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Ms. Leland does a great job in this short video promoting the IFI Worldview Conference which is scheduled for March 18, 2023 in Barrington, Illinois. Learn more: https://illinoisfamily.org/event/worldview-conference-pro-life-apologetics/

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.

On February 9, the Illinois General Assembly introduced two bills—one in the House, one in the Senate—both entitled the “Deceptive Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers Act.” The contents of HB 2463, introduced by State Representative Terra Costa Howard (D-Lombard) and SB 1909, introduced by State Senator Celina Villanueva (D-Chicago) are identical, and both bills seek to radically curtail the operations of “limited services pregnancy centers.”

Tucker Carlson interviewed Dr. James Thorp, a maternal-fetal medicine expert, who painstakingly analyzed and verified the most recent Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) data related to COVID-19 vaccines and compared them to the influenza vaccines. We he discovered is a 1200 fold increase in severe menstrual abnormalities, a 57 fold increase in miscarriage, a 38 fold increase in fetal death or stillbirth rates. He found 15 other major pregnancy complications, all far exceeding the CDC and the FDA values of safety. "This includes Pfizer's own internal data," said Dr. Thorp.

Illinois Family Institute was thrilled to welcome Kevin and Sam Sorbo to our annual fall banquet in in October 2022 as they shared their concerns about the secular culture, government education and the need to return to Judeo-Christian values. The Sorbos are a different kind of “power couple” — they are, in our opinion, an amazing Christian husband and wife team who, despite being blacklisted by Hollywood, have been very outspoken about abortion, public school indoctrination, illegal immigration, fatherlessness and a host of other social issues.

In his Fox News Channel program on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, Gregg Gutfeld's monologue focused on the growing trend behind transgender surgeries for teens, saying "it's apparently transphobic to suggest cutting up kids like a Thanksgiving turkey is harmful."

State Representative Katie Stuart (D-Collinsville) is pushing HB 1286, a woke proposal that would mandate co-ed (mix gender) multiple occupancy bathrooms. Please send a message to your local state representative to ask him/her to vote against this legislation should it come up for a vote on the Illinois House floor sometime this session. Urge them to reject this foolish woke agenda that fails to recognize biological facts. Ask them to protect the privacy, dignity and safety of all Illinois citizens - especially our children. The Capitol switchboard number is (217) 782-2000.

In his annual budget address on Wednesday, February 15th, Gov. Pritzker proposed that state officials spend $49.6 billion of tax dollars on a host of big government programs, especially in the areas of education and "human services," including $5 million to train people to kill babies in the womb. Pritzker also proposed spending $250 million to provide free pre-school for children as young as 3-years-old. TRANSCRIPT: https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2023-02-15/read-gov-pritzkers-state-of-the-state-and-budget-address

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.

Rebecca, a 17-year old girl, spoke to the Santee City Council in California about her experience in a YMCA locker room. As she was showering, she noticed a naked male in the locker room which terrified her and caused her to hide until he left. When she asked management about their transgender policy, they told her the man in question was allowed to shower wherever he wanted. When asked if she felt “empowered” because of this transgender inclusivity, she responded, “No, not at all… my safety, my privacy was threatened… No, this is absolutely not empowering whatsoever.”

Just when you think Illinois couldn't do more for Big Abortion Inc. than it already has, Illinois Democrats pass a Planned Parenthood "wish list" on the last day of the Lame Duck session. On Tuesday afternoon, January 10th, the Illinois Senate passed HB 4664 by a vote of 41 to 16.

Amy Jacobson and "Rambling" Ray Stephens discuss the report that says hundreds of Chicago Public Schools teachers sexually groomed, assaulted and raped CPS students last school year. Hundreds... https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/638582935-i-m-ready-to-f-right-now-i-m-not-gonna-be-gentle-either-oig-report-details-cps-teachers-sexual-grooming-assaults-of-their-students

IFI's lobbyist David Curtin gives an update on some of the wicked bills being pushing at the end of the 102 General Assembly session in Springfield.

Massive caravans of thousands of illegal migrants are crossing the border every day into West Texas. New incursions across the border are stunning immigration agents, neighboring towns, and state officials. During the second weekend of December 2022, over 5,000 illegal immigrants had arrived at the Border Patrol’s central processing center in El Paso, Texas. They estimated that about 2,000 people came to the U.S. each day, with the largest influx reaching 800 to 1,000 migrants on Sunday night. From 2014 to 2022, U.S. Border Patrol detected 1.9 million got aways at the Southwest Border, or an average of 208,000 per year. In 2022, U.S. Border Patrol detected 599,000 got aways, a record high. https://www.justfacts.com/immigration#illegal_border

Please watch this 5 minute video and listen to Mark Levin’s rant against the establishment GOP. Levin is SPOT ON.

The U.S. Senate passed the so-called Respect for Marriage Act by a vote of 61-36. Prior to the roll call vote, the amendments offered by U.S. Senators Lee, Rubio and Lankford were each voted down. The bill now goes to the U.S. House for their vote since it differs a bit from the version the House previously passed. ADF's statement about today's sad day can be found here: https://adfmedia.org/press-release/us-senate-passes-legislation-disrespecting-marriage-endangering-religious-freedom

By now many have heard that the high-end fashion company Balenciaga was forced by public pressure to pull and apologize for its recent ad campaign featuring preschool children holding teddy bears wearing what looks to average Americans like bondage paraphernalia. In one photo, a child is holding bondage teddy while standing on a sofa in front of which is a coffee table filled with champagne flutes. In the next photo that same child is lying down on the white sofa with her (or his) head on a pink shag pillow. In another photo, a little girl holding another strapped-up teddy is standing on a little girl’s bed. Once in a while, the boundary-free libertines among us get ahead of their skies just a bit and are forced to slow down: “Give the rubes, deplorables, and right-wing Christian extremists a few minutes to absorb cross-dressing men gyrating in front of toddlers before you confront them with images of children with bondage paraphernalia. In due time, my pretties, in due time.” For more on the story, watch, listen and share Tucker Carlson’s analysis with your friends and family:

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.

Hear another parent who was "Rochforded" in Lake County Court. Judged by his looks, not by the law.

North Carolina Pastor John Amanchukwu called out his local school board for pushing a woke agenda at the expense of reading, writing and arithmetic. The video went viral, and Tucker Carlson interviews him about his concerns. Pastor Amanchukwu is fighting Woke agenda to either kill our children (abortion) or indoctrinate them in our government schools.

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/

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.