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* Capitol News Illinois…

A bill that would ban for-profit immigrant detention centers in Illinois is on its way to Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

The Illinois Senate voted 34-14 on Thursday to pass House Bill 2020. It passed the House on April 10 by an 85-26 vote.

The bill would prohibit the state or any local unit of government from entering into any agreement to detain people in privately-owned facilities. It also prohibits them from spending any money to subsidize or defray the costs of developing or operating one. […]

The bill was introduced in response to a proposal to build a private federal detention center in the village of Dwight, about 80 miles southwest of Chicago.

* Let’s now move on to HB822…

Allows a school to maintain a supply of glucagon in any secure location that is immediately accessible to a school nurse or delegated care aide

Dusty Rhodes has the story of how this bill came about…

Last year, a school nurse in East Moline faced a moral dilemma when a diabetic student lost consciousness in her office. Now she’s trying to make sure no other school nurse has to face the same tough choice.

Low blood sugar can usually be cured with orange juice and a granola bar. But those snacks and glucose tabs weren’t helping the 7th grader sitting in Jennifer Jacobs’ office.

Go read the whole thing. You’ll be glad you did.

And now let’s move from “What a great story!” to “What the heck?”

* Sinclair Broadcast Group’s News Channel 20…

A bill that would allow food stamp recipients to use SNAP vouchers at restaurants now heads to the governor’s desk.

The bill has passed both Illinois chambers. It now awaits Governor JB Pritzker’s signature.

HB3343, also known as the ‘Restaurant Meals Program’, would expand the options for food stamp users by allowing them to eat at certain restaurants.

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Only SNAP benefit recipients who are disabled, elderly or homeless would qualify for the program.

The photo at the top of the story shows healthy-looking, non-elderly, likely not homeless black people having drinks with their food at a nice restaurant…

Do better.

* Other stuff…

* Low Tax Rates ‘Key’ For Sports Betting Success In Illinois

* IL Lawmakers Approve Expanding MAP Grant Eligibility

* Democratic legislation would take appointments away from GOP county board chairman: If Hoffman’s measure goes through, it would lead to Granite City, a traditionally Democratic area, to having its mayor on the sanitary board, and setting up Democratic control of the board.

* McSweeney’s township consolidation bill heads to Pritzker’s desk for consideration

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, May 17, 19 @ 1:45 pm

Comments

Do better.

Sinclair is doing very well exactly what they intend to do.

Alas.

– MrJM

Comment by @misterjayem Friday, May 17, 19 @ 2:05 pm
===The photo at the top of the story shows healthy-looking, non-elderly, likely not homeless black people having drinks with their food at a nice restaurant…===

Nope. It is disabled, elderly, homeless Cory Booker come to steal your welfare, white people.

Comment by Ducky LaMoore Friday, May 17, 19 @ 2:07 pm
Appreciate you calling out Sinclair’s racism.

Maybe Boris Epshteyn can issue an apology. /s

Comment by Moe Berg Friday, May 17, 19 @ 2:11 pm
Sinclair updated the photo from black folks to white folks. So, that’s what they took from your directive to “Do better.”

Comment by Montrose Friday, May 17, 19 @ 2:13 pm
The photo at the top of the story shows healthy-looking, non-elderly, likely not homeless black people having drinks with their food at a nice restaurant…

“That’s just like, your opinion, man”

Comment by Donnie Elgin Friday, May 17, 19 @ 2:13 pm
As to the SNAP bill, I think it’s a good call.
Right now you can’t buy a “hot meal” or even most prepared meals at the grocery store.
There are a lot of folks who come to see us in this category. The homeless don’t have the ability to cook something usually. There are also many folks who don’t have the mobility or motor skills to fix food. This allows them to buy the “hot food” or prepared meals at the grocery store.
I’m being honest here. That’s what I see happening
Not
Going out to Olive Garden
Remember
The Federal Government pays 100% of the cost of SNAP.
This isn’t coming from Illinois tax money.
Also please get out of the oppressive mindset that the homeless, disabled or elderly are grifters and getting away with something.
You have no idea how hard life is for some of these folks.
They sure don’t waste that benefit.
They hunt sales like nobody.
No one can smell a bargain/sale from further off than someone from East St. Louis.
They stretch those stamps.
This only allows those folks who have trouble preparing food, the chance to get prepared food.
Nobody is runnin game or getting one over

Comment by Honeybear Friday, May 17, 19 @ 2:17 pm
“Do better”

They apparently did. The picture is now a bunch of white families in casual wear with their soft drinks.

Comment by City Zen Friday, May 17, 19 @ 2:39 pm
If the objective is to help feed people, allowing SNAP users to patronize “all you can eat buffets” seems like a no brainer.

Comment by Hamlet's Ghost Friday, May 17, 19 @ 2:42 pm
Jennifer Jacobs - a really great person & a hero to boot.

Comment by Interim Retiree Friday, May 17, 19 @ 3:00 pm
The McSweeney-Link township bill passed 44-3 in the Senate. That kind of bipartisan support for reform is scarce. Good job!

Comment by anon2 Friday, May 17, 19 @ 3:28 pm
Even with a picture of white people, how would you feel if your family happened to be the ones in the photo that Sinclair was using as an example?

And realistically, using SNAP on something like McDonald’s or Taco Bell, even even 7-11 hot dogs is probably a very cost efficient source of calories.

Comment by Chip Friday, May 17, 19 @ 5:03 pm