At a Town Hall meeting on Saturday, April 25, Congressman Mark Kirk attempted to justify “hate crimes” legislation (H.R. 1913) by summoning up the specter of the genocide in Bosnia, and in so doing perpetuated the erroneous claim that homosexuality...

Here we go again! Our Springfield lawmakers are poised to push for a higher and more “progressive” personal income tax to deal with the state’s debt. Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn has only been in office for six weeks but is...

“He therefore is the truest friend to the liberty of his country who tries most to promote its virtue, and who, so far as his power and influence extend, will not suffer a man to be chosen into any office...

In an effort to fund mass transit, Springfield lawmakers passed legislation yesterday that would increase Chicago regional sales taxes. The bill raises the sales tax in DuPage, Lake, Kane, McHenry and Will counties by 0.5 percent. It would also increase...

On November 4th Illinois voters will be asked to decide whether Illinois should convene a state constitutional convention. According to our 1970 Illinois Constitution, every twenty years the state is required to ask voters whether or not they want to...

If you live in Cook County or nearby, you’re likely to have heard the uproar of business owners and taxpayers who are facing a sales tax increase in order to fill a massive county budget gap. On the county’s boundaries,...

In like a lion…out like a lamb. That’s March. It could also be said of the recent history of Illinois governors. In like a lion, roaring about what they’re going to do…out like a lamb–handcuffed and led off to jail....

So, how did Illinois’ earliest primary ever fare for the state’s values voters? Just as those post-Exodus spies sent into the Promised Land fourteen centuries ago reported back about Canaanite activity, today’s answer would be, “Well folks, there’s good news...

Contact: IFI: 630-790-8370 or desmith@illinoisfamily.org  CHICAGO-By signing into law SB 3186-a bill that, according to its sponsor, would ban churches from ‘discriminating’ against homosexuals-Gov. Blagojevich is signing away the First Amendment freedoms of churches and anyone who disagrees with homosexuality,...