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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Legislation to Ban Teen Tanning in Illinois Heads to Gov. Quinn

The bill, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont), would prohibit all teens 17 and younger from using UV tanning beds.

Legislation to ban minors from indoor tanning beds was sent to Gov. Pat Quinn on Tuesday after being approved by the Illinois Senate. House Bill 188, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont), would ban Illinois minors age 17 and younger from UV tanning beds. Currently, minors ages 14 to 17 are allowed to tan if they provide a parent's signature. Spray-on tanning is exempt from the legislation, as is phototherapy, which applies to situations where a physician supervises tanning when it is necessary to treat a medical condition. Radogno said in a press release that she sponsored the bill to protect Illinois minors from the serious health risks involved with indoor tanning beds. “Not only do children not realize there …

Vicky Kujawa

7:14 am on Friday, May 24, 2013

Tanning is bad, but teens can buy their own abortion pills without their parents' knowledge or consent. Ah, Liberal logic!   more ›

Monday, February 4, 2013

Sente's Hearing to Address Youth Football Safety Topics

Community members are invited to attend this Feb. 25 public meeting.

  • GOVERNMENT
  • Monday, February 4

In response to increasing awareness of the dangers of concussions and brain injuries triggered by school sports, State Rep. Carol Sente (D-Vernon Hills) will host a public hearing on the matter to learn more about local high school policies, hear testimonies from health care experts and athletic professionals, and discuss her newly filed House Bill 1205 on this topic. The hearing will take place from 7-9 p.m. Feb. 25 at Vernon Hills High School. “The Illinois General Assembly passed landmark concussion legislation two years ago,” Sente explained. “While that bill was a strong starting point, I believe there is much more we need to do to prevent temporary and permanent brain injuries in our young athletes. Professional and college football …

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Stephen Auatill

6:39 pm on Friday, February 15, 2013

As parents we should all be concerned about head injuries in any sport. Rep. Sente should be encouraged to continue this discission and move forward to protect all our children from over zealous coaches bent on winning at all cost. This is an important issue that could save many children from becomming vegitables. I for one would like to see all sports inititate brain trauma benchmarking so we …   more ›

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