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		<title>Why Are Dead People Still on Illinois Voter Rolls?</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2025/07/why-are-dead-people-still-on-illinois-voter-rolls-2025/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 15:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voter Integrity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breakthrough Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capitol News Illinois]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carol Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Adams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harmeet K. Dhillon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jeanne Ives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judicial Watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motor Voter Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Voter Registration Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Hancock]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sara Ellis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Chicago Way]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David E. Smith</em></p>
<p class="svelte-1sntxl4"><span class="svelte-1sntxl4">On July 22, 2025, the Committee on House Administration held a hearing titled, “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EHuO9w5pQY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Clean Rolls, Secure Elections: Reviewing Voter List Maintenance Standards.</a>” </span>The hearing focused on the importance of maintaining accurate voter registration lists to protect the integrity of our elections.</p>
<p data-start="444" data-end="809">The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), also known as the “<strong>Motor Voter Law</strong>,” was designed to increase voter participation in federal elections while also requiring states to maintain accurate and up-to-date voter rolls.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2025/07/why-are-dead-people-still-on-illinois-voter-rolls-2025/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SPOTLIGHT: Jim Marter for Congress (Bonus Episode)</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2024/11/spotlight-jim-marter-for-congress-bonus-episode/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[14th Congressional District]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACT! For America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iGOLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois Citizens for Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois Conservative Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Marter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lauren Underwood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moms for America Action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monte Larrick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SpeakOut Illinois]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxpayers United Of America]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David E. Smith</em></p>
<p>It is vital that we send a serious conservative to Congress who will work diligently to address inflation, the economy, open borders, transgender insanity, parental rights, the size (and spending) of our federal government, religious liberty and lawfare, to name a few policy priorities. <strong>James Marter</strong> is the Republican nominee who is IFA&#8217;s pro-life/pro-family conservative choice for the 14th Congressional District.</p>
<p>Marter is trying to unseat Congresswoman <strong>Lauren Underwood</strong> in the General Election on November 5th.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2024/11/spotlight-jim-marter-for-congress-bonus-episode/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Are the Voter Rolls in Illinois Clean or Dirty?</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/09/are-the-voter-rolls-in-illinois-clean-or-dirty/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 16:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Illinois Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voter Integrity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Shestokas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois Conservative Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Berkowitz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judicial Watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Voter Registration Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Affairs]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Nancy Hayes</em></p>
<p>In 2020, <a href="https://www.judicialwatch.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Judicial Watch</a> with the support of Attorney <strong>David Shestokas</strong>, filed a lawsuit on behalf of <a href="https://www.ilpac.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Illinois Conservative Union</a> against the State of Illinois, the Illinois State Board of Elections and its Director for failing to allow public access to its voter roll data in violation of the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court in the Northern District of Illinois  (<a href="https://www.judicialwatch.org/documents/illinois-conservative-union-et-al-v-illinois-et-al-complaint-05542/"><em>Illinois Conservative Union et al v.</em></a>&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/09/are-the-voter-rolls-in-illinois-clean-or-dirty/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Macon County Sheriff Election: Irregularities in Elections (Part 1)</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2022/01/macon-county-sheriff-election-irregularities-in-elections-part-1/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 12:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Illinois Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voter Integrity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David J. Shestokas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discovery Recount]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election integrity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois Attorney General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois Conservative Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois State Board of Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JB Pritker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Root]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Josh Turner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kwame Raoul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macon County Sheriff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mail-in ballots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Voters Registration Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Verified Election Contest Petition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voter Fraud]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by <a href="https://illinoisfamily.org/author/?id=62009" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kristi Shaffer</a></em></p>
<p>The right to vote is nearly sacred in the United States. Elections are closely monitored for an accurate count and assurance that the voices of the people are heard. At least that is the intended outcome of the election process, but, far too often, things go awry. Many of us watched back-and-forth recounts, audits, and legal battles in various states over the 2020 presidential election. However, there was a battle right here in Illinois for election legitimacy of which few were aware.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2022/01/macon-county-sheriff-election-irregularities-in-elections-part-1/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SPOTLIGHT: David Shestokas To Run for Illinois Attorney General (Part 2)</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/11/spotlight-david-shestokas-to-run-for-illinois-attorney-general-part-2/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Illinois Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attorney General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Shestokas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emergency Mandates]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[executive orders]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Jenna Smith</em></p>
<p>Welcome to part two of Monte Larrick’s conversation with <strong>David Shestokas</strong>, attorney and Republican candidate for Illinois Attorney General. In this Spotlight, the discussion turns to Governor Pritzker’s abuse of his emergency powers and executive orders – a deliberate overreach that has been enabled by the legislature’s abdication of their authority, as well as the failure of <strong>Kwame Raoul</strong> (the current Attorney General) to protect the public interests of the citizens of Illinois and to enforce the law set forth in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/11/spotlight-david-shestokas-to-run-for-illinois-attorney-general-part-2/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>SPOTLIGHT: How To Swing an Election, Illinois Style</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/11/spotlight-how-to-swing-an-election-illinois-style/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Political]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voter Integrity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carol Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois Conservative Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voter Fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voter Integrity Project]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David E. Smith</em></p>
<p>Two hundred and two years after achieving statehood, Illinois – the Land of Lincoln – is more commonly associated with political and electoral corruption than with Honest Abe. Voter fraud is a sad reality that few people are willing to stand against, but, thankfully for Illinois, <strong>Carol Davis</strong>, chairman of <a href="http://www.ilpac.org/">Illinois Conservative Union</a>, is fighting for a fair and honest election process.</p>
<p>Carol Davis joins Monte Larrick to discuss President Trump’s refusal to concede the election and disturbing voting irregularities in specific cities and states.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/11/spotlight-how-to-swing-an-election-illinois-style/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Illinoisans Protest Governor Pritzker&#8217;s Tyrannical Orders</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/05/illinoisans-protest-governor-pritzkers-tyrannical-orders/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2020 09:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Erica Rews]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sandy Dragoo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shawn Bladel]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Austin Scott Davies</em></p>
<p>On Saturday, over a thousand Illinois citizens came together at the State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois, to declare their God-given rights in the face of oppression by Governor <strong>J.B. Pritzker</strong> and his administration. Since Pritzker declared every county in Illinois a disaster on March 9, 2020, he has issued executive orders that far exceed his authority and trample on the rights of Illinois citizens. Thousands of businesses and churches have been shuttered and thousands of livelihoods have been needlessly destroyed with no regard for constitutional constraints on government overreach.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/05/illinoisans-protest-governor-pritzkers-tyrannical-orders/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SPOTLIGHT: Carol Davis on Social Media in Politics</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/03/spotlight-carol-davis-on-social-media-in-politics/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Media Watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Political]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carol Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FreedomWorks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Women Win 2020]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David E. Smith</em></p>
<p>During this period of social distancing and stay-at-home orders, how can conservatives effectively communicate in ways that will affect election outcomes and impact our culture? <strong>Carol Davis</strong> says social media is a great medium to disseminate these messages.</p>
<p>In her address at the Women Win 2020 conference that was held in Washington, D.C. and sponsored by <a href="http://www.freedomworks.org/">FreedomWorks</a>, Davis presented tips for making the most of Facebook posts and shares and Twitter tweets and retweets.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/03/spotlight-carol-davis-on-social-media-in-politics/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Illinois Conservative Union Demands Voter Registration Records</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/12/illinois-conservative-union-demands-voter-registration-records/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2019 16:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Illinois Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carol Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election integrity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois Conservative Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Hemingway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Board of Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voter Fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voter integrity]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Jane Ryan Carrell</em></p>
<p>There’s exciting news for Illinois voters concerned about the integrity of our elections! A statewide organization, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IllinoisConservativeUnion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Illinois Conservative Union</a> (ICU), has given notice to the state election authority that it must provide ICU a copy of the state voter rolls, or face a lawsuit.</p>
<p>ICU, an Illinois civic organization, contacted the Illinois State Board of Elections in July, requesting the Illinois voter list data file. The data file is required for analysis by the ICU Election Integrity Program to ensure that the state is conducting proper list maintenance as required by federal law.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/12/illinois-conservative-union-demands-voter-registration-records/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SPOTLIGHT: A Conversation With Illinois Lawmaker Darren Bailey</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/10/a-conversation-with-illinois-lawmaker-darren-bailey/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2019 09:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Illinois Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cory Musgrave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darren Bailey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fair Maps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois Conservative Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Breen]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David E. Smith</em></p>
<p>Joining Monte Larrick on this edition of Spotlight is <strong>Darren Bailey</strong>, current State Representative for the 109<sup>th</sup> district. Their conversation occurred at the <a href="http://www.ilpac.org/">Illinois Conservative Union</a>’s Illinois Political Activist Conference which was held in August in Bolingbrook, Illinois.</p>
<p>Representative Bailey details the reasons why he has decided to <a href="https://www.baileyforillinois.com/">run for state senate</a> in the 55<sup>th</sup> district and recounts the valuable experience he gained as a state representative.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/10/a-conversation-with-illinois-lawmaker-darren-bailey/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Time To Stand Up For Your Values</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/08/time-to-stand-up-for-your-values/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 09:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Illinois Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bolingbrook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois Conservative Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jane Carrell]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Jane Carrell</em></p>
<p aria-hidden="true">It used to be folks would be proud to say they lived in Illinois. What’s not to love – beautiful farms, busy factories, dynamic small towns, eye-popping Chicago, the lakefront, museums and boat harbors. But things are different now. Forty years of big-city Democrats dominating our lawmaking has wrought awful changes, none worse than those of the legislative session that ended June 2.</p>
<p aria-hidden="true">The prior session made abortions free to Medicaid recipients and state employees.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/08/time-to-stand-up-for-your-values/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Be Part of Illinois’ Conservative Resurgence: Don’t Miss ICU Strategy 2019</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/07/be-part-of-illinois-conservative-resurgence-dont-miss-icu-strategy-2019/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Illinois Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservative Grassroots Activist Conference]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Tamara Jackson</em></p>
<p>Pundits and politicians across the nation write off our state as dark blue, a bastion of leftist thought and policy. Conservative presidential candidates often bypass Illinois, also assuming it’s a lost cause and a Democrat stronghold. Likewise, regressive candidates frequently skip the state assuming it’s automatically in the D column.</p>
<p>But in truth, Illinois has hundreds of thousands of good conservative people. The percentage of conservative voters (thinkers) grows exponentially the further one travels farther away from Chicago and Crook County.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/07/be-part-of-illinois-conservative-resurgence-dont-miss-icu-strategy-2019/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Absence of Leadership Stuns Republican Conservative Base</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/12/absence-of-leadership-stuns-republican-conservative-base-2/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2018 12:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Illinois Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruce Rauner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois Conservative Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois Republican Party]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>By Illinois Conservative Union</em></p>
<p>A week has passed since an <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-gop-stunned-after-rauner-admits-to-recruiting-4-others-to-run-for-governor/4900233/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABC-7 interview</a> revealed that, during the campaign, Governor <strong>Bruce Rauner</strong> actively sought someone to run in his stead. While Rauner&#8217;s lack of enthusiasm for re-election was not a surprise for grassroots Illinois Conservatives, what is shocking is the lack of any strategic action and transparency on the part of IL GOP Leadership.</p>
<p>While facing one of the most critical election contests in recent Illinois history, in which the financial well-being of millions of Illinois citizens hung in the balance, the entire leadership was absent and silent.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/12/absence-of-leadership-stuns-republican-conservative-base-2/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Illinois Conservatives Send Santa An Open Letter</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/12/illinois-conservatives-send-santa-an-open-letter/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2018 21:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Illinois Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois Conservative Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois GOP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois Republican Platform]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dear Santa,</p>
<p>We know you’re very busy this time of year, but we hope you’ll take a moment to consider our Christmas wish list.</p>
<p>As you know, we’ve been very good for goodness sake. You see us when we’re sleeping and you know when we’re awake, so you know many of us got very little sleep the past several election cycles. We were very busy contacting voters, raising funds, knocking on doors, attending fundraisers and supporting good candidates.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/12/illinois-conservatives-send-santa-an-open-letter/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Illinois Conservative Union Calls for New GOP Chairman</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/12/illinois-conservative-union-calls-for-new-gop-chairman/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2018 13:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Illinois Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Babette Holder-Youngberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois Conservative Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois GOP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeanne Ives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Schneider]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Almost one month has passed since the November 6th midterm elections. Many have analyzed the losses suffered by the Republican Party in Illinois. To the base of the Party – Conservatives who stand firmly on the adopted Republican Party platform – the causes are abundantly clear. Party leadership made no attempt to unify the Party, failed to support good candidates and failed to effectively communicate to voters the principles of the Republican Party. Due to this failure of leadership and lack of accepting any responsibility for the losses, Illinois Conservative Union (ICU) calls for <strong>Tim Schneider</strong> to step down from his position as Chairman.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/12/illinois-conservative-union-calls-for-new-gop-chairman/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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