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Rachel Hinton

Former staff reporter

Rachel Hinton is a former staff reporter who covered politics.

The legislation also creates an advisory group for youth health and safety issues that will identify laws and policies that affect parenting and pregnant people under age 18.
Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin is considering entering the 2022 governor’s race. Sources say Irvin will have billionaire Ken Griffin’s support — a notion Griffin and a source close to him tried to shut down.
La legislación que Pritzker promulgó el martes permite que las parteras pasen por un proceso de licencia recientemente creado para brindar atención antes, durante y después del parto.
The three Democrats also seeking the party’s endorsement — Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia and Ald. David Moore (17th) Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd) — said they’d stay in the race, though Dowell said she’ll have to “assess how I’m going to move forward.”
The legislation Pritzker signed into law Tuesday allows for midwives to go through a newly created licensing process to provide care before, during and after delivery.
Democratic consultants offered mixed reactions to Pritzker’s name being floated as a potential presidential contender, noting he has his own potentially tough reelection battle to worry about first.
The governor issued a disaster proclamation for 28 counties in central and southern Illinois, including Bond, Cass, Effingham, Jackson, Kankakee, Lawrence and Madison.
State Sen. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, picked Stephanie Trussell, a “hardworking conservative” and former WLS-AM 890 talk show host, to join the 2022 ticket.
State Rep. Jonathan Carroll said Thursday he decided not to pursue the law because of the “unintended divisive nature” of the proposal, which led to threats against his family and even his synagogue.