Prayer in schools passes education committee in Illinois
The Illinois Senate Education Committee advanced HB 4117 allowing voluntary student initiated prayers in public schools. Opponents from Peoria and a Chicago suburb argued it could pressure participation and violate church state separation. The measure seeks after school or cafeteria prayers must be voluntary and not led by staff.
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Dan Cronin
Elmhurst
Peoria
Chicago
Cronin
Senyszyn
Illinois
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Jonathan C. Wright
R-Hartsburg
Wright
Supreme Court
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Blagojevich Promises Help For Illinois Union Labor
Democratic candidate Rod Blagojevich addressed 3000 union workers at AFL-CIO solidarity day rally in Springfield promising to reopen Vienna Correctional Center if elected. House Speaker Madigan and union leaders urged lawmakers to keep labor interests, while Jim Ryan also pledged support for prisons.
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Abraham Lincoln
Rod Blagojevich
Blagojevich
Afl-Cio
Matt Darnell
International Union of Operating Engineers
Marion
Illinois
Brothers and Sisters
Michael J Madigan
Chicago
Vienna Correctional Center
George Ryan
Privatization bid for prison services rejected in Illinois
Springfield Senate Executive Committee votes 8-5 to bar privatizing food and commissary services in state prisons under HB 3714. Critics cite job losses, worker safety, and questionable cost savings despite Aramark's bid claiming 28 million dollars in state savings and in-house training.
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George H. Ryan
Senate Executive Committee
Illinois Department of Corrections
Department of Corrections
Carl E. Hawkinson
Galesburg
Hawkinson
Larry Woolard
Carterville
Ryan
Woolard
Henry Bayer
Illinois
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union
Oak Brook Terrace
Larry Bearden
Corrections Department
George Detella
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