State Rep. Jack Franks will not endorse fellow Dem. Pat Quinn for Gov.

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IFA Monthly Breakfast in Tinley Park

We are excited to have two fantastic candidates joining us this Saturday—one running for the state legislature and the other running for Congress. Both Tea Party sensation Cedra Crenshaw who is running for Illinois State Senate and Isaac Hayes who is running for Congress against Jesse Jackson, Jr. will be joining us.

IFA Breakfast Meeting

Saturday, August 7, 2010

8:00 A.M. – Breakfast Buffet $5.99

8:30 A.M. – Cedra Crenshaw

9:00 A.M. – Isaac Hayes

Old Country Buffet 16060 S.… Continue Reading

Prevent Illinois from Becoming the Next Iowa: Fight Back Against Judicial Activism

“Judicial bodies were supposed to be the most helpless and harmless members of the government. Experience, however, soon showed in what way they were to become the most dangerous.” — Thomas Jefferson

The radical left has been trying to remake our nation. They know they can’t win at the ballot box, so they’ve been using the courts. It’s not just the federal courts; even state courts are prone to judicial activism.

State Supreme Courts in Massachusetts, California and even our neighbor Iowa have “discovered” rights to gay marriage.… Continue Reading

Irresponsible Political Leadership

In an attempt to bring the Illinois budget in line with state revenues, Governor Quinn recently announced spending cuts of 1.4 billion. There has been much handwringing about the cuts to education, healthcare and social services – arguably, there are legitimate concerns about cutting services and programs.

Call me cynical, but I think it is far too easy for politicians to play upon the sympathies and fears of the public while calling for a tax increase instead of doing the hard work of cutting government waste and bloat. … Continue Reading

Chicago Young “Republicans” — Disappointing

It was brought to my attention that the Chicago Young Republicans (CYR), or at least a good number of the members of CYR, proudly marched in the Chicago “Gay Pride” parade this past Sunday — along with the Log Cabin Republicans. Pictures from their participation are on display on the front page of the CYR website.

Ironically, if one were to visit this website and navigate over to the FAQ section, you can find the following question and answer:

Q:  Does your club follow a particular “wing” of the Republican Party?

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GOP Candidate Isaac Hayes on Fox News Sunday

Democrat Jesse Jackson, Jr. has been keeping a low profile since his name surfaced in the fight over filling President Barack Obama’s senate seat. Rev. Isaac Hayes is challenging U.S. Rep. Jackson for Illinois’ 2nd Congressional, which includes the south side of Chicago and its southern suburbs.… Continue Reading

Welcome

Illinois Family Action is a new cultural action organization that is separate from the Illinois Family Institute (IFI), legally. It has been created by separating out of IFI those activities which constitute political activity under the IRS code so that they can be expanded in scope. It will provide a platform for informing, inspiring and rallying those who care deeply about the family to greater involvement in the moral, cultural and political issues that threaten our state.… Continue Reading