Written by John Lopez
Prologue: On February 13, 2022, John Lopez called-in to the national radio talk show Beyond the Beltway with Bruce DuMont and asked a question to Dan Ronan, associate news editor for Transport Topics, concerning worker classification in the context of independent trucking. The relevant 2 1/2 minutes clip is cued from the YouTube livestream with the context of the question being California’s Assembly Bill 5 and unintended consequence of legislation targeting Uber and other app-based companies, and the direct impact to inflation and the supply chain challenges within the trucking industry.… Continue Reading
Tags: AB5, ABC Test, Amendment One, Beyond the Beltway, Bruce DuMont, COVID–19, Cristina Castro, Dan Ronan, Employee Rights Act of 2022, Freedom Convoy, Labor Union, Lisa Rothstein, People's Convoy, PRO Act, Protecting the Right to Organize, Tim Scott
Federal Elections, Federal Issues, Illinois Politics, Political, PRO Act | Admin | 
March 22, 2022 7:00 AM | 
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Written by David E. Smith and Paul Hurst
The Daily Herald newspaper recently published an article about Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-15th) and her endorsement of Congressional Candidate Jim Marter, who is running as a Republican for the 14th Congressional District in the western and southwestern suburbs of Chicagoland. Upon receiving a Marter for Congress press release about the endorsement, the Daily Herald took the occasion to drudge up a previously debunked attack-narrative against Miller, by referring to her as a “Hitler quoting lawmaker.”… Continue Reading
Written by David E. Smith
After two cancelations due to weather advisories we have decided to reschedule our Candidate Forum to March 26th, which is a Saturday evening.
This forum will be for Republican candidates seeking the party’s nomination for U.S. Senate and the office of Governor of the State of Illinois. A panel of three Illinois pastors will be posing questions to the candidates.
The candidates for U.S. Senate will begin the forum at 7 PM.… Continue Reading
Tags: Allison Salinas, Bobby Piton, Casey Chlebek, Darren Bailey, Jimmy Lee Tillman II, Kathy Slavi, Max Solomon, Paul Schimpf, Peggy Hubbard, Tim Arview
Illinois Politics | David E. Smith | March 1, 2022 3:00 PM | Comments Off on Update: IFA Candidate Forum on March 26th
Written by Jenna Smith
Of the seventeen Democrats who have announced their intention to run to fill retiring Congressman Bobby Rush’s first congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, Chris Butler is the only pro-life candidate. He joins David Smith, Monte Larrick, and Pastor Ceasar LeFlore for a lively and informative conversation on this week’s Spotlight.
In his interactions with the constituents of the new 1st congressional district, Butler has discovered that the people are ready for something different.… Continue Reading
by John Lopez
The 86th District in the Illinois House is currently represented by Representative Larry Walsh, Jr. (D) who will seek reelection to a 7th term in November of 2022. Walsh was appointed to the 86th District seat in 2012 when his predecessor resigned due to health reasons and has won ever since, and in 2020, did not face any opposition.
The district includes Joliet, Preston Heights, Elwood, Millsdale, Rockdale, and parts of Shorewood, Ingalls Park, Channahon, and Lorenzo.… Continue Reading
Written by David E. Smith
For the first time since 1992, the constituents of Illinois’ 1st congressional district will be represented by someone whose name is not Bobby Rush. On this edition of Spotlight, David Smith and Monte Larrick welcome Geno Young, a conservative Republican candidate who is eager to bring hope and substantive change to Washington D.C.
As a life-long Chicago resident, Mr. Young is well-acquainted with the challenges that face the residents of his district – challenges that many other Illinoisans also face – and he shares how his America First platform will address these issues.… Continue Reading
Written by John Lopez
The January 3, 2022 announcement by 15-term U.S. Representative Bobby Rush (D-Chicago) he would not seek another term in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022 created an open seat in the 1st Congressional District (IL-01) for the first time since the resignation of Congressman Harold Washington after his election as Chicago mayor in 1983.
This Congressional District stretches from the Chicago Loop, into the Southside including Hyde Park and the University of Chicago, into the South Suburbs of Cook County and stretches into most of Will County and into Kankakee County, as far south as the village of Bourbonnais.… Continue Reading
Tags: Adam Kinzinger, Bobby Rush, David Lombardo, Donald Trump, Eric Carlson, Geno Young, Gretchen Fritz, Harold Washington, On Target Radio Show, Philanise White, QAnon conspiracy theory
Illinois Politics | David E. Smith | February 17, 2022 3:11 PM | Comments Off on Let’s Help This Young Candidate in The 1st Congressional District
Written by John Lopez
Editor’s note: Originally published on February 16, an additional candidate filing and other news in this race prompted the revision of this article. Edited March 26 reflects the candidates who actually filed nominating petitions with the State Board of Elections. Edited April 3 upon the withdrawal of Juan “Johnny” Ramos on April 1.
The fight for control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022 includes battleground districts in the state of Illinois. … Continue Reading
Tags: Andrea Heeg, Bill Foster, Bob Thomas, Burgess Owens, Cassandra Tanner Miller, Catalina Lauf, Cheri Bustos, Cook Political Report, Crystal Ball, Dean Seppelfrick, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Grace Greene, Jerry Evans, Larry Sabato, Lauren Underwood, Madison Cawthorn, Marie Newman, Mark Carroll, Rand Paul, Rodney Davis, Sean Casten
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Written by Kristi Shaffer and David E. Smith
Illinois has some exceptional conservative candidates running for office in the upcoming primaries. Citizens concerned with the direction of the state are becoming involved. Leftists, fearing the exit of persons of color from the Democrat Party desperately want voters to believe diversity is missing among the conservative candidates. They are again using identity politics to divide America, hoping to convince voters of the lie that conservatives represent only white America. … Continue Reading
Tags: 1776 Unites, Avery Bourne, Bobby Rush, Darren Bailey, Frederick Walls, Geno Young, Jim Durkin, Jimmy Lee Tillman II, Latasha H. Fields, Max Solomon, Nicholas Smith, parental rights, Richard Irvin, Stephanie Trussell
Illinois Politics | David E. Smith | February 10, 2022 4:00 AM | Comments Off on Media Ignores Black Conservatives Within GOP
Written by IFA Staff Report
While we are working to get the best conservative candidates across Illinois on the ballot for election or re-election in 2022, there is a reality we must deal with: doing all we can to ensure our elections are conducted fairly and accurately.
In 2020 we saw many examples of voting irregularities, even outright voter fraud, in Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Nevada. In Illinois we have seen serious election integrity issues in DuPage, Kane, and Peoria counties, and of course there are historic problems in Chicago and Cook County.… Continue Reading
