Cook dinner County Choose Revokes Order To Take away Custody Of An Unvaccinated Lady | Crime and Courts

Dr. Ali Khan prepares injections of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on February 14, 2021 at Steinmetz High School in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood of Chicago.

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A Cook County judge who removed custody of children from a woman for not being vaccinated against COVID-19 overturned that order on Monday, which means the woman can see her 11-year-old son again, she said Attorney.

Rebecca Firlit and her ex-husband were in a child support hearing on Aug. 10 when Judge James Shapiro asked if she had been vaccinated, Annette Fernholz said.

When Firlit said she did not do this – she reacted badly to other vaccines and is under a doctor’s order not to receive the vaccination, Fernholz said – Shaprio suspended her parental leave “until (she) provided sufficient evidence to this court for one Vaccination against COVID-19 “, according to court records.

Chicago’s Fox 32 newscast ran an article about the order over the weekend, and Shapiro picked it up on Monday, though Fernholz said she wasn’t sure this was the end of the matter.

“The way this command is written invites the father to bring the subject back before him,” she said.

The ex-husband’s lawyer was not immediately available for comment. A spokeswoman for Cook County’s chief judge Tim Evans said the court rules mean neither he nor Shapiro can comment on the order.

Governor JB Pritzker has announced new safety protocols that include a renewed nationwide mandate for wearing masks indoors.

Check out the new Illinois laws that went into effect July 1st

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The Democratic-controlled Illinois General Assembly has passed 665 bills this legislature, with the vast majority awaiting the signature of Governor JB Pritzker.

But Pritzker signed 42 bills. A handful of these will go into effect on January 1, 2022, but most of them went into effect immediately after they were signed or will go into effect this Thursday.

Here are some notable new laws that are in effect now or Thursday that Illinois people should know about.

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Electoral reform

With delays in the redistribution of the U.S. census numbers caused by the pandemic, lawmakers have postponed the 2022 state primaries from March 15 to June 28. Legislation also makes Election Day a national holiday and requires that every county have at least one universal voting center and allow people to be added to a permanent mailing list. (SB825)

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Vote by email

Some changes in voting for the 2020 general election caused by a pandemic, such as: (House bill 1871)

Legal redistribution of land

Since they are mandated every 10 years, lawmakers approved new county boundaries for the Illinois House and Senate. The maps drawn by the Democrats, using the American Community Survey of the U.S. Census instead of waiting for the 10-year census numbers to arrive later this year, have been challenged in court by Republicans and a few other groups. (HB2777)

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Illinois Supreme Court reassignment

The county boundaries of the nine-member Illinois Supreme Court were successfully redrawn for the first time since the 1960s. Again, the Republicans are questioning the map. (SB642)

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Police reform

No more controversial law was passed that year than House Law 3653, also known as the SAFE-T Law, which was passed during the lame duck this January. The provisions on the termination of the cash deposit and the obligation of all police officers to wear body cameras will not come into force until 2023 and 2025 respectively. But from Thursday the police must provide assistance to the injured, intervene in the event of excessive use of force and limit the use of force. It also provides stricter guidelines for decertifying officers and would allow people to file anonymous complaints about police misconduct. (HB3653)

Payday loan

Lenders are now prohibited from charging more than 36% of the annual interest rate on consumer loans. The average rate in Illinois before the law was signed was nearly 300%. (SB1792)

Vaccination lottery

The state budget for fiscal year 2022 includes $ 10 million for a “vaccine lottery”. All Illinois residents vaccinated by July 1 will automatically be entered into the competition. It includes $ 7 million in cash prizes for vaccinated adults ranging from $ 100,000 to $ 1 million and $ 3 million in scholarships for vaccinated teenagers. (SB2800)

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COVID-19 emergency shelter

Creates guidelines for distributing more than $ 1 billion to federal stimulus funds for COVID-related housing assistance. Also creates an automatic sealing of evictions during the pandemic. (SB2877)

Pre-negotiation interest

Victims of personal injury and wrongful death can claim interest from the defendants from the time the lawsuit is brought. There should be incentives to resolve these cases. It was supported by the trial attorneys and rejected by business groups. (SB72)

Casino work

All Illinois casino applicants are now required to enter into a project employment contract when applying for a new or renewed license. (SB1360)

Compensation for crime victims

Determines that a victim’s criminal history or crime status does not automatically prevent compensation from being made to the victim or the victim’s family. Extends the applicant’s time to provide the requested information from 30 days to 45 days and provides that a final arbitration award will not exceed $ 45,000 (previously $ 27,000) for a crime committed on or after August 7, 2022 allowed. (HB3295)

Electronic signature

Specifies that a contract, record, or signature cannot be denied validity or enforceability just because it is in electronic form or because an electronic record was used in its creation. Specifies that if a law requires it to be in writing, an electronic record will satisfy the law. (SB2176)

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