Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
Illinois has been known as a “sanctuary state” since August of 2017 when Governor Pritzker signed the TRUST Act (SB 31) into law.
This legislation restricts both local and state law enforcement from cooperating in any way with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
As we have seen in recent months, the reality of Illinois being a “sanctuary state” for illegal immigrants has continued to build to a boiling point.
If you thought the TRUST Act was radical legislation, this past week revealed the dangerous reality for citizens living in a “sanctuary state” with a governor who has little concern for his constituents – those he is obligated to protect.… Continue Reading
Tags: Department of Homeland Security, FBI, Governor Pritzker, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Nero, Tren de Aragua, TRUST Act, U.S. Border Patrol
Federal Issues, Immigration | Alyssa Sonnenburg |
January 28, 2026 5:00 AM |
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Written by Robert Knight
You just knew when anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement protester Renee Good tragically died in Minneapolis on Jan. 7 that the media would turn her into the next George Floyd.
Floyd, whose asphyxiation death under the knee of a police officer triggered the 2020 anti-police riots that took at least 25 lives and caused $2 billion in damage, has since been virtually deified. Minneapolis has named a square after him and erected a “living memorial” featuring art installations, including a raised-fist sculpture, in his honor.… Continue Reading
Tags: Antonio Romanucci, Becca Good, Democratic National Committee, Department of Homeland Security, domestic terrorism, Donald Trump, FBI, George Floyd, Gov. JB Pritzker, Gov. Tim Walz, ICE, illegal immigrant, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jonathan Ross, Ken Martin, Michael Brown, Minnesota, Nicolas Maduro, Pam Bondi, Renee Good, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Venezuelan immigrant
Federal Issues, Immigration | David E. Smith |
January 20, 2026 4:00 AM |
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Written by David E. Smith
Excuses, Deflection, and Denial
Illinois billionaire Governor JB Pritzker appeared on Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier on Thursday, where he blasted the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement in Chicago while downplaying the city’s spiraling crime problem. The two-term Democratic governor also dodged questions about his presidential ambitions, took shots at Trump’s tariff policies, and doubled down on his paranoid claim that U.S. troops could be used to “steal” the next election.… Continue Reading
Tags: Bret Baier, FBI, Fox News, JB Pritzker, murder rate, Special Report, Trump Administration
Crime Culture, Executive Branch, Federal Elections, Federal Issues, Illinois Politics, Immigration, Judicial Branch, Media Watch, Political | David E. Smith |
October 25, 2025 5:00 AM |
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Written by Robert Knight
President-elect Donald J. Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance will take over [today], relieving the nation of the Biden administration’s train wreck.
Even many liberals are breathing a sigh of relief. President Biden and his fellow Democrats have done incredible damage to their party. They have turned it into a clown car full of Marxists, sexual radicals and outright lunatics who are good only at ruining entire cities and states. For reference, see San Francisco’s homeless camps, the Los Angeles fires and the Golden State of California under the rule of Gov.… Continue Reading
Tags: ACLU, Ayanna Pressley, Black Lives Matter, COVID–19, Democrat Party, Democratic Party, Department of Government Efficiency, Donald J. Trump, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Elon Musk, Facebook, FBI, Gavin Newsom, George Soros, illegal immigrants, Inflation, J.D. Vance, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, MAGA movement, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, Title IX, U.S. Justice Department
Executive Branch, Federal Issues, Immigration | David E. Smith |
January 20, 2025 6:58 AM |
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Written by Robert Knight
It’s not even Halloween, and the election is two months away, yet the Russian hobgoblins are coming out again to scare all the boys and girls.
Attorney General Merrick Garland’s Justice Department is working hard to turn some annoying Russian cyber meddling into the greatest threat to “democracy” since Hillary Clinton’s operatives hatched the Russian collusion hoax of 2016.
Here’s how it works. The FBI identifies “divisive” themes put out by Russian bots, such as citizens’ concerns over inflation or crimes committed by illegal aliens and then denounces them as “disinformation.” … Continue Reading
Tags: Bill Clinton, Digital Services Act, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Emmanuel Macron, Facebook, FBI, Gary Bauer, Hillary Clinton, Hunter Biden, Hunter's laptop, Instagram, Joe Biden, Justice Department, Kamala Harris, Mark Zuckerberg, Merrick Garland, Meta, New York Post, Pavel Durov, Presidential Climate Action Project, Robert Reich, Russian Collusion Hoax, SpaceX, Starlink, Telegram, Tesla, The Washington Post, Thierry Breton, Threads, Tim Walz, WhatsApp
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith |
September 9, 2024 4:00 AM |
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Written by Thomas Hampson
The Democrat Party of 2024 bears no resemblance to the Democrat Party of the 1960s. To be fair, neither does the Republican Party. The important difference is that the Republicans have maintained a commitment to and love for our original principles, while the Democrats have become the party that is ashamed of our founding.
In an August 15th post on X, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. wrote that the Party today “would be unrecognizable to my father and my uncle .… Continue Reading
Tags: Angela Davis, Antonio Gramsci, Biden, Bill Ayers, Blackrock, CDC, Chinese Communist Party, COVID–19, Derrick Bell, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, FBI, Green New Deal, Harris, Herbert Marcuse, Jr., Karl Marx, Little Red Book, Mao Zedong, Marxism, Office of the Surgeon General, Paris Agreement, Robert F. Kennedy, Rudi Dutschke, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, Tim Walz, Vanguard
Federal Issues, Political, Religious Liberty | Alyssa Sonnenburg |
August 27, 2024 5:00 AM |
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Written by Robert Knight
In 2020, a lot of people went for Joe Biden because they wanted a return to normal life.
A vote for the Democrat, it was said, would be a way to “turn down the heat” and calm a nation riven by the deadly Black Lives Matter and Antifa riots, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the media and deep state’s nonstop circus surrounding then-President Donald Trump.
“History, faith and reason show the way,” President Biden said in his inaugural address on Jan.… Continue Reading
Tags: Alejandro Mayorkas, Antifa, Black Lives Matter, COVID–19, Donald Trump, FBI, Green New Deal, Hamas, illegal immigration, Joe Biden, MAGA Republicans, open borders, white supremacy
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith |
May 14, 2024 7:00 AM |
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Written by Robert Knight
Lawlessness comes in many forms.
It’s millions of aliens crossing the U.S. border illegally. It is murders, rapes and drug smuggling by ruthless gangs that are exploiting a White House that is intent on creating a new electorate regardless of the cost to Americans.
It’s misusing the law ruthlessly against political opponents, such as a former president of the United States and his former aides.
It is turning security agencies like the FBI, the CIA and the National Security Agency into partisan, one-party enforcers and pressuring media and social media to suppress dissent.… Continue Reading
Tags: Alejandro Mayorkas, Border Crisis, Charles Schumer, CIA, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, FBI, Homeland Security, illegal immigration, January 6th Riots, Juan Merchan, Katie Hobbs, Lisa Murkowski, National Security Agency, U.S. Senate, U.S. Supreme Court, Women’s Bill of Rights
Federal Issues | David E. Smith |
April 23, 2024 5:00 AM |
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Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
This edition of Illinois Family Spotlight features Mark Houck, a devout Catholic and peaceful pro-life protestor who was falsely accused of violating the FACE Act.
Houck was arrested and handcuffed in front of his wife and children by the Biden Administration’s Department of Justice.
With legal representation from the Thomas More Society and a unanimous jury verdict, Mark Houck was declared to be innocent.
This is a conversation you won’t want to miss.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, Biden, Department of Justice, FACE Act, FBI, Planned Parenthood, Sanctity of Life, Thomas More Society
Faith & Religion, Federal Issues, Marriage, Family & Culture, Political, Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life | Alyssa Sonnenburg |
April 10, 2024 5:00 AM |
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Written by Robert Knight
In the name of “saving democracy,” a former presidential aide is now in a federal prison in Miami.
Former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro was sentenced to four months for ignoring a congressional subpoena ordering him to appear before the U.S. House Jan. 6 Select Committee.
That’s the kangaroo court that permitted no pro-Trump witnesses or pro-Trump committee members, and staged a Stalinist-style show trial that outranks the most disgraceful congressional abuses of power ever seen.… Continue Reading
Tags: Amit Mehta, Arthur Engoron, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Fani Willis, FBI, Jeff Clark, Jeffrey Clark, New York Supreme Court, Peter Navarro, Roger Stone, Russ Vought, Screwtape Proposes a Toast, U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Issues, Judicial Branch | David E. Smith |
March 26, 2024 7:16 AM |
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