Pritzker signs assault weapons ban – Health News Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed an assault weapons ban into law, a proposal that some health leaders have called for in recent weeks.
Lawmakers approve healthcare omnibus – Health News Illinois
Lawmakers on Tuesday approved a wide-ranging proposal intended to address various healthcare issues in Illinois.
Agreed-upon abortion bill passes General Assembly – Health News Illinois
Both chambers of the General Assembly signed off Tuesday on agreed-upon legislation to protect access to abortion services and healthcare workers that provide services.
Sterigenics’ parent company reaches $408 million agreement to settle more than 800 cases – Health News Illinois
The parent company of Sterigenics announced Monday it has reached a $408 million agreement to settle the more than 870 ethylene oxide cases pending in Illinois over emissions at its former Willowbrook facility.
Senate approves agreed-upon bill on assault weapons ban – Health News Illinois
The state Senate on Monday approved an agreed-upon bill to ban assault weapons in the state, a plan that health leaders across Illinois have called for in recent weeks.
Pritzker calls for constitutional protection of abortion access – Health News Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker is calling for a constitutional amendment to protect access to abortion. National trends related to abortion “demand” that Illinois protect reproductive rights, the governor said during his inauguration speech Monday in Springfield. “The right to privacy and bodily autonomy demand that we establish a constitutional protection for reproductive rights in Illinois,” Pritzker […]
73 Illinois counties at elevated COVID-19 risk – Health News Illinois
Federal health officials recommend indoor masking in public in 28 Illinois counties due to COVID-19 trends, up 23 from the prior week, according to the most recent federal data.
Senate hears discussion on abortion legislation as Welch calls for action – Health News Illinois
Illinois Senators debated a proposal Monday morning to strengthen access to abortion and protect healthcare workers who provide such services, after the head of the House said he will not accept a “watered-down” version of a bill that passed his chamber last week.
On the record with Katherine Baicker, dean of the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy – Health News Illinois
As lawmakers reconvene at the state and federal level, it will be important for them to have a deeper conversation on what healthcare needs to look like moving forward, said Katherine Baicker, dean of the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. “I think the debate often gets boiled down to the question of […]
On the record with Katherine Baicker, dean of the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy – Health News Illinois
As lawmakers reconvene at the state and federal level, it will be important for them to have a deeper conversation on what healthcare needs to look like moving forward, said Katherine Baicker, dean of the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. “I think the debate often gets boiled down to the question of […]