SCOTUS Rejects Trump’s Bid To Deploy National Guard To Illinois
(Chicago, IL) — The U.S. Supreme Court is rejecting President Trump’s bid to deploy the National Guard to Illinois. The nation’s high court ruled that the government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in the state. The ruling comes after lower federal courts delayed the president’s troop deployment in Illinois. Governor Pritzker called it a “big win for Illinois and American democracy.” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said the decision doesn’t just protect Chicago, but protects cities around the country who have been threatened by Trump’s campaign against immigrants and Democratic-led cities.
Pope Leo Disappointed In Illinois’ Assisted Suicide Law
(Chicago, IL) — Pope Leo the 14th is “very disappointed” that Governor Pritzker signed a new Illinois law allowing for medically assisted suicide. Leo said he spoke with Governor Pritzker and urged him to not sign the bill, adding that Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich did the same. The Pope said they were very clear about the necessity to respect the sacredness of life from the very beginning to the very end. Pritzker signed the legislation earlier this month. The measure provides qualified terminally ill patients with the option to seek medication to end their lives on their own terms in consultation with physicians.
HFS Increasing Funding For Planned Parenthood to Protect Reproductive Healthcare In Illinois
(Springfield, IL) — The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services is investing four-million-dollars for Planned Parenthood to protect reproductive healthcare access across Illinois. The funding will go towards Medicaid family planning programming to counteract the federal defunding of Planned Parenthood in Trump’s budget bill. That includes critical services like contraception, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, and cancer screenings.