Extra Extra: Sen. Kirk 'Strongly' Opposes Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act
By Lisa White in News on Apr 1, 2015 10:40PM
- On Wednesday Sen. Mark Kirk distanced himself from others in the GOP and released a statement of opposition to Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act. “I strongly oppose what Governor Pence did. We should not enshrine bigotry under the cover of religion,” Kirk said. [Sun-Times]
- A convicted murdered who escaped from Kankakee prison earlier this morning is still at large. [Sun-Times]
- Harrington College of Design is set to close. Current students will be able to transfer to Columbia College. [DNAinfo Chicago]
- Robert Blagojevich says justice has not been served because "Jesse Jackson Jr. is still a free man." [Sun-Times]
- Get ready to feel supremely lazy— this Chicago cyclist bikes to and from work every day...20 miles each way. [WGN]
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