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Illinois Issues: The Abortion Issue Is About To Heat Up
Illinois could become the most progressive state in the nation on abortion rights if a proposed bill is approved this year.
Illinois could become the most progressive state in the nation on abortion rights if a proposed bill is approved this year.
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke is calling for a new investigation into sex abuse in the Catholic Church. Church authorities are doing just that, but Burke says the matter cannot be left to the Catholic heirarchy.