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Brian Crowder, a former dean of students at the Greater Lawndale High School for Social Justice, entered a guilty plea Wednesday in a deal with prosecutors, only to ask for a continuance when he learned he would have to register as a sex offender for life.
The measure would stiffen penalties for lobbyists who contribute to mayoral campaigns in defiance of a 2011 executive order signed by then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel. In other action, after vigorous debate, the Council approved a "quiet zone" around a West Loop abortion clinic.
Dan Osborn, running as an independent, has racked up endorsements in a race that could help determine Senate control in 2024.
Illinois has become a haven for abortion care, with nearly a quarter of Planned Parenthood patients coming from 41 states over the last two years, up from 3% to 5% of patients prior to the 2022 Dobbs decision.