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By Andrew Willis   |   09.11.14
IFI Voter Guide The full online version of the IFI 2014 General Election Voter Guide is available for download HERE.  (HAGA CLIC AQUÍ PARA ESPAÑOL) For localized versions of the voter guide based on congressional district, CLICK HERE. For Ballot...
Online Voting Registration Comes to Illinois!
By Andrew Willis   |   09.10.14
Did you know that it is now possible to register to vote online in Illinois? Add to this the recent expansions in early voting, it is now easier than ever for citizens to fulfill their civic responsibility. Voter Registration Deadline is October 7th
05.31.14
Remapping Illinois
Scott Stantis is the editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Tribune. His work is syndicated to over 200 newspapers and has been featured by Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, The New York Daily News, The Los Angeles Times, CNN, “CBS...
Birth Control Advisory Referendum an Election Year Ploy
05.30.14
The Catholic Conference of Illinois today issued the following statement on an advisory referendum on mandated birth control.
Illinois Senate Passes the ERA
By David E. Smith   |   05.22.14
How did they vote? This afternoon, the Illinois Senate voted 39 to 11 with 6 voting present to pass SJRCA 75, a completely unnecessary proposal  to amend the U.S. Constitution to eradicate sex as a legitimate characteristic on which to...
Bill to Ban Same-Sex Attraction Counseling Fails!
04.11.14
Late yesterday afternoon, the Illinois House voted 44 to 51 to reject HB 5569, a legislative proposal by State Representative Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) that would have allowed the government to usurp the rights of parents and their children to get the kind of help they want to change unwanted same-sex attraction.
Illinois House Passes Another Bullying Bill
By David E. Smith   |   04.10.14
How did they vote? This afternoon, the Illinois House voted 64 to 43 to pass HB 5707, a completely unnecessary proposal by State Representative Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago), constituting nothing more than a reiteration of the Bullying Prevention Task Force recommendations...
UPDATE:  POLST Bill Passes in Illinois Senate
By David E. Smith   |   04.03.14
How did they vote? Earlier this afternoon, the Illinois Senate voted 34-18 with one voting present to pass SB 3076, a bill to amend the Illinois Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code to...
Judge, State AG Stepping Over the Line on Illinois Marriage Law
By   |   03.10.14
A traditional values group in Illinois maintains certain state officials aren’t only usurping the legislative process when it comes to same-gender “marriage,” but they are also violating the law. At both state and federal levels, making and implementing law is...
Chicago Pastor Speaks Out Against Modern Portrayals of Black History
By Monte Larrick   |   02.27.14
Monte Larrick reports on how a prominent minister in the Chicago area says some government schools in Illinois are failing to stress the positives when it comes to teaching "Black History."
Marriage Redefinition Passes in the House
By Andrew Willis   |   11.05.13
Sixty-one state representatives in the Illinois House cave in to pressure from Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) and the LGBTQ lobby.
One Week to Defend Marriage Lobby Day
By David E. Smith   |   10.16.13
As a father of six children, I often wonder what Illinois will be like in twenty years.  What will it be like for your children and grandchildren? We cannot know for sure.  We can’t predict the future.  Only God knows...
Headed Back to Springfield
By David E. Smith   |   10.14.13
The work to stop the redefinition of marriage (SB10) is not just about defending God’s institution of marriage. It’s about the best interests and rights of children and natural families, the health of communities, and individual religious liberties. It’s about...
Broad Legal Precedents Support Illinois Gay Marriage Ban
08.07.13
Yesterday, Thomas More Society special counsel Paul Linton argued before Judge Sophia Hall in support of the Thomas More Society's motion to dismiss two lawsuits brought by homosexual activists, represented by the ACLU and Lambda Legal, challenging the constitutionality of Illinois marriage law, reserving marriage to one man and one woman.
U.S. House Votes to Ban Late Term Abortions
By David E. Smith   |   06.19.13
On Tuesday, June 18, 2013, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 228-196 on a bill to protect unborn children nationwide during the last four months of pregnancy, when they are capable of experiencing excruciating pain when they are aborted. The bill is called the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797), and it's chief sponsor is U.S. Representative Trent Franks (R-AZ).
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