Birth control advisory referendum an election year ploy
The Catholic Conference of Illinois today issued the following statement on an advisory referenedum on mandated birth control. The statement can also be viewed here as a PDF. STATEMENT ON HOUSE BILL 5755: Advisory Referendum on Mandated Birth Control On May 28,...
CCI Radio Hour: May 19, 2014
May 19, 2014 show What's up with POLST (Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment), and Senate Bill 3076? Ethicist Amy Martin from Presence Health joins Bob to clear up the confusion, noting the voluntary form "is meant to be protective of the...
"Freedom to Serve" video highlights 2014 Fortnight for Freedom
Education Newsletter: March 2014
The deadline to get bills through committees just passed, so we now have a better idea of which education bills have a chance to get a vote on the floor. Read our March 2014 Education Newsletter to find out which pieces of legislation are still alive.
IL Supreme Court calls for review of juvenile mandatory life without parole sentences
The Illinois Supreme Court today ruled that Adolfo Davis, who was sentenced to mandatory life without parole for crimes he commited as a juvenile, should receive a new sentencing hearing. The decision comes on the heels of the 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling...
CCI Radio Hour: March 17, 2014
March 17, 2014 show Illinois primary election is tomorrow, so Bob talks about the GOP race for governor and the hotly contested legislative races in the Chicagoland area with Dr. Chris Mooney, director of the University of Illinois' Institute of Government and...
Education Newsletter: February 2014
The deadline for the introduction of new bills for the spring legislative session was Feb. 14, so we've sifted through the new legislation for measures that would impact our Catholic schools. We break down the new initiatives in our February 2014 newsletter...
CCI Radio Hour: Feb. 24, 2014
Feb. 24, 2014 show CCI Executive Director Bob Gilligan takes on the debate over increasing the minimum wage by talking with folks on both ends of the opinion spectrum. First, Kim Bobo, founder and executive director of Interfaith Worker Justice, talks about why we...
Education Newsletter: January 2014
Consider this edition of our education newsletter a primer on the basics on advocating for our Catholic schools. Learn about school choice, state regulations and funding of grant programs, including the all-important Textbook Block Grant. Read about it here in our...
CCI Radio Hour: Jan. 27, 2014
Jan. 27, 2014 show CCI staffers Marilou Gervacio and Zach Wichmann join Bob to talk about the 2014 spring legislative session, which begins on Jan. 29 with the governor's State of the State address. Bob is then joined by Jerry Dykstra of Open Doors USA, an...