civil unions

Morning headlines: Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Julie Bierach and The Associated Press — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:32:12 +0000

Smoking opponents are back to the drawing board in St. Charles County

Catholic Charities withdraws civil unions lawsuit

The Associated Press — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:48:28 +0000

Catholic Charities says it's withdrawing from a legal battle over Illinois' civil unions law and no longer is providing state-funded services.

The move ends the group's long history in Illinois of providing foster care and adoptions.

Diocese officials in Joliet, Springfield and Belleville say Monday's decision was reached with reluctance. The Catholic Diocese of Peoria withdrew last month.

Judge refuses to reconsider decision on Catholic Charities adoption, foster care issue

Illinois Public Radio — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:21:35 +0000

Reporting from Illinois Public Radio's Sean Crawford used in this report.

A judge has denied Catholic Charities' request to keep doing adoption and foster care placements for the State of Illinois.

Sangamon County Judge John Schmidt, who earlier had ruled Catholic Charities had no legal expectation to keep state contracts its had for decades, refused to reconsider that decision.

Hearing on hold in dispute over Catholic adoptions

The Associated Press — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:40:06 +0000

Catholic Charities is delaying its plan to ask a judge to reconsider or stay his ruling that Illinois officials may cut off the nonprofit's state contracts for adoptions and foster care placements.

A hearing had been scheduled Friday in Springfield on Catholic Charities' quest to have a Sangamon County judge rethink or hold off enforcing his recent ruling that favored the state.

Catholic Charities to appeal foster-care ruling

The Associated Press — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:09:36 +0000

An attorney for Catholic Charities says the not-for-profit agency will appeal a judge's ruling that the state of Illinois can stop working with the group on adoptions and foster-care placements.