2026 General Election Endorsements

Written by David E. Smith

We strongly encourage you to vote in the November 3rd General 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 has already begun on September 24th in certain locations only.

The board of Illinois Family Action is pleased to endorse the following candidates in the 2026 General Election.… Continue Reading

The Invaluable Vote

Written by Mark Elfstrand

The 2026 elections will tell us a lot about the future of our nation. It will likely also tell us whether Donald Trump’s agenda has a lick of hope to survive in the next two years. And, as has been the case, whether unborn babies have a prayer, and whether we will continue to gamble our finances away and drive families into greater debt.

Sound positive? No. Sound real? As a good Minnesotan would say, “You betcha.”… Continue Reading

Voting with Purpose: Pastors Speak on Faith and Elections

Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg

With the election soon approaching, it is more important than ever for Christians to engage the culture with their vote. Unfortunately, statistics show that less than half of Christians participate in elections.

1. Voting is a Stewardship (Matthew 25:14-30).
2. Voting is the Best Way to Love Your Neighbor (Galatians 5:14).
3. Voting Allows Believers to Be Salt and Light (Matthew 5:13-16).
4. Voting Allows Believers to Seek the Welfare of the City God Has Place Them in (Jeremiah 29:7).

Know Your Ballot: Candidates Backed by Anti-Family Groups

Written by Kathy Valente

Although information about candidates in county races is limited, the candidates listed in the linked resources below have been endorsed by anti-family organizations. Please use discretion when completing your ballot. Illinois Family Action has NOT endorsed these candidates.

Personal PAC, Girl, I Guess, and the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago have listed their endorsed candidates.

“For more than 35 years, Personal PAC has fought to protect reproductive rights in Illinois and has helped to elect more than 1,000 candidates across the state, from school board to governor.”… Continue Reading

2026 Election Information for Cook County Judges

Written by Kathy Valente

The 2026 General Election is here! Illinois voters will elect our next governor, U.S. Senator, members of Congress, state lawmakers, and other public officials.

But one important part of the ballot is often overlooked: judicial races. Judges make decisions that affect our families, freedoms, and constitutional rights. We cannot afford to overlook them.

Researching every judicial candidate statewide is a major undertaking. In the past, we have sent out questionnaires. But unfortunately, responses have been almost non-existent.… Continue Reading

Illinois Near Bottom on Election Integrity

Written by David E. Smith

The Heritage Foundation recently updated its Election Integrity Scorecard, and Illinois did poorly: It ranked 42nd with a score of 38 out of 100. Tennessee and Arkansas topped the list, followed by Alabama at 83, Louisiana at 81, and Florida at 78. Hawaii finished last with a score of 22, while California scored 26.

Heritage says its September update gave additional weight to proof-of-citizenship measures and state bans on foreign funding of ballot measures.… Continue Reading

Turning Churches Into Zoning Loopholes

Written by David Curtin

Governor JB Pritzker is currently “tackling” the housing shortage in Illinois by proposing the BUILD Act. It is basically a state takeover of local housing regulations in order to do what “the state thinks best.”

The Senate Democrats have problems with this proposal – it didn’t go far enough. Sigh. They introduced a package of proposals that made the BUILD Act seem sunny by comparison. All well-meaning, mind you, but seriously doubling down on the state overriding local housing regulations.… Continue Reading

How to Run—and Win—Local Elections

Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg

In this episode of Illinois Family Spotlight, we talk with former Illinois State Representative Tom Morrison, now Vice President of Recruitment and Training for the Big Tent Coalition, about why local and state elections matter and what it takes to run an effective campaign.

Morrison explains that while presidential and congressional races receive most of the attention, local officials make consequential decisions involving property taxes, schools, zoning, utilities, roads, and other issues that directly affect families and communities.… Continue Reading

Pritzker’s BUILD Act: A Springfield Takeover of Local Communities

Written by David Curtin

Illinois has a housing shortage. Which may sound odd since hundreds of thousands of people have left and continue to leave Illinois for other states. But it makes sense when you consider we have fewer carpenters, builders, electricians, etc. to build homes. Only in Illinois.

Anyway, Governor J.B. Pritzker has a solution. Keep in mind this is a governor whose economic policies have driven businesses out of the state and caused people to leave – often to neighboring states like Indiana and Iowa and Wisconsin, but of course Texas and Florida, too.… Continue Reading

The Clean Face of a Dirty Business

Written by Thomas Hampson

John Adams’s test of character, the Pritzker story J.B. tells, and the history the polished biographies leave out

“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious People. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” — John Adams, October 11, 1798 _[1]

John Adams was not advocating a religious test for office. He was arguing that in self-government, our constitution—our laws—cannot replace character. In the same letter, Adams warned that avarice, ambition, revenge, and other passions, if unrestrained by morality and religion, could break even the strongest constitutional restraints.… Continue Reading