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Dahlia’s Story: The Joy of a New Baby Becomes a Nightmare
Tuesday, Mar 17, 2015 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Our names are Eric and Evilyn Ramirez. We were excited for the birth of our first child; instead it turned into a nightmare. Our daughter, Dahlia, needed surgery a month after she was born. A surgery we were told was routine. However, something went terribly wrong when the surgeons made the first cut. A preventable operating room “flash fire” set Dahlia’s body on fire. It burned our baby over 37 percent of her body with 2nd and 3rd degree burns. Her face was burned, and she lost part of her nose, fingertips and thumbs. Dahlia was without oxygen for at least 15 minutes, which triggered a cardiac emergency that left her brain-damaged and resulted in Dahlia suffering from cerebral palsy today. If it weren’t for the civil justice system, we would not have had the resources to pay for Dahlia’s everyday care, therapies, specialized education and future surgeries that she needs to overcome her injuries as best she can. It will allow us to give Dahlia all the things she will need to live as close to a normal life as possible. The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association fights to ensure all citizens get equal footing in the courtroom. To learn more about Dahlia, click here.
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Credit Unions are a Smarter Choice
Tuesday, Mar 17, 2015 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] 
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Stop the satellite TV tax
Tuesday, Mar 17, 2015 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] The cable industry is asking lawmakers to place a NEW 5% tax on satellite TV service. The satellite tax is not about fairness, equity or parity – it’s a tax increase on the 1.3 million Illinois families and businesses who subscribe to satellite TV. Satellite Tax Will Hurt Illinois Families and Small Businesses
• This tax will impact every bar, restaurant and hotel that subscribes to satellite TV service, which will translate into higher prices, decreased revenues, and fewer jobs. • Rural Illinois has no choice: In many parts of Illinois, cable refuses to provide TV service to rural communities. Satellite TV is their only option. Satellite Tax Is Not About Parity or Fairness
• Satellite companies don’t pay franchise fees for one simple reason: We use satellites—unlike cable, we don’t need to dig up streets and sidewalks to deliver our TV service. • Making satellite subscribers pay franchise fees—or, in this case, an equivalent amount in taxes—would be like taxing the air. It’s no different than making airline passengers pay a fee for laying railroad tracks. They don’t use; they shouldn’t have to pay for it. Tell Your Lawmakers to Stop The Satellite TV Tax
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Benefits & Risks
Tuesday, Mar 17, 2015 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] We depend on reliable, clean-air energy from nuclear facilities to power Illinois and drive our economy. But some of Illinois’ nuclear energy facilities are at risk of closing prematurely. Their closure could cost the state $1.8 billion in lost economic activity, nearly 8,000 highly skilled jobs, wholesale price increases of almost 10 percent, or $437 million, for ComEd customers, and significant increases in carbon and other pollutants, according to a State of Illinois report from January 2015. In fact, the cost to Illinois of allowing nuclear plants to prematurely retire are as much as 12 times greater than the actual cost of the LCPS, when fully considering increased wholesale power prices, transmission costs, adverse economic impacts, and adverse environmental impacts, according to the report. The Illinois Low Carbon Portfolio Standard (LCPS) is a market-based approach that would preserve the state’s existing low carbon energy sources (including nuclear power), incent the addition of more renewables, and advance Illinois’ position as the nation’s clean-air energy leader. Currently, not all low-carbon sources of energy in Illinois are valued for the clean air benefits they provide. In particular, Illinois’ nuclear facilities have been overlooked, despite providing 90 percent of our state’s carbon-free power. The LCPS would correct this flaw in Illinois’ energy policy. Members of the General Assembly: Support the Illinois Low Carbon Portfolio Standard and Include Zero Carbon, Reliable Nuclear Energy In Illinois’ Energy Future. Learn More: http://www.NuclearPowersIllinois.com
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