217 Today: For a third time, Illinois lawmakers fail to pass Karina’s Bill aimed at protecting domestic violence victims

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From left to right, Maralea Negron, Director of policy, advocacy, and research at the The Network, Manny Alvarez, Karina Gonzalez’s son, and State Senator Celina Villanueva take a photo after a press conference in support of Karina’s Bill in 2023. The legislation, which would strengthen state law to protect domestic violence survivors from firearms, was not called for a vote in the just-completed legislative session.
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Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Today’s headlines:

  • The University of Illinois Flash Index of the state’s economy fell slightly from April to May, to 102.6.
  • 2022 statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation have shown a decrease in crime across Illinois, but the Chief of Police says that is not the case for Urbana anymore.
  • The Center for Performing Arts at Western Illinois University will be named after one of Western’s former presidents.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn more about why Illinois lawmakers have failed to pass Karina’s Bill aimed at protecting domestic violence victims. 

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Mae Antar, Rich Egger and Mawa Iqbal. 

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Stephanie Mosqueda

Stephanie Mosqueda is a senior majoring in journalism at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with minors in Spanish and public relations. She is the 217 Today producer and a reporter for the Illinois Student Newsroom.