WITNESS SLIPS NEEDED - HB1052 Food Truck Freedom
House Bill 1052 will be heard in the House Public Health Committee tomorrow, 2/26/26, at 8:00 AM.
House Bill 1052 (Rep. Vella) Creates the Food Truck Freedom Act. Provides that a municipality, county, or township may create a license or permitting scheme for a food truck to operate within its jurisdiction.
The Illinois Public Health Association, as well as local health departments, have raised concerns about this bill and its impact on our communities and food safety.
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A directive from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on February 5, 2026, ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to rescind funding from four Democratic-led states. The OMB directive targeted Colorado, Illinois, California, and Minnesota, ordering that $602 million in CDC funding be clawed back, along with $943 million by the Transportation Department.
The Illinois Public Health Association (IPHA) is deeply concerned about the escalation of
federal immigration enforcement activities across the country. The immigration
enforcement operations in Chicago, Minnesota, Portland, and, most recently in the state of Maine have grave consequences not only on public trust, but also on community safety, and public health.
In late January, in a statement that contradicts years of scientific knowledge, research and evidence, Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who became chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) in December, suggested during a podcast, that “the public might want to reconsider the use of polio vaccines, arguing individual freedoms should be a north star of the panel, and pointing to the Covid pandemic as key to his thinking on health policy.”
The Illinois Public Health Association today applauded Governor JB Pritzker’s
announcement that Illinois will join the World Health Organization’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), strengthening the state’s ability to protect communities.