John Curran https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:34:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg John Curran https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 Paying the Price – Senator Neil Anderson https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/02/paying-the-price-senator-neil-anderson/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:00:22 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=31520 Written by Rev. Calvin Lindstrom

When State Senator Neil Anderson, a Republican from Andalusia representing Illinois’ 47th Senate District, introduced Senate Bill 3572 on February 5, 2026, knowing very well that he was introducing legislation that would cause a firestorm of controversy and that very likely he would have to pay a political price.

A synopsis of SB 3572:

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Abolish Abortion Illinois Act. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012.
… Continue Reading ]]> 31520 Big Government in Illinois Is Growing https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2024/12/big-government-in-illinois-is-growing/ Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:00:57 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=28397 Written by David E. Smith

The corporate media will not tell you this, but as a resident of Illinois, you need to know that during the 103rd General Assembly (2023-2024), more than 9,800 bills were filed during this legislative session. Thus far, Governor JB Pritzker has signed 1,057 of these bills into law. And since the session isn’t officially through until January 8, 2025, that number may yet grow.

On New Year’s Day, 293 of those laws will take effect.… Continue Reading

]]> 28397 Still Fighting the Good Fight vs. Amendment 1 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/03/amendment-1-patriots-still-fighting-the-good-fight/ Tue, 21 Mar 2023 09:00:27 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=23257 Written by Nancy Hayes

On November 8th of last year, Illinoisans went to the polls and voted on Amendment 1. This constitutional amendment passed on an official vote from Illinois citizens with a total of 2,212,999 yeses to 1,555,929 nos.

What is Amendment 1?

Amendment 1 is a proposed constitutional amendment that adds a new “constitutional right” for government workers to organize and collectively bargain. According to Wirepoints, Amendment 1 “cemented public sector union powers into the State Constitution.”… Continue Reading

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