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  2. Letters to the Editor: Honoring Illinois foster parents and ...

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    May 13, 2024 at 7:00 AM. During National Foster Care month, let’s take a break from the challenges facing Illinoischild welfare system to instead spotlight the unsung heroes of Illinois: our ...

  3. Ex-Illinois child welfare worker guilty of endangerment after ...

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    A judge convicted a former state child welfare worker Friday of child endangerment in connection with the 2019 beating death of a 5-year-old suburban Chicago boy by his mother, but the judge ...

  4. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

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    The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act ( UCCJEA) is a Uniform Act drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1997. The UCCJEA has since been adopted by 49 U.S. States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. As of 2021, the only state that has not adopted the ...

  5. Stephen Moore (writer) - Wikipedia

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    In 2015 he declared, "We have got to get rid of the Federal Reserve and move towards a gold standard in this country!" Few economists support a gold standard. During a 2016 debate on the minimum wage, Moore stated, "I'm a radical on this. I'd get rid of a lot of these child labor laws. I want people starting to work at 11, 12."

  6. LGBT rights in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Adoption. Same-sex couples may jointly adopt. Illinois is seen as one of the most progressive states in the United States in regard to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights and often viewed as one of the most liberal states in the Midwestern United States. [2] [3] Same-sex sexual activity has been legal since 1962, after ...

  7. Fathers' rights movement in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Masculism. The fathers' rights movement in the United States is a group that provides fathers with education, support and advocacy on family law issues of child custody, access, child support, domestic violence and child abuse. Members protest what they see as evidence of gender bias against fathers in the branches and departments of various ...

  8. Illinois Fair Tax - Wikipedia

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    It also creates a per-child tax credit of up to $100 for couples earning less than $100,000 and single persons earning less than $80,000. The new tax rates do not include any taxation of retirement income. 2020 statewide vote Support and opposition

  9. Killing of Wadea al-Fayoume - Wikipedia

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    Aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Hate crime (2 counts) On October 14, 2023, Wadea al-Fayoume ( Arabic: وديع الفيوم, romanized : Wadīʿa al-Fayyūm ), a six-year-old Palestinian-American boy, was killed when he was stabbed 26 times in his home in Plainfield Township, Illinois. His mother, Hanaan Shahin, was also stabbed and ...