The Illinois Family Spotlight podcast will highlight a specific cultural or political issue of which our listeners should be aware. Our discussions will be informed by a biblical worldview that will help expose the lies and distortions promulgated within secular culture. We will be interviewing policy experts and scholars whose knowledge and insights will help listeners form a wiser worldview.
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In this episode of Spotlight, IFI’s attorney breaks down the legal ramifications homeschoolers face if HB 2827 is passed, and how we can conquer it in court if it becomes law.
| Jenna Smith | 
April 22, 2025 10:07 AM | 
Comments Off on HB 2827 From the Perspective of a Lawyer | Guest: James Odom (IFS #427)
Organizers are gearing up for the Fall 40 days for life prayer campaign after a successful spring effort that included a rally across from the planned parenthood facility in Aurora. Catharine Walker spoke with Steve Carlin at that prayer rally, and has some encouraging words for pro life prayer warriors.
| Jenna Smith | April 18, 2025 11:02 AM | Comments Off on Pray for Life | Guest: Catharine Walker (IFS #426)
Illinois could legalize assisted suicide. The End of Life Options Act gives doctors the greenlight to perscribe death-causing drugs to adult patients diagnosed with a terminal illness. Life leaders warn that legal suicide in Illinois will eventually be expanded to cover people with non terminal conditions and even children. Following a testimony during a state Senate hearing in Chicago, Dr. Kevin Garner spoke with IFI’s Monte Larrick about the End of Life Options Act.
Dr. Garner is an internal medicine specialist, and is board certified in hospice and pallative care.… Continue Reading
| Jenna Smith | April 8, 2025 12:46 PM | Comments Off on Hospice and The End of Life Options Act (IFS #425)
A leader in the disability community has said that the End of Life Options Act puts disabled people at greater risk of being coerced into seeking assisted suicide. Riley Spreadbury, with the Disability Resource Center in Joliet, testified against assisted suicide before the State Senate committee, and shares her perspective with Spotlight in this episode.
| Jenna Smith | April 1, 2025 2:45 PM | Comments Off on Assisted Suicide Targets People With Disabilities | Guest: Riley Spreadbury (IFS #424)
If HB 2827 passes, there are going to be additional bills introduced in subsequent years. ~ Will Estrada
During the Illinois Christian Home Educator’s (ICHE) Cherry Pie Day in Springfield, IL, Monte Larrick asked Homeschool Legal Defense Association’s (HSLDA) Senior Counsel Will Estrada about the dangers of HB 2827.
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And much more.… Continue Reading
| Jenna Smith | March 25, 2025 9:46 AM | Comments Off on The Dangers of ‘The Homeschool Act’ from the Viewpoint of an Attorney | Guest: Will Estrada (IFS #423)
Illinois home educators are rallying against the “Homeschool Act.” HB 2827 will stifle IL homeschoolers with regulations that, if not fully complied with, will lead to hefty fines, and even jail time. Illinois Christian Home Educators (ICHE) are helping to lead the charge against this legislation. Kirk Smith, executive director of ICHE joins Monte to talk about the consequences of the bill and how YOU can stand against it.
| Jenna Smith | March 18, 2025 6:52 AM | Comments Off on The Homeschool Act (IFS #422)
Monte is joined by Bob Gilligan with Catholic Conference of Illinois outside the Chicago hearing of pro-suicide legislation.
| Jenna Smith | March 11, 2025 8:32 AM | Comments Off on Legal Suicide in Illinois: Are There Repercussions? | Guest: Bob Gilligan (IFS #421)
Attend the Chicago Home Educator’s Summit! In this episode, Caesor LeFlore (aka Bishop of Truth) talks to Latasha Fields of the Christian Home Educators Support System about their exciting event happening on March 29th.
| Jenna Smith | March 4, 2025 12:50 PM | Comments Off on Homeschoolers Summit! | Guest: Latasha Fields (IFS #420)
In this edition of Spotoight, we feature IFI’s lobbyist David Curtin giving an update about what happened in Springfield last week.
| Jenna Smith | February 25, 2025 6:33 AM | Comments Off on Legislative Update | Guest: IFI Lobbyist David Curtin (IFS #419)
We’re highlighting Dr. Zumhagen’s remarks at IFI’s 2024 COVID Forum, held at Families of Faith in Channahon, IL.
Dr. Zumhagen is a family medicine physician, with nearly 4 decades in practice in the medical field. In 2009, he cofounded Fearfully & Wonderfully Made,a wholisitic and nutritionally based center in Orland Park. In this episode, you wil hear this doctor discuss vaccine mandates, the risks of treating healthy people, and the power that the pharmecuetical industries wield in America.… Continue Reading
| Jenna Smith | February 18, 2025 3:10 AM | Comments Off on COVID Was a CON | Dr. Mark Zumhagen (IFS #418)
