Articles by Monte Larrick
By Monte Larrick
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04.26.16
Common sense suggests that public schools should separate girls and boys in locker rooms and restrooms on campuses.
For the Left in Illinois, common sense equals discrimination and that’s why they have sidetracked legislation that its sponsor contends will protect...
By Monte Larrick
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04.19.16
It’s a matter of life and death. Will Illinois lawmakers take action to protect the unborn or will they advance the pro-abortion agenda? Answers could be forthcoming during the Legislature’s spring session. Life leaders say several bills before the General...
By Monte Larrick
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04.14.16
The Left is becoming even more entrenched in our taxpayer funded public schools. The April 15th Day of Silence is just one not-too-surprising example of that reality. Many indoctrinated students and even some teachers will keep silent Friday in classrooms...
By Monte Larrick
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03.29.16
If you have children or grandchildren in the public school system, be sure to attend the Illinois Family Institute Common Core Symposium. More information here.
Dr. Duke Pesta will lead this important event on Friday April 8th at the Stone...
By Monte Larrick
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03.22.16
Should public school restrooms and locker rooms be co-ed? The Left says YES! But, a family therapist tells IllinoisFamily.org it’s a bad idea that will unleash a number of negative consequences. David Pickup is among those supporting common sense, compassionate...
By Monte Larrick
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03.17.16
Now that President Barack Obama has nominated Federal Judge Merrick Garland for the U.S. Supreme Court, Senate Republicans are under pressure to confirm the selection before the Presidential election.
But a conservative legal expert and a leading life activist in...
By Monte Larrick
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03.03.16
Dr. Wayne Grudem says “moral character” still matters as the nation chooses a new President. During an Illinois Family Institute sponsored meeting with faith leaders the renowned theologian and author challenged pastors to let their congregation know that the future...
By Monte Larrick
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02.25.16
A group of Illinois lawmakers is seeking divine intervention as the state budget stalemate lingers. Members of the Legislative Prayer Caucus are asking for prayers as they work to find solutions to the state’s fiscal and moral problems…and they are...
By Monte Larrick
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02.16.16
While education officials around the state go through hoops to make school restrooms and locker rooms multi-gender; concerned parents say the drive against, privacy and safety must be blocked.
That’s why parents are supporting a new bill in the legislature...
By Monte Larrick
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02.11.16
With distinctions between male and female students increasingly under attack by the Left, a suburban Chicago lawmaker is fighting back with legislation that would prohibit students in public schools from using restrooms and locker rooms designated for the opposite sex…...
By Monte Larrick
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02.02.16
An attorney representing two undercover life activists says, the defense is working vigorously to have the charges brought against David Daleiden and his associate dismissed. Daleiden’s attorney, Peter Breen, says that Planned Parenthood’s legal punches could bring even more negative...
By Monte Larrick
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01.28.16
It’s election time and there’s no better way to find out where the candidates stand on key issues than by getting a copy of the Illinois Family Institute Voter Guide. Get it by mail or simply click here. The IFI...
By Monte Larrick
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01.19.16
Thousands of people from Illinois and neighboring states braved the bitter cold in Chicago to March for Life on Sunday. The annual rally for the unborn also put a spotlight on Planned Parenthood’s thriving abortion business in the African-American community....
By Monte Larrick
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01.12.16
State lawmakers will be focusing on Illinois’ budget mess during the weeks and months ahead. But a pro-life leader in the General Assembly warns anti-life bills could also gain attention. In the meantime, State Representative Peter Breen is holding out...
By Monte Larrick
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01.06.16
Life activists have a budget cutting idea for Governor Rauner–end taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood in Illinois. Over the past five years the cash-strapped state has sent the big abortion provider 45-million dollars. That’s money that could be going to...