Monday, May 15, 2023
Today’s headlines:
- Abortion rights supporters in Champaign-Urbana are trying to pass legislation to force crisis pregnancy centers to be more explicit about the services they do and don’t provide.
- Gun shop owners say they’re stuck in the middle as conflicting decisions in the challenges to Illinois’ ban on semi-automatic firearms play out in the courts.
- The Illinois Senate has passed bills aimed at improving access to healthcare.
- The Illinois Republican Party chair says the GOP needs to embrace voting by mail.
In today’s deep dive, we hear a conversation with the first Latina member of the Urbana School District’s Board of Education.
Reporting today contributed by Farrah Anderson, Mawa Iqbal, Camryn Cutinello, Tim Shelley and Luis Velazquez.
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