Illinois
Illinois Republican delegates believe Trump will win regardless of whom he faces in November
MILWAUKEE (CBS) — As the Democrats sort out who their nominee will be—with pressure growing for President Biden to withdraw—Illinois’ Republicans are unbothered by whom former President Donald Trump faces come November.
At their breakfast Thursday—which ended with a rousing rendition of “God Bless America”—Illinois Republican delegates gave high marks for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. They thought vice presidential nominee JD Vance was a big hit.
They also think the disarray on the Democratic ticket is not a problem, but an opportunity. The delegates signaled total comfort and confidence with where things sit four months before the election.
With the increasingly likely scenario that Joe Biden will step aside, CBS News Chicago asked the GOP delegates what they think will happen—and what they would like to see happen—in the next few days as Mr. Biden makes his decision on whether to stay in this race.
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-Illinois) said moving Vice president Kamala Harris to the top of the ticket is the most logical step if Mr. Biden withdraws.
“It’s going to be very hard for them not to move up the vice president. That will be very hard to sell if they don’t do that,” said Bost. “I don’t care which one they put up. Right now, Donald Trump is going to beat them. Donald Trump is going to beat them.”
Illinoi state Rep. John Cabello (R-Machesney Park) also said he former President Trump to win regardless of whom he faces.
“I don’t think President Trump really cares who the next nominee is if it’s not Joe Biden,” said Cabello. “I mean, I think you see right now that the country is ready for the change back to President Trump. I think he wins in a landslide no matter who it is.”
President Biden arrived at his Delaware home Wednesday night, where he is recuperating from COVID-19. He will be sidelined for at least a few days as he self-isolated.
Former President Barack Obama is now reportedly questioning if Mr. Biden is the right candidate to face Trump in November, according to the Washington Post. He is the latest high-profile Democrat to do so, as several national news reports also cite sources questioning the future of Mr. Biden on the ticket.
One name that has been talked about as a possible replacement on the Democratic ticket as president or vice president is Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. But on Thursday, Pritzker said he was sticking with Mr. Biden.
“Look, I am supporting the nominee of the Democratic Party that right now is our {resident Joe Biden. So I’ve been campaigning—I went to Ohio and Indiana last weekend to campaign for President Biden, Vice President Harris—so I’m going to continue to do that,” Pritzker said Thursday. “He’s apparently going to be our nominee. He’s chosen to be our nominee.”
CBS News on Thursday released brand-new polling data showing Trump with his biggest lead yet. He is now up five points nationwide—with 52% preferring him, compared to 47% for President Biden.
Meanwhile, former President Trump was set to speak at the last night of the convention Thursday. The Illinois delegation has noted the leader of the MAGA movement has been less animated and more relaxed than we have grown accustomed to, and they expect that to translate to a different style of speaking Thursday night—likely to be less firebrand Trump and more contemplative.
“As all of you have seen over the last couple nights, what I noticed about President Trump—there’s a resolve about him; a reflectiveness as he sits in that box, and you never know how almost being assassinated can affect you, but it’s I think had a very positive effect on our party, and brought us together as I mentioned earlier,” said U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Illinois). “Tonight, I think we will see that in the speech, and I think it will be great for our party.”
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — After a brief lull in the weather on Friday, now another winter storm is setting its sights on central Illinois. Come Saturday, our next round of Winter is set to arrive. A new weather maker sweeps across the Upper Midwest, causing more snow to develop by mid-morning on Saturday. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued from 7AM Saturday through 8 PM Saturday evening. The snow will pick up intensity by late-morning and last through the afternoon into the early evening hours before ending. This new weather system will follow a path very similar to the previous storm system and spread a swath of moderate to locally heavy snow. Before the snow wraps up Saturday evening, expect another 2″-4″ for much of central Illinois, with afternoon high temperatures bitterly cold in the mid-teens.
But the worst blast of cold air comes in Saturday evening into Sunday. Frigid Arctic air surges down from Canada causing temperatures to really tumble, driving in the coldest weather we’ve had in a long time and certainly the coldest so far this season. A Cold Weather Advisory is issued from 8 PM Saturday through Noon on Sunday. Sunday morning will be dangerously cold with wind chills around 20 to 25 BELOW ZERO. With wind chills this extreme, it doesn’t take long to suffer from frostbite or hypothermia. Please stay inside to keep warm, but if you do need to venture out, limit the time you spend outdoors, and make sure to cover up all exposed skin by wearing a hat, scarf, and gloves. Sunday afternoon features lots of sunshine, but despite the sunshine, temperatures will be brutally cold and frigid with high temperatures stuck in the low single numbers while wind chills remain well below zero.
Expect more extremely chilly weather on Monday with wind chills still ranging from 5 to 15 BELOW ZERO in the morning and afternoon highs only reaching into the 20s. Then temperatures will finally start to warm up, and we should climb out of the deep freeze with highs in the mid to upper 30s on Tuesday.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new law Friday making Illinois the newest state allowing medically assisted dying in terminally ill residents.
Known as “Deb’s Law,” it allows eligible terminally ill adults with a prognosis to live six months or less to request a prescription from their doctor that would allow them to die on their own terms.
The legislation was narrowly approved by the Illinois Senate in October after the Illinois House passed it in May.
People on both sides of the debate over the controversial legislation lobbied the governor up until the last minute. Medical aid in dying, also called assisted suicide or dying with dignity, is already legal in 12 states. Eight more are considering similar legislation.
“I have been deeply impacted by the stories of Illinoisans or their loved ones that have suffered from a devastating terminal illness, and I have been moved by their dedication to standing up for freedom and choice at the end of life in the midst of personal heartbreak,” Pritzker said in a news release after signing the bill.
Pritzker’s signature makes Illinois the first state in the Midwest to allow medically assisted death.
Advocates for the law say it allows adults to die on their own terms when survival is already not an option. Opponents say the bill legalizes “state-sanctioned suicide.”
The law requires two doctors to determine a patient has a terminal disease and will die within six months. The medication provided would need to be requested both orally and in written documentation, and will have to be self-administered. The law also requires all patients opting into medical assistance in dying to have been full informed about all end-of-life care options, including comfort care, hospice, palliative care and pain control.
The law is named for Deb Robertson, a former social worker from Lombard who had an aggressive case of neuroendocrine carcinoma. She began advocating for medical aid in dying in 2022 and has been a central figure in the movement.
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Illinois
Advocates, opponents seek to sway Gov. JB Pritzker on medical aid in dying legislation passed by Illinois General Assembly
Illinois could soon join a growing list of states where terminally ill patients would be allowed to take life-ending medication prescribed by a doctor.
The Illinois Senate narrowly approved the “medical aid in dying” legislation in October, after the Illinois House passed it in May, and the legislation is now sitting on Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk.
Pritzker has not said if he’ll sign it, and the controversial legislation has people on both sides trying to bend the governor’s ear.
Medical aid in dying, also called assisted suicide or dying with dignity, is legal in 12 states, with eight others considering similar legislation.
If Pritzker allows the “End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act” passed by the Illinois General Assembly to become law, Illinois could be the first state in the Midwest to allow medical aid in dying.
Suzy Flack, whose son Andrew died of cancer, is among the advocates urging the governor to sign the bill.
Diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2017 in his home state of Illinois, three years later Andrew moved to California, where medical aid in dying is legal, and chose to end his life in 2022.
“He died on his own terms, peacefully. We were all there to see it and embrace him at that moment, and it was really a beautiful thing,” Suzy said. “His last words were, ‘I’m happy. Please sign this. Allow people in Illinois this option.’”
Illinois is on the brink of joining a growing number of states that allow doctors to prescribe a mixture of lethal medication for terminally ill patients.
Outside the governor’s Chicago office on Thursday, many disability advocates, religious leaders, lawmakers, and doctors have called on Pritzker to veto the bill that would legalize what they call state-sanctioned suicide
“The question becomes where do you draw the line in the medical ethics dilemmas?” one physician who identified himself as Dr. Pete said. “We don’t need to go to this crossing of a red line of actually providing a means to directly end life.”
Republican Illinois state Sen. Chris Balkema said he “would really appreciate it if the governor would veto this bill.”
“My plea is that we veto this; come back with language that is constructive on both sides,” he said.
Pritzker has he is reviewing the legislation and is listening to advocates on both sides before deciding whether to sign it.
“It’s a hard issue, and I don’t want anybody to think making up your mind about this is very easy. It’s not. There’s a lot to consider, but most of all it’s about compassion,” he said. “There’s evidence and information on both sides that leads me to think seriously about what direction to go.”
The Illinois legislation would require two doctors to determine that a patient has a terminal disease and will die within six months. The medication provided to terminally ill patients would need to be requested both orally and in written form, and would have to be self-administered.
The bill was sent to Pritzker on Nov. 25, and he has 60 days from then to either sign it, amend it and send it back to lawmakers, veto it, or allow it to become law without his signature.
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