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Illinois State Senator Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) rose to speak out against House Bill 2350 during floor debate in the Illinois Senate. This woke proposal seeks to amend the Illinois Insurance Code to remove gendered terms in sections that relate to pap smears and prostate exams, by replacing references to ‘men’ and ‘women’ with “individuals.” “This bill is outrageous. It is biologically impossible for a female to receive a prostate exam and it is equally impossible for a male to receive a pap smear,” continued Chesney. “At a time when people are leaving our state in droves, I can’t believe these are the priority bills the Democrats are bringing forward.” Illinois Democrats in the General Assembly passed this bill and Governor JB Pritzker is expected to sign it into law.

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.

Millions of American voters continue to believe that President Joe Biden won the election because of voter fraud. A Monmouth University poll released on June 21 found that 63 percent of Republicans believe that former President Donald Trump was the true winner. In November, the figure was 66 percent; in January, 69 percent; and 64 percent in March. It has remained remarkably steady. In this video segment, Tucker Carlson features a tweet thread posted by Darryl Cooper which he said “crystalized” the reasons why large numbers of Trump supporters believe the election was “rigged.” Watch this compelling short video.

Illinois Family Action is deeply concerned about the race for control over the Illinois Supreme Court. You should be too. After all, the Democrat Party has held majority control for 53 years. Since the Supreme Court is one-third of the branches of our state government, it’s worthwhile to ask if the Court has served us well in checking abuse in the other branches of Illinois government. Even a momentary consideration screams a resounding, “No!” Illinois has become the “poster child” for crime, corruption and a government with too much power and not enough accountability. The Illinois Supreme Court should be a significant line of defense, protecting parents’ rights, safeguarding our society and making sure justice is delivered in a reasonable timeframe, without prejudice, favoritism or activism. You be the “judge” and hear how a father and his children were “decimated” when they stood before appointed Judge Rochford in Family Court. Read more: https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2022/10/illinois-supreme-court-parental-rights-and-democratic-skullduggery/

NPR Washington Desk - President Biden gave a fiery defense of his mental acuity at the White House on Thursday evening (01/09/2024) after a U.S. Justice Department special counsel delivered a report that described him as an "elderly man with a poor memory" who had trouble remembering timelines. Biden emphasized that the DOJ concluded he should not be charged over classified documents found in his home and an office — and quoted sections of the report that contrasted his behavior with that of former President Donald Trump, who faces federal charges related to retention of classified documents. Biden blamed his staff for the documents being in the wrong places, and said he should have overseen their efforts more closely. He angrily responded to special counsel Robert Hur's description of a portion of an interview in which Hur said Biden seemed to not remember when his son, Beau, died. "How in the hell dare he raise that?" Biden said, adding it was "none of their damn business," and choking up with emotion. "I don't need anyone to remind me when he passed away," he said. He said that Hur's description did not belong in the report. "They don't know what they're talking about," he said. Beau Biden died in 2015. Asked by a reporter about the description of being "a well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory," Biden said: "I'm well meaning and I'm an elderly man and I know what I'm doing." Asked if his memory had become worse, he said: "My memory is fine." But when he answered a question about current hostage negotiations with Israel and Hamas, Biden mistakenly said that President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt was the "president of Mexico." In recent days in off-camera events, Biden has thrice mixed up names of foreign leaders, calling French President Emmanuel Macron "Mitterrand" and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel "Helmut Kohl." François Mitterrand and Kohl were former leaders of France and Germany, respectively. Read more: https://www.npr.org/2024/02/08/1230290474/biden-classified-documents-response

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.

We are thrilled to have heard Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) give the official Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Tuesday night (Feb. 7, 2023). She rightly pointed out that the dividing line in America is between normal and crazy. In fact she used the word "crazy" three times. She also used the word "woke" twice. While pundits are analyzing and parsing both speeches, they seem to be glancing over how Gov. Sanders may have laid the foundation for impeaching President Biden when she said, “President Biden is unwilling to defend our border, defend our skies, and defend our people. He is unfit to serve as commander in chief." I believe this is vitally important and central to his failure to uphold his oath of office. The oath is found in Article II of the U.S. Constitution. It contains 35 words and goes as follows: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Two years into the Biden Administration there is ample and mounting evidence that Biden is failing to uphold his primary duty as president to defend our borders. We hope that Republicans are serious about this when she said, "we will hold the Biden administration accountable." It was also encouraging to hear Gov. Sanders point out that the Left expects us to "salute their flags, and worship their false idols." She is correct. The godless left not only wants us to salute their flags, they want us to celebrate them. They will not tolerate anything less. Just ask Jack Phillips. Even though he won in 2018 at the U.S. Supreme Court after refusing to make a gay couple’s wedding cake because of his Christian faith, there is a new lawsuit against Phillips because of his rejection of a request for a birthday cake celebrating a gender transition.

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."

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.

During a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) grilled Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the horrific state of the southern border, accusing Mayorkas of refusing to answer direct questions with direct answers. "If you had integrity, you would resign," the Texas Republican said. "The men and women of the Border Patrol, they have never had a political leader undermine them. They despise you, Mr. Secretary, because you are willing to let children be raped to follow political orders." Other senators also harshly criticized Mayorkas for insisting that the border was secure. “Did you just parachute in from another planet, Mr. Secretary?” U.S. Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) asked rhetorically. “Because you’re the only person in the Milky Way who believes that we’re not having massive, massive illegal immigration into America.”

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.

The U.S. Congress is back in Washington D.C. after August recess Funding the swamp is front and center on the agenda, with current appropriations set to expire September 30. The U.S. House Freedom Caucus has made it perfectly clear: they will not support extending the existing budget unless it includes the U.S. House-passed border security bill, and makes reforms to the Justice Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Pentagon. In the video interview below, U.S. Representative Chip Roy acknowledged that lawmakers are facing tough questions. Back in February, Rep. Roys warned fellow Republicans that they are "on the verge of extinction" if it does not change their course. He specifically criticized the party's leaders for their willingness to compromise with Democrats on issues such as immigration and gun control. As an outspoken member of the Freedom Caucus, Rep. Roy said that Republicans need to "stand up for our principles" and "fight for what we believe in." He also called on the party to "stop listening to the consultants and the special interests" and "start listening to the people." During this interview at the Capitol you can hear his growing frustration with some of colleagues, especially Republicans over in the U.S. Senate.

Far left Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the woke Illinois Governor JB Pritzker are rightly called out for their soft-on-crime policies that have fostered an environment in which violent crime can flourish. Many people are leaving the state of Illinois because of the high taxes, leftwing social policies and crime. Dan Proft does a great job calling attention to this situation on his weekday morning radio program and on this special segment on Fox News Channel.

U.S. Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) questioned witnesses including former CDC Director Robert Redfield about how former NIH Director Dr. Anthony Fauci handled speculation about the COVID-19 Wuhan "lab-leak" theory in the early days of the pandemic, during the first hearing on virus origins from the U.S. House Coronavirus Committee on March 8, 2023.

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!

Former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Ron Vitiello calls out the president's response to the border crisis on 'America Reports.' On Monday, December 18th, officials at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported a record number of migrants at the Eagle Pass sector of the southern border, with over 12,600 apprehensions in a single day. The daily surge along the southern border - especially at the Eagle Pass sector - has fluctuated. However, throughout the Biden Administration, the CBP continues to encounter large numbers of illegal immigrants crossing the border. In fiscal year 2023, CBP apprehended over 2 million migrants at the border, the highest number in two decades.

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)

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.

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.

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.”

Ron DeSantis celebrated his overwhelming victory in the Sunshine State after defeating Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL) handily on November 8, 2022. With 91 percent of the votes in, DeSantis led Crist by over one million votes. Republicans’ job is to paint a stark contrast with the Left, push those priorities, and give Americans a reason to vote for them again. That's what Ron DeSantis did in Florida ... and what two GOP lawmakers are urging their party to focus on going forward.

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?

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.