Culture
WATCH: Cubs fan goes viral for slapping young man sitting during national anthemAn older man has gone viral after slapping a younger man who remained seated during the national anthem at a Chicago Cubs game. The incident occurred during Sunday’s… Read More
Culture
“We came just to bring a little bit of Missouri to the Great American State Fair”: Missouri, Illinois, Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas at the Great American State Fair(Editor’s note: A series on The Great American State Fair, held in Washington, D.C., in honor of America’s 250th birthday, written by Heartlander News interns.) Far from… Read More
Culture
State protections for religious liberty: Arkansas, Tennessee rank top in fifth annual reportIn an annual report ranking state protections for religious liberty, Arkansas placed first, followed by Tennessee, while New York ranked last. “Religious liberty… Read More
Government
Pritzker signs data-shielding abortion bill despite warnings from medical professionalsIllinois Democrats have erected a digital wall around abortion and sex-change treatment records with the signing of a new law. Gov. JB Pritzker signed… Read More
Government
Analysis: Blue state property tax ‘doom’ hits commercial real estate, then homeownersIn high-tax blue states, the property tax burden is becoming so large that it acts as a reverse tax capitalization, pushing prices down, according to newly released real estate… Read More
Culture
Illinois’ assisted suicide law preys on the disabled, lawsuit alleges(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A new law is under fire for allegedly making it easier for doctors to let disabled patients kill themselves. A physician, two disabled… Read More
Government
WATCH: ‘This is why we need choice’: Rep. Owens blasts Chicago superintendent over failing scores, gender material in schoolsRep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, excoriated Chicago Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Macquline King at a recent congressional hearing for prioritizing gender material in schools while the majority of… Read More
Government
New department to oversee childcare background checks, billions in grants(The Center Square) – The new state Department of Early Childhood is set to begin operating in full as of July 1. The department’s allocations in the coming year’s… Read More
Courts
Disability rights groups challenge NY, IL assisted suicide lawsDisability rights groups filed two federal lawsuits last week to stop New York and Illinois from legalizing assisted suicide later this year. The End Assisted Suicide coalition… Read More
Government
Gov. Pritzker pledges to sign Illinois abortion, sex-change record-privacy bill passed in final hour of sessionIllinois Democrats used the final hours of the legislative session to shield abortion records and restrict foster care parental rights, even as a taxpayer-funded abortion expansion collapsed at the finish line. Read More
Public Education
Illinois to require bell-to-bell student phone ban in public schools(The Center Square) – Legislation to ban the use of cell phones by students from bell-to-bell officially passed both chambers in the Illinois Capitol on Sunday, sending the bill… Read More
Courts
Illinois mom files federal lawsuit after school district secretly transitioned her child behind her backAn Illinois school district is facing a federal class-action lawsuit over claims it secretly transitioned a minor student’s gender identity at school. The mother of a high school student enrolled… Read More
Government
Illinois lawmakers attempting to rush abortion, sex-change bills in session’s final weeksIllinois lawmakers are aggressively advancing a slate of controversial bills aimed at expanding abortion access, altering medical record transparency and bypassing parental rights. The legislative session ends May 31, and pro-life advocates are… Read More
Government
Faith on display: New bill would mandate ‘In God We Trust’ on all federal buildingsA new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to permanently display the national motto in every federal building across the country. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois, introduced… Read More
Government
‘She was not a statistic’: Illinois Dems called out by ‘Angel Dad’ over daughter’s death by illegal immigrantA grieving father criticized Illinois Democrats during a congressional committee hearing Wednesday for ignoring the murder of his daughter by an illegal immigrant. Angel dad Joe Abraham… Read More
Politics
Prominent Illinois Democrat breaks with progressives on crime, illegal aliensA noted Illinois Democrat is breaking ranks with progressives in Chicago over the Sheridan Gorman murder, calling for deportation of the alleged perpetrator to the Terrorism Confinement Center in… Read More
Politics
Strong majority of Illinois voters support federal school choice program in Tuesday primaryResidents across Illinois gave a resounding “yes” to school choice Tuesday, with 63% of primary voters indicating they want the state to join the new federal school choice tax… Read More
Politics
26-year-old Democrat might win major House upset due to one unlikely demographic, poll shows(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old former social media influencer, may win a crowded Democratic primary in a major upset due to her strong backing by… Read More
Politics
WATCH: Illinois diversity leaders dodge questions as they slip farther from goals(The Center Square) — Illinois’ highly paid diversity commissioners dodged in-person questions from The Center Square last week about their decisions that have, in effect, made it more difficult… Read More
Public Education
Illinois district’s multimillion-dollar plan to switch transportation providers raises cost, logistics concernsAmid budget cut conversations, Rockford Public Schools (RPS) in Illinois is considering a new transportation provider – which will charge even higher fees than the district’s current contractor, WIFR … Read More