Sadly enough, this is not satire:
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law that ensures children younger than 16 can operate a lemonade stand without a government permit or license.
Senate Bill 119, or Hayli’s Law, was filed by state Sen. Patrick Joyce after 11-year-old Hayli Martenez of Kankakee had her lemonade stand shut down by the local health department due to lack of running water.
Hayli Martenez started “Haylibug Lemonade” back in 2017 to raise money for her college fund. Her stand was a hit with her community in Kankakee and neighbors would buy up all of her 50 cents a cup.
In a short time, county health department officials visited the 11-year-old and told her to shut down the stand or face fines because the house she lived in did not have running water.
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That's not why the Health Department came.
Posted by: Iva Martenez | July 27, 2021 at 04:48 PM
Why did the Health Department come, and how did it all play out?
Posted by: Tom Bowler | July 27, 2021 at 05:58 PM