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'Trying to thread a needle': Changes to IL Right of Conscience law intended to 'provide cover' for Pritzker administration, lawyer says

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Oct 26, 2021 @ 9:13pm

Downstate attorney Tom Devore, who is behind a barrage of lawsuits vs Gov. JB Pritzker and others, says proposed changes to the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act are an 'absurd' attempt to legally justify past actions by Pritzker related to COVID vaccine mandates and COVID-related restrictions.
'Bringing balance back': Reforms could be coming to IL biometrics law used to 'extort' IL employers, advocates say

By Jonathan Bilyk | Wednesday, Mar 10, 2021 @ 5:11pm

A proposal to reform provisions in the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act used for years by lawyers to target employers over technical violations of the law, drew rare bipartisan support in an Illinois state House committee vote on March 9.
Before Speaker, Welch embroiled by Proviso court fight over school law contracts, defamatory blog posts, indictments

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Feb 9, 2021 @ 10:48am

Court dockets in Chicago are rife with legal actions over Welch's former 'insider' activity at Proviso Township High School District 209, which included alleged defamatory blog posts amid a bruising battle over the school district's legal services contract.