Written by David E. Smith
Over the summer State Senator Sue Rezin (R-Morris) announced that she is officially running for the 14th Congressional District (map) in hopes of challenging freshman U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville) in the November 3, 2020 General Election. At the time of this writing, the Republican primary election (March 17, 2020) will include candidates James Marter (R-Oswego), State Senator Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove), and four other lesser known candidates.
It is our unequivocal opinion that Sen.… Continue Reading
Tags: ACLU of Illinois, Allen Skillicorn, Ann Scheidler, Bruce Rauner, Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, Election 2020, Equality Illinois, Illinois Safe Schools Alliance, James Marter, JB Pritzker, Jeanne Ives, Jim Oberweis, Lauren Underwood, Laurie Higgins, National Organization for Women, Phyllis Schlafly, Planned Parenthood of Illinois, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sex Bias in the U.S. Code, SpeakOut Illinois Coalition, Sue Rezin, Women’s March Chicago
Illinois Politics | David E. Smith | 
July 18, 2019 4:00 AM | 
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Written by Tamara Jackson
Support Three New State Reps Who Support Life!
Thanks to a super-majority of left-wing lawmakers, Illinois “boasts” some of the most egregious abortion laws in our nation.
On Tuesday, May 28th, the Illinois House voted 64-50 to pass SB 25 — an abhorrent bill creating a fundamental “right” to abortion throughout all 9 months of pregnancy. Three days later, the Illinois State Senate voted 34-20 to pass it as well. This past Wednesday, Gov.… Continue Reading
Tags: Abby Johnson, Blaine Wilhour, Chicago Tribun, Chris Miller, Darren Bailey, Democrat Platform, Emily Kelly, JB Pritzker, Lolly Bowean, Peter Breen, Planned Parenthood, Restore Illinois PAC, SB 25
Illinois Politics | David E. Smith | July 12, 2019 10:00 AM | Comments Off on Abby Johnson Speaking in Effingham and Carmi!
Written by Benjamin Smith
David Smith welcomes State Representative Darren Bailey (R-Louivlle) to this edition of the IFA Spotlight podcast as they continue their conversation on political corruption in Illinois. In case you missed the memo: Illinois is Michael Madigan’s playground and he just lets us PAY in it. Standing in stark contrast to Speaker Madigan and his minions, Rep. Bailey is a first-term, stalwart Christian statesman who represents the 109th district who just announced that he plans to run for the 55th State Senate District in 2020 to replace the retiring Republican incumbent.… Continue Reading
Written by Benjamin Smith
Collusion, deception, and lies – that’s the tried and true game plan Illinois politicians pulled from their playbook at the end of the recent General Assembly session. And while our elected representatives are still basking in the glow of victory, we, the taxpayers and their employers, are beginning to experience the costly consequences of their end run tactics.
In our Spotlight this week is former State Representative Jeanne Ives and her address to attendees at an event in Rockford hosted by Concerned Citizens for American.… Continue Reading
Written by Robert Knight
We are awash in weasel words. That is, euphemisms meant to distract us from reality. The most obvious ones are replacing homosexuality with “gay,” taxes with “revenue,” spending with “investments,” sexual confusion with “gender identity,” and abortion with “choice.” Actually, abortion has a whole set of weasel terms.
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker drew “whoops and cheers” from onlookers on June 12 as he signed The Reproductive Health Act, which he called “a beacon of hope in the heart of this nation.” … Continue Reading
Tags: Democratic Party, Hobby Lobby, Ilyse Hogue, J. B. Pritzker, Joe Biden, Little Sisters of the Poor, NARAL Pro-Choice America, parental consent, partial birth abortion, Robert Knight, The Reproductive Health Act
Illinois Politics, Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | June 22, 2019 6:28 AM | Comments Off on How Weasel Words Pave the Road to Hell
Pastor James Pittman Jr.
The 101st Illinois General Assembly has adjourned and the results are in. The state of Illinois is a moral disaster and about to get worse. Our lawmakers seem to be doing everything in their power to encourage and facilitate evil and debauchery. This legislation has the full support of Governor JB Pritzker, and further institutionalizes lying, vice, addictions, greed, corruption and bloodshed.
However, if we conservative Christians are honest with ourselves, we cannot simply place all the blame on our lawmakers. … Continue Reading
Written by Benjamin Smith
Illinois’ 101st General Assembly closed with a flurry of activity as lawmakers rammed through immoral anti-life and anti-family legislation. Excerpts from Stephanie Trussell’s weekly show on WLS-AM 890, featuring IFI Executive Director David Smith as her guest, provide an informative legislative recap for this episode of Spotlight. Stephanie and David detail the devastating consequences radical abortion expansion will reap in Illinois.
Other highlights from the podcast include discussion regarding mandated instruction of LGBTQ history for K-12 public school students and the anticipated ramifications of legalizing recreational marijuana.… Continue Reading
Written by David E. Smith
Increased coverage of the push to legalize high potency marijuana in Illinois has allowed another legislative movement – one that would expand access to an equally addictive behavior – to stealthily gain momentum. It’s time for Spotlight to cut through the shadows and reveal the dangers of Illinois lawmakers’ intentions to legalize internet and sports gambling in our state.
Anita Bedell, Executive Director of ILCAAAP, Illinois Church Action on Alcohol & Addiction Problems, joins Monte Larrick to discuss the devastating effects gambling expansion will bring to the Land of Lincoln.… Continue Reading
Written by Timothy J. Dailey
America’s third largest city could soon have a major socialist legislative block at a time when most American cities have not elected any socialist politicians for generations. Residents of the Windy City woke up Wednesday morning to a dramatic shift in the political landscape after Tuesday’s municipal elections, with at least three council seats won by socialist candidates. The Chicago Democratic Socialists of America (CDSA) and United Working Families (UWF)–once considered “fringe” political parties–have joined in an alliance with the city’s progressive unions to create a budding powerhouse that promises to make radical changes in the city.… Continue Reading
