Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday called up 75 members of the Illinois National Guard to help organize shelter, food and medical care for migrants arriving by bus from Texas.
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J.B. Pritzker, Illinois governor, signs COVID vaccine amendment to ‘right of conscience’ law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed into law a change to the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act that would allow those who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine to potentially face repercussions. The law was adopted in 1978 to…
Federal COVID shot opt-out not as clear as Democrats claim
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Lawsuits against Illinois over required COVID-19 vaccination were accumulating and the reason was clear: the legal claims leverage of the state’s Health Care Right of Conscience Act in stating religious objections to the …
Illinois Democrats push bill to eliminate ‘conscience’ as basis for refusing COVID-19 vaccine
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois law has for more than four decades protected those who oppose providing or receiving medical treatment because of their religious beliefs. Now Democrats want an exception to allow repercussions for those who refuse va…