Steve McClure https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Thu, 21 May 2026 22:19:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg Steve McClure https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 Rep. Niemerg Sounds Alarm Over Noncitizen Voter Registration Mailings https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/05/rep-niemerg-sounds-alarm-over-noncitizen-voter-registration-mailings/ Thu, 21 May 2026 20:00:04 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=32154 Written by David E. Smith

Last week, we reported on comments made by State Senator Steve McClure (R-Effingham) in which he raised serious concerns after discovering that the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) had sent voter registration materials to noncitizens applying for state assistance. That revelation alone sparked widespread concern and raised an obvious question: Why would a state agency be placing voter registration materials into the hands of individuals who are not legally eligible to vote?… Continue Reading

]]> 32154 Why Are Noncitizens Receiving Voter Registration Forms? https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/05/why-are-noncitizens-receiving-voter-registration-forms/ Sat, 16 May 2026 10:00:17 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=32073 Written by David E. Smith

Illinois State Senator Steve McClure (R-Effingham) continues to sound the alarm over election integrity as it pertains to the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and the distribution of voter registration materials to illegal immigrants applying for state benefits.

In a January 7, 2025 press release, McClure revealed that IDHS had been sending packets to noncitizens that included “pre-filled” voter registration applications already addressed to county clerk offices. He warned that such practices create confusion and could open the door to unlawful voter registration.… Continue Reading

]]> 32073 Dulce Quintero: “They/Them” Secretary of IDHS https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/05/dulce-quintero-they-them-secretary-of-idhs/ Fri, 15 May 2026 09:00:29 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=32068 Written by David E. Smith

JB Pritzker appointed Dulce Quintero in September 2023 as Secretary of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), making Quintero the first gender-confused appointee to lead a statewide agency in Illinois. She was re-appointed and confirmed by Illinois Senate Democrats earlier this week.

Quintero is an LGBTQIA+ activist who was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame in 2017 in recognition of her advocacy and leadership on behalf of LGBTQIA+ youth in Chicago.… Continue Reading

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