Illinois quick hits: Pritzker sends bill back to legislature; cannabis loans announced
Pritzker sends bill back to legislature
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has used an amendatory veto to correct formatting errors with legislation seeking to ensure the equal treatment of children born through assisted reproduction or from same-sex couples.
Pritzker said three provisions of House Bill 2568 caused a deviation from the Uniform Parentage Act of 2017.
The governor returned the bill to the Illinois legislature. Veto session is in October.
Cannabis loans announced
Applications for a third round of taxpayer-funded forgivable loans to cannabis companies opens Monday.
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced $40 million in loans will be available to qualified, licensed social equity craft growers, infusers, transporters and adult-use dispensing organizations.
Applications are accepted until Sept. 25.
Jim Lovell dies
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is remembering a legendary astronaut who lived many of his later years in Illinois.
Jim Lovell was an Apollo 8 pilot who orbited the moon and was commander of the Apollo 13 mission.
Lovell later opened a restaurant in Lake Forest, where he died Thursday at the age of 97.
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