Common Sense vs. Government Thinking in Springfield

Written by David E. Smith

During an Illinois Senate committee hearing this week, an interesting exchange took place between Senator Mary Edly-Allen (D-Grayslake) and Senator Craig Wilcox (R-Woodstock) that highlighted the differing approaches often seen between liberal and conservative thinking.

Senate Resolution 752, sponsored by Senator Edly-Allen, is a non-binding measure encouraging Illinois public school districts serving grades 6–12 to consider later school start times based on adolescent sleep research. The resolution argues that teenagers’ biological sleep cycles naturally shift later during puberty, making very early school schedules unhealthy and counterproductive.… Continue Reading

Mary Edly Allen Believes That Protecting Babies is Not Her Job

Written by Anna T. of Lake Zurich, Illinois

When I was invited to meet my local state legislator, State Representative Mary Edly-Allen (D-Libertyville), I never  imagined that a woman, a former teacher, and a mother of four could hold such callous views of precious babies almost born. Rep. Edly-Allen laughed when she was confronted with the reality that abortion dismembers even viable babies in Illinois at  taxpayers’ expense. She stated it “wasn’t her job” as an elected leader to protect babies.… Continue Reading