SCOTUS rules against unions, compelling dues on nonmembers
The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a shocking blow Wednesday to unions representing millions of the nation’s public employees, stating that government workers who choose not to join a union cannot be compelled More...
Illinois Governor Prohibits Lawmakers from Handling Property Tax Appeals
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is prohibiting lawmakers form handling property tax appeals, ending a property tax system that he calls unethical and immoral. Rauner was joined by homeowners in Chicago at a news More...
Bruce Rauner angers GOP, pro-lifers and pleases Planned Parenthood, ACLU with abortion law
Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner on Thursday signed into law a bill that will expand the public funding of abortion in Illinois, including to Medicaid recipients, shocking Republicans and pro-life groups. Rauner More...
Illinois Gov Bruce Rauner signs bill to force taxpayer funded abortions, Right to Life says 12000 babies killed annually
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner broke his promise to not sign House Bill 40. This bill will force taxpayers to cover the cost of providing free abortions for those on Medicaid and for state employees. photo Alyson More...
Federal court stops Illinois abortion mandate, protests freedom of conscience
The Thomas More Society has stepped into the fray over recent Illinois conscience legislation by suing Illinois state officials on behalf of over twenty pro-life pregnancy resource centers and pro-life physicians. More...
Illinois budget can’t be passed as credit rating downgrade looms
Illinois Senate President John Cullerton plans to call a spending and revenue package for a vote on Tuesday. The Senate adjourned on Monday without taking votes on the revenue and spending measures, which had met More...
Illinois Right to Life praises Gov Bruce Rauner’s pledge to veto abortion bill, expanding Medicaid coverage for abortions
The well-funded, pro-abortion lobbyists are publicly chastising Governor Rauner for stating he would veto HB 40 should it reach his desk. Illinois Right to Life applauds Governor Rauner for opposing the extreme More...
18 Pro-life pregnancy centers in Illinois unite to sue Bruce Rauner, state over forced abortion counseling
Eighteen Illinois women’s health organizations are suing Governor Bruce Rauner over Illinois’ new law forcing pro-life doctors and pregnancy resource centers to discuss abortion benefits and refer pregnant women More...
Illinois pro-life pregnancy center suing against mandate to ‘promote abortion’
Pregnancy centers in northern Illinois have filed a federal lawsuit alleging their employees’ freedom of speech and religious rights will be violated if the state forces them to give patients information about More...
Illinois Gov Bruce Rauner signs two bills to fight human trafficking
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner used harsh language and the power of the office, to sign two bills targeting human trafficking and sexual exploitation across the state. Gov. Rauner labeled human trafficking a form of More...
Gov Bruce Rauner signs law forcing all Illinois medical personnel to discuss abortion ‘benefits’ with patients
Medical personnel and pro-life pregnancy centers will be forced to set aside their freedom of conscience in Illinois as a new law signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner will mandate that medical personnel and pro-life pregnancy More...
Illinois abortion ‘referral’ bill heads to Gov Bruce Rauner
A bill that has passed both houses of the Illinois Legislature and that will likely be sent to Gov. Bruce Rauner for his signature would violate federal law and therefore place federal funding, including Medicaid More...
Judge rules that Illinois budget crisis will result in state employees not being paid
While Illinois’ Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner battles Democrats, who control the Legislature, to approve a budget, the state may not continue to pay state workers in full, according a Cook County ruling today. Attorney More...
