HB 4126 – Improvements to the Invest in Kids Scholarship Program
Please call your Illinois State House Representatives to express support for House Bill 4126. The legislation improves the Invest in Kids Scholarship Program. The Invest in Kids Scholarship Program was enacted in 2017 to help children from middle to low income...
Amendment to Health Care Right of Conscience Act Passes IL General Assembly
CCI Statement on the Repeal of Parental Notice of Abortion Act
CATHOLIC CONFERENCE OF ILLINOIS DENOUNCES PARENTAL NOTICE OF ABORTION REPEAL On behalf of the Illinois' bishops and our entire Catholic community, the Catholic Conference of Illinois denounces the Illinois General Assembly's vote to repeal the Parental Notice of...
CCI Statement in Opposition to Amending the Health Care Right of Conscience Act
CCI opposes amendments to the Health Care Right of Conscience Act
Save the Parental Notice of Abortion Law!
UPDATE: October 26, 2021 The Illinois General Assembly is going to vote this week on an attempt to repeal the Parental Notice of Abortion Act. Please contact your legislator and ask them to oppose House Bill 370 Senate Amendment 1. It's back. For the past three years,...
Spring 2021 Legislative Roundup
Invest in Kids Act: In the Budget Implementation Act (BIMP), we were successful in fighting off the Governor's proposed cuts and in achieving a one-year extension of the program. The Invest in Kids Tax Credit is now scheduled to expire on January 1, 2024. This change...
ASK YOUR LEGISLATORS TO OPPOSE HOUSE BILL 2789
House Bill 2789 (see fact sheet here) seeks to codify, during a gubernatorial declared public health emergency, a new complaint process against public and nonpublic schools that can apparently be submitted by anyone for any perceived violation of mitigation efforts....
Extreme Proposed Changes to Schools’ Sex-Ed Curriculum in SB818
SB 818 mandates adding considerable course material and instruction on sex education in public schools. After reviewing the materials mandated in the bill that are contained in the National Sex Education Standards, the Catholic Conference feels compelled to speak...