Illinois Freedom Caucus https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:27:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg Illinois Freedom Caucus https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 Illinois Can’t Afford Pritzker’s Energy Experiment https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/01/illinois-cant-afford-pritzkers-energy-experiment/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:00:49 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=31271 Written by David E. Smith

Illinoisans are about to feel another hit to their wallets—this time in the name of “clean” energy.

Gov. JB Pritzker and his Democratic supermajorities have pursued the unrealistic goal of 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2045 with little regard for cost or reliability. What lawmakers failed to disclose when they passed Illinois’ original clean-energy law is now painfully hitting home with no relief in sight. These foolish policies will cost taxpayers billions.… Continue Reading

]]> 31271 Illinois Freedom Caucus: “Cut the Waste & Bloat” https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2025/05/illinois-freedom-caucus-cut-the-waste-bloat-in-budget/ Wed, 14 May 2025 12:00:04 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=29550 Written by David E. Smith

Illinois lawmakers are actively shaping the state’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget as the May 31st legislative deadline approaches. Governor JB Pritzker has proposed a budget of $55.45 billion – an increase of $2.35 billion over last year, but final numbers are still under negotiation.

On May 13, 2025, Republican members of the Illinois House of Representatives held a press conference, urging substantial budget reductions. They claimed over $1 billion in wasteful spending, fraud, and abuse could be eliminated to save citizens from new or increased tax proposals.… Continue Reading

]]> 29550 Pritzker Champions Illegal Aliens at Taxpayers’ Expense https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2025/05/pritzker-champions-illegal-aliens-at-taxpayers-expense/ Sat, 10 May 2025 09:00:34 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=29492 Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg

Back in 2021, Governor Pritzker signed HB121, SB667, SB1596, and SB2665 into law. All four of these pieces of legislation enshrined into law Illinois’ stance on immigration as being one of the most welcoming in the entire nation.

The new laws strengthen the TRUST Act and make Illinois the second state in the nation to require local officials to end partnerships with ICE, address hate crimes against immigrant communities, expand workplace protections for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, and create the Illinois Immigration Impact Task Force to ensure state programs and policies best serve immigrant residents.

… Continue Reading ]]> 29492 Illinois House Minority Leader Shuts Out Conservative Voices https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2025/01/illinois-house-minority-leader-shuts-out-conservative-voices/ Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:00:31 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=28589 Springfield, IL – Despite public comments to the contrary, Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie has telegraphed her unwillingness to heal the fractured Illinois Republican Party by rejecting serious efforts from the Illinois Freedom Caucus to promote party unity.

During a recent exchange, Representative McCombie declared her unwillingness to accommodate or collaborate with this influential conservative wing and has even refused to give the Illinois Freedom Caucus a voice in the decision-making process.

The Illinois Freedom Caucus, which represents a substantial contingent of principled conservatives across the state, champions fiscal responsibility, personal freedom, and accountability in government.… Continue Reading

]]> 28589 Illinois Tax and Spend Budget for FY 2025 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2024/05/illinois-tax-and-spend-budget-for-fy-2025/ Wed, 29 May 2024 13:00:41 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=26428 Written by David E. Smith

In the wee hours of the morning, Democrats — who control the Illinois House of Representatives — approved a $53.1 billion budget for the 2025 fiscal year. The 3,374 page budget, plus supplemental spending bills, had already been approved by Democrats — who control the Illinois Senate — on Sunday evening.

The budget includes a significant increase in spending — $400 million more than what Governor J.B. Pritzker had initially proposed.

… Continue Reading ]]> 26428 Aiding Our Enemy https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/10/aiding-our-adversary-ccp-gets-8b-illinois-taxdollars/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 11:00:54 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=24734 Written by David E. Smith

Illinois Tax Credits for a CCP-Company?

Significant opposition is growing over the Gotion electric vehicle battery plant now under consideration for Manteno, Illinois. On October 2, over 400 people attended a press conference and public comment session at the village board meeting to express their concerns about the project.

An hour before that meeting, the Illinois Freedom Caucus held a press conference demanding answers to some of the concerns Manteno residents have with a Chinese company building a battery plant in their community.… Continue Reading

]]> 24734 Non-Citizens Will Have the Power to Arrest Legal American Citizens in Illinois? https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/06/non-citizens-will-have-the-power-to-arrest-legal-american-citizens-in-illinois/ Mon, 26 Jun 2023 10:00:47 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=23906 Written by Nancy Hayes

At a recent Three Headed Eagle Alliance event called “Pints and Politics,” Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur), a member of the Illinois Freedom Caucus stated: “No non-citizen American should ever be in a position to arrest an American citizen in America.”

This seems like an obvious statement, but Caulkins was responding to the recent passing of HB 3751, which amends the Illinois Municipal Code by adding the following:

An individual who is not a citizen but is legally authorized to work in the U.S.

… Continue Reading ]]> 23906 To Endorse or NOT to Endorse in The Primary Election… THAT is The REAL Question https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/05/to-endorse-or-not-to-endorse-in-the-primary-election-that-is-the-real-question-2023/ Thu, 25 May 2023 14:00:18 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=23702 Written by Nancy Hayes

Recent news seems to have fired up some grassroots and even maybe some conservative GOP leaders. The question proposed recently is this: should the Illinois GOP endorse or not endorse candidates in the primary?

In free and fair elections, why not just let the voters decide? Why would the Illinois GOP want to endorse in the primary if we are all, in fact, for free and fair elections? What would be the REAL reason why the Illinois GOP would want to endorse in the primary?… Continue Reading

]]> 23702 Ranked-Choice Voting – Missing the Point on Needed Reform in Illinois https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/03/ranked-choice-voting-missing-the-point-on-needed-reform-in-illinois/ Sat, 25 Mar 2023 10:00:26 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=23305 Written by Nancy Hayes

History tends to repeat itself. This is certainly true of “Ranked Choice Voting” in Illinois.

You may remember a junior state senator in Illinois by the name of Barack Obama. In 2001, then-Senator Obama introduced a bill that would have put on the ballot a Constitutional Amendment to elect the Illinois House of Representatives by “fair voting” in 3-seat districts elected by voters given cumulative voting rights.

Then, in 2002, Obama introduced a bill that would have required that partisan primaries for congressional office be conducted by “instant runoff voting” or IRV, also known as ranked-choice voting.… Continue Reading

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