by talking with folks on both ends of the opinion spectrum. First, Kim Bobo, founder and executive director of Interfaith Worker Justice, talks about why we...
Education Newsletter: January 2014
Consider this edition of our education newsletter a primer on the basics on advocating for our Catholic schools. Learn about school choice, state regulations and funding of grant programs, including the all-important Textbook Block Grant. Read about it here in our...
CCI Radio Hour: Jan. 27, 2014
Jan. 27, 2014 show CCI staffers Marilou Gervacio and Zach Wichmann join Bob to talk about the 2014 spring legislative session, which begins on Jan. 29 with the governor's State of the State address. Bob is then joined by Jerry Dykstra of Open Doors USA, an...
"91 Days" offers daily readings from Church's Social Teaching
Ever wonder how Pope Francis comes up with such great comments? He's got a great source -- the Social Teaching of the Church. The Catholic Conference of Illinois is offering a 91-day program of daily, emailed readings of the Social Teaching of the Church. Now is...
CCI Radio Hour: Dec. 16, 2013
Dec. 16, 2013 show Mary Hallan-FioRito of the Archdiocese of Chicago kicked off the program by talking with Bob about the upcoming Chicago March for Life on Sun., Jan. 19. Cardinal George of the Archdiocese of Chicago will appear at the March, as will WLS radio host...
Cardinal George, other faith leaders call for immigration reform
Cardinal George of the Archdiocese of Chicago today joined with other faith leaders in the Chicagoland area to call on Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. The U.S. Senate in late June passed sweeping legislation leading to eventual citizenship for...
CCI Radio Hour: Nov. 18, 2013
Nov. 18, 2013 show Recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program -- aka food stamps -- received a cut in their monthly allotment on Nov. 1, when an extra financial boost from stimulus funding expired. Diane Dougherty, executive director of the Illinois...
Cardinal George, Illinois bishops reflect on passage of redefinition of marriage legislation and House debate
The Illinois House on Nov. 5 passed Senate Bill 10 on a 61-54 vote, with two lawmakers voting "present." The legislation changes the state's definition of marriage from "between a man and a woman" to "between two persons." The Senate...