Written by David E. Smith
We strongly encourage you to vote in the March 17th primary election. Before heading to the polls, take time to learn where candidates stand on the sanctity of human life, transgender ideology, parental rights, and the expansion of big government. Click HERE for the IFI Voter Guide. Early voting begins on February 5th.
The board of Illinois Family Action is pleased to endorse the following candidates in the 2026 primary election.… Continue Reading
Written by David E. Smith
Christian conservatives across the nation clearly see what the biased media refuses to report: leftists are intentionally escalating tensions in Minnesota, with some openly advocating violence, and even armed confrontation, against federal agents. Antifa thugs have gone so far as to call for a “guerrilla war.”
Irresponsible politicians like Governor JB Pritzker, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson are in lockstep agreement with their counterparts in Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Andy Ngo, Antifa, Arabella Advisors, Benny Johnson, Brandon Johnson, Danesh Noshirvan, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jacob Frey, James O’Keefe, JB Pritzker, Minneapolis, Minnesota, monkeydbeans0, New Venture Fund, Open Society Foundations, O’Keefe Media Group, political violence, Proud Boys, rebellion, Renee Good, Sixteen Thirty Fund, Tammy Duckworth, TikTok, Tim Walz, Windward Fund
Executive Branch, Federal Elections, Federal Issues, Immigration, Political | David E. Smith | 
January 26, 2026 10:00 AM | 
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Written by Jeff Evans
What happened at Cities Church last Sunday should matter to all of us. It isn’t possible to outline all of the ways in this [article], and there are many others providing helpful perspectives. But if you haven’t read and shared the public statement issued by the leadership at Cities Church, I encourage you to do so. You can read their statement here.
Let me add a few related thoughts to consider as well.… Continue Reading
Written by David E. Smith
Illinoisans are about to feel another hit to their wallets—this time in the name of “clean” energy.
Gov. JB Pritzker and his Democratic supermajorities have pursued the unrealistic goal of 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2045 with little regard for cost or reliability. What lawmakers failed to disclose when they passed Illinois’ original clean-energy law is now painfully hitting home with no relief in sight. These foolish policies will cost taxpayers billions.… Continue Reading
Tags: 2025 Resource Adequacy Study, battery storage systems, Chris Miller, Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act, Commerce Commission, CRGA, electricity prices, Environmental Protection Agency, Gov. JB Pritzker, Illinois Commerce Commission, Illinois Freedom Caucus, Illinois Power Agency, Ted Dabrowski
Illinois Politics | David E. Smith | January 22, 2026 6:00 AM | Comments Off on Illinois Can’t Afford Pritzker’s Energy Experiment
Written by Dr. Everett Piper
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the cases of
Little v. Hecox and
West Virginia v. B.P.J. The plaintiffs are suing Idaho and West Virginia, respectively, for enacting laws that expressly prohibit men from competing in women’s athletics.
During oral arguments, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson expressed her concerns. More specifically, she asked attorneys to defend why their clients are telling boys who pretend to be girls that they may not participate in girls’ sports.
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Tags: Alan Hurst, C.S. Lewis, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Lia Thomas, Little v. Hecox, Men in women's sports, The Abolition of Man, transgender athletes, U.S. Supreme Court, West Virginia v. B.P.J.
Federal Issues, Judicial Branch, LGBTQ Agenda | David E. Smith | January 21, 2026 5:00 AM | Comments Off on The Erasure of Women Comes to the U.S. Supreme Court
Written by Robert Knight
You just knew when anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement protester Renee Good tragically died in Minneapolis on Jan. 7 that the media would turn her into the next George Floyd.
Floyd, whose asphyxiation death under the knee of a police officer triggered the 2020 anti-police riots that took at least 25 lives and caused $2 billion in damage, has since been virtually deified. Minneapolis has named a square after him and erected a “living memorial” featuring art installations, including a raised-fist sculpture, in his honor.… Continue Reading
Tags: Antonio Romanucci, Becca Good, Democratic National Committee, Department of Homeland Security, domestic terrorism, Donald Trump, FBI, George Floyd, Gov. JB Pritzker, Gov. Tim Walz, ICE, illegal immigrant, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jonathan Ross, Ken Martin, Michael Brown, Minnesota, Nicolas Maduro, Pam Bondi, Renee Good, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Venezuelan immigrant
Federal Issues, Immigration | David E. Smith | January 20, 2026 4:00 AM | Comments Off on The Media Is Repeating the George Floyd Playbook
Written by David E. Smith
In a moment when Washington D.C. spends with reckless abandon and our national debt towers above $38 trillion, it’s past time we confront a glaring inconsistency in our federal welfare system. Last week, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced the End Welfare for Non-Citizens Act — a bill rooted in fiscal responsibility, the rule of law, and basic fairness to American taxpayers.
In an interview with Real America’s Voice (RAV), U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: End Welfare for Non-Citizens Act, Ending Taxpayer Subsidizations of Open Borders, Medicaid, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, Rand Paul, Real America’s Voice, Robert J. Sigg, Somali fraud, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Federal Issues, Immigration | David E. Smith | January 19, 2026 6:00 AM | Comments Off on Time to End Welfare for Non-Citizens
Written by David E. Smith
You’ve likely been hearing a lot lately about the Hyde Amendment—a vital, long-standing safeguard that has protected Americans for nearly fifty years from being forced to fund abortion with their tax dollars. Its purpose is straightforward and morally necessary: no citizen should be compelled to subsidize the taking of innocent human life.
The amendment is named for Illinois Congressman Henry Hyde, a courageous and principled pro-life leader who represented the 6th Congressional District from 1975 to 2007.… Continue Reading
Written by David E. Smith
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered an important decision this week by ruling that Illinois Republican Congressman Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) has legal standing to challenge Illinois’ controversial mail-in ballot law. The 7–2 decision in Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections doesn’t decide whether the law itself is constitutional — but it opens the courthouse door for candidates to hold election rules accountable in court.
At issue is an Illinois statute that allows mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted up to two weeks afterward.… Continue Reading
Tags: Amy Coney Barrett, Election integrity, Elena Kagan, John Roberts, Ketanji Brown Jackson, mail-in ballots, mail-in voting, Mike Bost, Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Issues, Voter Integrity | David E. Smith | January 15, 2026 10:00 AM | Comments Off on Good News Regarding Bost’s Challenge to Illinois’ Late-Counted Ballots
Written by Daniel Horowitz
It’s the $1.2 trillion question.
The United States spends roughly $1.2 trillion every year on means-tested welfare programs — cash aid, food assistance, housing subsidies, and medical care. The list runs through a thicket of acronyms: SNAP, TANF, SSI, EITC, ACTC, WIC, CHIP, ACA subsidies, and CCDBG, plus school meals, Medicaid, and Section 8 housing.
This guaranteed-income architecture now fuels a destructive cycle. Federal spending drives debt. Debt fuels inflation. Inflation expands dependence.… Continue Reading
