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A former lobbyist for an Illinois environmental organization has filed a lawsuit against her former employer for pregnancy discrimination, alleging the organization’s executive director told her not to have a baby during the legislative session and ultimately fired her when she was eight months pregnant.
The lawsuit was filed by Lisa Koerner against the Illinois Environmental Council, an advocacy group that lobbies for environmental causes. Koerner worked as the group’s government affairs director from June 2023 until she was terminated in February 2024, according to the lawsuit.
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Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain at a news conference in 2021.
Kane County sheriff says Illinois bail reform to blame for increase in jail population and arrest warrants
At the Kane County Board Committee of the Whole meeting, Sheriff Ron Hain said the state’s new bail reform is to blame for recent public safety data that shows an increase in the county’s jail population and arrest warrant entries. Read more here.
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