Illinois Family Action

Illinois State Representative Katie Stuart (D-Collinsville) was pressed for a definition of a woman by State Representative Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham), saying: "If we are going to pass legislation pertaining to women, we must be able to define it." After a long pause, Stuart finally decided to answer by scolding Wilhour, saying that his line of questioning was "offensive." Undaunted, Wilhour pressed his colleague regarding this resolution asking for a definition. Stuart finally answers by stating that "Title IX is protecting anybody who identifies as female." And with that, Wilhour rests his case. Without one vote from Republicans, the Illinois Democrats vote to pass HR 733 with 67 votes on April 4, 2022.

Greg Hart is a Republican member of the DuPage County Board who hopes to become the next board chair. In a slick and startling campaign video (see below), Hart obscenely used his visibly pregnant wife to make the case for his election as a pro-choice GOP candidate. You heard that right. Greg Hart wants residents of DuPage County—the second largest county in Illinois—to know that he fully supports the legal right of his wife to have had the “choice” to kill their living “son” (Hart’s term). For those all in a tither that I dare to refer to his wife and child, please note that Hart has chosen to use them again and again in his campaign.

Thank God for Chloe's courage to publicly decry the wicked trend to transgender confused teens and children. We should pray that more people become aware of what the godless sexual anarchists are doing in our culture and maybe the tide will turn against this latest example of sociological contagion.

In 2021, Illinois Democrats and Governor JB Pritzker voted to take away the parental rights of moms and dads by repealing the law which required parental notification for minors girls seeking to end the life of their unborn baby. This was the state’s final restriction on abortion.

During his opening monologue, Tucker Carlson highlights how violent crime is being ignored by elected officials in big (blue) cities in America. Criminals are getting away with their crimes. Tucker calls this social justice agenda "a war on the population."

Did you know that JB Pritzker and his state Democrats voted to eliminate all restrictions on abortions in Illinois? That's right JB Pritzker and Illinois Democrats support abortion all the way up to the day of birth and want taxpayers to foot the bill They also repealed the Parental Notice of Abortion law. So now a 12 year old girls can be taken for an abortion without mom and dad knowing anything about it! And to make matters worse, Pritzker and the Illinois Democrats voted to teach graphic sex ed to Kindergartners. So I ask you, just who are the extremists?

Meet Frederick L. Walls, candidate for Illinois House District 34th - the east side of Crete, Saulk Village, Lynwood, Grant Park, Momence, Woodland, and all of Hopkins Park, Aroma Park, Sun River Terrace and St. Anne

It is good to know with certainty how JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom want to be identified as leftwing "progressives" going forward. Yet in the Left's list of intersectionalities, Democrats and their allies in the media fail to ding them for being white, male, heterosexuals, which of course we adds to the “privilege” label they get for being filthy rich. (Pritzker is a billionaire, and Newsom's net worth is estimated to be approximately $22 million.) It’s clear that Pritzker and Newman are putting their feelers out to run for President, neglecting the major problems and their primary duties as governor to explore a run for POTUS.

Anni Cyrus is the Founder of Live Up To Freedom, a grassroots group of international human rights activists focused on protecting and promoting the principles of freedom and equality outlined in the United States Constitution and the civil and human rights of all American citizens and legal residents, regardless of race, creed, religion, or political affiliation. She is a friend and frequent speaker at Illinois Family Institute events with one of her event videos reaching over 1.3 million views. Recently she interviewed two of IFA’s endorsed candidates running for the Republican nomination in the primary election taking place Tuesday, June 28th. In this video, Anni interviews our friend David Shestokas, who is running for Illinois Attorney General. We’ve known Dave for many years. We share his passion for the rule of law, our Founding Fathers and founding documents, and especially for God’s gift of freedom and self-government.

The United Southland Republican Women hosted a successful “Meet The Candidates” event at Francesca’s in Palos Park on May 11th! Candidates include: Niki Conforti, Rob Cruz, Gary Grasso, Scott Kaspar, Catherine O'Shea, and Keith Pekau.

The Tazewell County Republican Party, in cooperation with the Peoria County Republican Party and the Woodford County Republican Party hosted an event they called the Central Illinois Republican Governor Candidate Forum on Monday, April 25th, 2022. The candidates who took part in this forum are Illinois Senator Darren Bailey, Gary Rabine, Paul Schimpf, Jesse Sullivan, and Max Solomon. Illinois Family Action was proud to co-sponsor the event.

Self Evident Cohosts Kenna Rose and Jenna talk about the many ways Generation Z can defeat the dragons of the day (and in the land of Lincoln), and how we can turn Illinois around if we turn back to Christ and embrace Biblical truth. Check out their podcast, and follow them on Facebook: Self-Evident: https://www.facebook.com/108348065180037/posts/119028987445278/ They gave this speech on April 26, 2022 to a packed house of Bailey for Governor supporters in St. Charles, Illinois.

According to an 2019 article by Illinois Eagle, "...Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin announced a grant from the City’s Neighborhood Festival Funding of which parade organizers were not aware when they originally cancelled the event. The grants are available to groups hosting public events that acquaint residents with each other while educating participants about the Aurora community. The money must be used for support services at the events, such as rental of equipment, rental security or emergency personnel, and similar needs, which is what all money raised will be going to. Other organizations have already committed sponsorship dollars for the event." The article also goes on to quote Irvin: “I know our residents, business and supporters will continue to come together to close this gap as we celebrate our diversity, inclusivity and pride here in Aurora,” said Mayor Irvin. “I applaud the efforts of Indivisible Aurora and its support of the LGBTQ+ community. When Aurora comes together, we all win.”

WTTW, the PBS television station in Chicago, is exposing some troubling activities of Aurora Mayor and GOP gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin. While reporters Paris Schutz and Nick Blumberg are careful to say these activities are not illegal, what is clear is the pay-to-play politics -- practices that are rightly exposed as unethical and problematic. Other stories include: -- Developers That Donated to Gubernatorial Candidate Richard Irvin’s Mayoral Campaign Received Tens of Millions in Aurora Incentives (https://news.wttw.com/2022/03/31/developers-donated-gubernatorial-candidate-richard-irvin-s-mayoral-campaign-received-tens) -- Aurora Company that Donated Big to Richard Irvin’s Mayoral Campaign Received Millions in City Contracts (https://news.wttw.com/2022/03/28/aurora-company-donated-big-richard-irvin-s-mayoral-campaign-received-millions-city)

The Republican candidates for U.S. Senate gathered on March 26, 2022 at the Church of Christian Liberty in Arlington Heights for this IFA special event. The purpose of this forum (and the video) is to give Illinois voters an opportunity to hear directly from candidates without the interference, bias, and selective editing of the establishment media. We hope to foster discussions on the issues of importance to the candidates and to the voters in this election. The event was open to the public, and we had standing room only space. In addition to the panel of pastors, select questions were submitted in advance from the public via email.

This call to end the governor’s ability to declare an emergency for extended periods of time is extremely important. State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-St. Charles) is absolutely correct to confront Big Government Democrats on their complacency to do their job to check the executive branch tyrannical rule.

It is bad enough that children are failing to meet proficiency standards in English Language Arts, Math and Science, but now the focus of school time is on social engineering, humanistic training, sexual immorality, revisionist history and other godless subject matters. Right here in Illinois, a shocking number of kids hear messages about choosing their gender or embracing an LGBTQ lifestyle … and our state lawmakers have mandated “comprehensive sex ed” for kids as young as kindergarten. Why are adults talking to our innocent children about sex, masturbation and contrived gender issues? Are they grooming our children for early unhealthy sexual activities? There is no question about it... godless indoctrination that is already well underway in our public schools (not by every teacher), is one of the reasons we see so many of our children leaving the faith when they are out of high school. Learn more: https://illinoisfamily.org/education/pse/

During his daily video blog on Wednesday, February 9th, State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) recommends subscribing to the illinoisfamily.org email list. After his update, Sen. Bailey reads a Biblical devotion to help listeners focus on the most important things -- heavenly things. Sen. Bailey is a candidate for Illinois Governor.

Senator Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) and his new running mate, Stephanie Trussell (R-Lisle), say they will fire Pritzker next November with your help!

During the weeks of October 19-21 and 26-28, Illinois state lawmakers are headed back to Springfield for the annual "Veto Session." In this short video, State Rep. Caulkins warns us that the Democratic majority has three dangerous priorities: 1.) Water down or repeal of the 1998 Health Right of Conscience Act 2.) Repeal of the Parental Notification of Abortion Act 3.) Repeal Police Liability Immunity ACTION: Please call your state senator and state representative about these issues. The Capitol switchboard number is (217) 782-2000.