Rights of Conscience, Springfield Update
The Illinois General Assembly adjourned yesterday afternoon, ending their regularly scheduled spring session.  They did so, however, without finalizing a state budget…
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Illinois Senate Passes HB 217 — Heads to Gov. Rauner’s Office
Yesterday afternoon, the Illinois Senate voted 34-19-1 to pass HB 217, a bill that will censor professional therapits who want to help…
Human Trafficking Bill Wins Final Passage
The U.S. Congress has given final approval to a comprehensive bill that would strengthen federal laws banning the sexual trafficking of women…
Illinois House Approves Freedom Quashing Reparative Therapy Ban
How did they vote? Yesterday afternoon in an appalling disregard for children’s mental health, parental rights and religious liberty, the Illinois House…
U.S. House Votes to Ban Late Term Abortions
As you may know, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 242-184 yesterday to pass a bill to to extend federal protections for…
Pro-Life Action Alert Bulletin Inserts
As you know, pro-abortion forces are working overtime in Springfield trying to pass troubling legislation to expand abortion services in Illinois.  Their goal…
Rights of Conscience Update
How did they vote? This afternoon, the Illinois Senate voted 34 to 19 to pass SB 1564 — the onerous re-write of the…
Rights of Conscience Still at Risk in SB 1564
Earlier this year, State Senator Daniel Biss (D-Skokie) introduced SB 1564 to radically alter the Illinois Healthcare Right of Conscience Act --…
Library Internet Filter Bill
State Representative Peter Breen (R-Lombard) recently introduced HB 2689, also known as the Internet Screening in Public Libraries Act. This common sense legislation…
Ultrasound Opportunity Act in Springfield
IFI is working with other Illinois pro-life groups in advocating for an important pro-life bill sponsored by State Representative Barbara Wheeler (R-Crystal Lake).  If…
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Ex-Homosexual Warns Against Banning Conversion Therapy [VIDEO]
Stephen Black of the Restored Hope Network changed his sexual orientation as a young man and believes others should have the right…
Recreational Marijuana Bills in Springfield
Even though the so-called “Medical” Cannabis Pilot Program has yet to begin, State Senator Michael Noland (D-Elgin) has introduced legislation (SB 753)…