Calls & Witness Slips Needed PLEASE!
There has been a flurry of activity in Springfield which will continue until March 31st before lawmakers break for 2 weeks for…
Kathy Valente
IFI Director of Operations Staff
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Articles by Kathy Valente
Illinois State Lawmaker Wants to Usurp Parental Authority
interesting discussion between Dan Proft (Chicago's Morning Answer AM 560) and State Representative LaShawn Ford (D-Chicago) about his parental bullying bill, HB…
Urgent Calls Needed to Lawmakers on 3 Bills
Three terrible bills have passed out of committee and will be heard on the full House or Senate floor any day. Calls…
Springfield Legislative Update
The deadline for bills to get a committee hearing was last Friday, March 10th. Unfortunately, several have had their deadline extended to…
More Bills Need Witness Slips – Thank You for Filing!
The Springfield Capitol is teeming with activity. Some of the bills we notified you about last week have not yet been called.…
Questions for School Board Candidates
To help you and your neighbors navigate this critical election, IFI has put together a list of 10 questions for school board…
Make Your Voice Heard in Springfield – File Witness Slips
The assault on families in the Land of Lincoln has been put on fast track as these all-out legislative attacks on kids,…
Huge Abortion Bill Being Pushed Through General Assembly
The lame-duck session is currently underway in the Illinois General Assembly prior to the new session beginning on January 11th. One would…
Pot Use Rises Among Children
Gov. JB Pritzker continues to make sure Illinois has more than its share of pot dispensaries. And as Illinois Family Institute warned…
U-46 Parents Determined to Change the Educational Landscape
Earlier this spring, a group of concerned parents and taxpayers in the U-46 school district assembled to discuss their collective concerns about…
Failing Schools in Illinois
With thousands of your tax dollars being spent per student every year, government schools are academically failing the students who attend them.…
Shocking!
A recent Gallop poll found that 7.1 percent of Americans now identify as LGBTQ. This is a 100 percent increase since 2012…