Local Democratic officials in Illinois are leading an effort to remove from government buildings the name of Henry J. Hyde, the late Republican congressman who lent his name to a significant pro-life federal policy that prohibits the use of taxpayer funds for most elective abortions.
The Democratic-controlled board of DuPage County, a wealthy suburban jurisdiction just west of Chicago, voted 10-5 earlier this week to remove Hyde’s name from the county courthouse and related offices in Wheaton because of Hyde’s opposition to abortion.
The courthouse will now be known as the DuPage County Judicial Office Facility, the Chicago Tribune reported.
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