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Today, the House Transportation-Vehicles and Safety Committee passed Senate Bill 1786, the License to Work Act. SB 1786 will now await a full vote in the Illinois House during the veto session.
This evening, the Illinois House passed Senate Bill 2090. The bill requires county jails and election authorities to collaborate in creating a process that ensures pre-trial detainees in jail can cast their ballot during elections.
The following can be attributed to Colleen Connell, Executive Director of the ACLU of Illinois:
The following can be attributed to Colleen Connell, Executive Director of the ACLU of Illinois:
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed a change to the Health Care Rights Law, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which would roll back non-discrimination protections for transgender and nonbinary people. This proposed rule would also eliminate antidiscrimination prote
Earlier today, the Illinois House Executive Committee approved Senate Bill 2090.