Crisis pregnancy centers declare victory after court ruling
The state of Illinois is agreeing to not enforce a deceptive practices law against crisis pregnancy centers that do not offer abortion services. The agreement announced this week has plaintiffs declaring victory saying the state’s law enacted this summer was a violation of free speech rights of organizations that don’t agree with providing abortions. A federal judge had already enjoined the law, saying it is “both stupid and very likely unconstitutional.”
Some suburbs approve ordinances to keep migrants out of their hotels
Busloads of non-citizens from the southern U.S. border continue to arrive in Illinois, but where they end up varies. The Chicago Tribune reports suburban areas such as Rosemont, Schaumburg and Elk Grove Village have approved ordinances to prevent migrants from being housed in their hotels. In Cicero, a measure fines bus companies $750 per homeless migrant. But, Oak Park is paying to house migrants in their hotels.
Bill would revoke the tax-exempt status of nonprofits that send money to Hamas
New legislation from Illinois Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider would revoke the tax-exempt status of nonprofits that send funding to Hamas or other terrorist organizations. Currently, efforts to block funding to Hamas and other terror groups have focused on overseas work. Under the new legislation, U.S. nonprofits making that same mistake could lose their tax-exempt status.
