Lawsuit against ‘Worker Freedom of Speech Act’
The Liberty Justice Center filed a First Amendment lawsuit to challenge a recently enacted Illinois law that would prohibit companies from holding mandatory meetings where “religious or political matters” are discussed.
On July 31, Illinois enacted what the group is calling the misleadingly titled “Worker Freedom of Speech Act,” even though it does not actually protect workers’ freedom of speech, but rather attorneys say it infringes on employers’ free speech rights. The lawsuit argues that the legislation violates the First Amendment and should therefore be enjoined.
Undocumented immigrant charged with sexual assault
An undocumented immigrant has been charged with sexually assaulting a child in Kankakee County.
According to the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office, Juan Alvizar, 38, allegedly assaulted a child Tuesday. He is being held in the Jerome Combs Detention Center.
Sheriff Mike Downey said in a statement that “this heinous act was completely avoidable based solely on the fact that this offender should not be in the country.”
Awake kidney transplant
A Zion man is now the second to undergo a unique surgery at Northwestern Medicine.
Harry Stackhouse, 74, became the second patient to undergo an awake kidney transplant at Northwestern Medicine last month, which involves a spinal anesthetic rather than general anesthesia.
The first patient to undergo the awake kidney transplant at Northwestern was 28-year-old John Nicholas of Chicago in May of this year.