Illinois Quick Hits: Save Abandoned Babies campaign launched
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the Save Abandoned Babies Foundation announced on Wednesday a new campaign designed to quickly connect the public to information about the state’s baby safe haven law.
DCFS said it would mail weatherproof stickers with a universal QR code to every safe haven in the state, providing discreet access to information and support through the Save Abandoned Babies Foundation website.
Under the law, a parent may hand an unharmed newborn up to 30 days old to staff at a designated safe haven and walk away without fear of prosecution.
In Illinois, safe havens are hospitals, emergency medical care facilities, police stations, firehouses, college and university police stations, and Illinois State Police district headquarters.
U.S. REP INTRODUCES STUDENT VOTER DATA PROTECTION ACT
Illinois Republican U.S. Rep. Mary Miller has introduced legislation she says will protect college students’ personal information from being shared without their consent for partisan voter registration drives.
Miller introduced the Student Voter Data Protection Act on Wednesday. The measure requires student participation in such data sharing to be opt-in rather than opt-out.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES COMPANY PRESIDENT SENTENCED
A federal judge has sentenced the president of an environmental services company to six years and eight months in prison for knowingly leaving asbestos at a Waukegan demolition site after accepting full payment for the purported remediation.
Carl Fioravanti, 58, of Lansing pleaded guilty earlier this year to wire fraud and tax charges. Prosecutors said Fioravanti’s company, Alliance Environmental Control, Inc., left enormous amounts of asbestos-containing materials at the site Fioravanti certified as fully remediated.
CHICAGO FED’S NFCI REMAINS UNCHANGED
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s National Financial Conditions Index was unchanged at –0.56 in the week ending Sept. 11, suggesting steady financial conditions.
Negative NFCI values have been historically associated with looser-than-average financial conditions where credit is considered to be easier and cheaper for businesses and consumers.
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