Marriage Lobby Day Set for Feb. 20 at State Capitol in Springfield

Marriage Lobby Day Set for Feb. 20 at State Capitol in Springfield

The Illinois Family Institute is sponsoring a Lobby Day to Preserve Marriage on Wed., Feb. 20, 2013, at the state Capitol in Springfield. Show up at the Capitol rotunda at 10:30 a.m., and look for a table sponsored by IFI in a hallway off the rotunda, where you can...
CCI applauds final passage of temporary licenses for immigrants

CCI applauds final passage of temporary licenses for immigrants

The Illinois House today passed Senate Bill 957, paving the way for undocumented immigrants to apply for Temporary Visitor Driver's Licenses. House lawmakers approved the measure on a 65-46 vote. (Read the roll call here.) The Senate previously passed the...
CCI supports Medicaid expansion to more low-income adults

CCI supports Medicaid expansion to more low-income adults

The Catholic Conference of Illinois is backing an expansion of Medicaid to adults earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level. The expansion, embodied in House Bill 106 and Senate Bill 26, is part of the federal health care act passed in 2010. The...