JB Prtizker https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:33:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg JB Prtizker https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 A Free Press or A Government Subsidized Press? https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/04/a-free-press-or-a-government-subsidized-press/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:00:29 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=31844 Written by David E. Smith

The Illinois Local News Summit is an annual event held in Chicago that focuses on supporting a strong, free press and addressing the challenges facing local journalism. This year it was held on Friday, April 10, 2026, at the Union League Club in Chicago. This year’s featured speaker was Governor JB Pritzker.

Introducing the governor was Daniel Ash, president of the Field Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and a private foundation with more than $50 million in assets.… Continue Reading

]]> 31844 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 Growing Fears of Government Weaponization https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/09/growing-fears-of-government-weaponization/ Sat, 23 Sep 2023 09:00:03 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=24579 Written by David E. Smith

During a U.S. House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, U.S. Representative Victoria Spartz (R-IN) emphatically complained to Attorney General Merrick Garland that there is growing fear of government persecution among Americans, saying at one point, “It’s like KGB.”

In a subsequent Tweet later, she points out:

“As someone who grew up in the Soviet Union, I’m disturbed by the fact that so many hardworking Americans—including my constituents—are afraid of political persecution by our own government.”

… Continue Reading ]]> 24579 Bank Your Vote or Go For Broke? https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/08/bank-your-vote-or-go-for-broke/ Fri, 25 Aug 2023 10:00:36 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=24411 Written by Nancy Hayes

Republicans’ new idea for winning the upcoming 2024 election is a nationwide campaign they’re calling “Bank Your Vote,” a Republican National Committee (RNC) strategy that is trickling back to the GOP in the states, including in Illinois.

The gist of it is, that local GOP officials are encouraging Republicans to vote early in 2024. The campaign is meant to maximize pre-Election Day voting through in-person voting, absentee voting, and ballot harvesting where legal.… Continue Reading

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