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By David E. Smith
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10.03.26
Only ONE WEEK until IFI’s Annual Banquet! Join us October 9 for an evening celebrating Faith, Family, and Freedom with pro-life warrior Seth Gruber. Bring a friend, family member, or your pastor. Space is limited. Register online today!

By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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10.03.26
Raising a child according to biological sex is not abuse. Sen. Eric Schmitt’s Yaeli Martinez Child Protection Act would protect families from state removal of children over parents’ refusal to affirm gender ideology. Congress must defend parental rights!

By Mark Elfstrand, Cultural Affairs Writer
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10.02.26
Cheap shots, racial resentment, and confusion over what defines a woman. The WNBA needs a course correction. Women’s basketball should celebrate skill, sportsmanship, and biological reality. Fans have good reasons to sideline it.

By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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10.01.26
New data from the Institute for Family Studies supports what we’ve long known: faith strengthens marriages. It is wise to invest in your marriage by seeking God together and nurturing your faith.

By Thomas Hampson
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09.30.26
AI poses real dangers, but fear is being exploited for profit and power. Big Tech invokes “safety” to stifle competition, politicians seek greater control, and foreign adversaries exploit our panic. Take the risks seriously. Question who benefits from the fear.

By David E. Smith
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09.29.26
Join IFI and keynote speaker Seth Gruber on October 9 in Elk Grove Village for an evening of vision, conviction, and fellowship with Illinois families, pastors, candidates, and grassroots leaders who refuse to sit on the sidelines as our culture drifts from God.

By David E. Smith
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09.28.26
Prayer isn't just a practice; it is our primary weapon. We are called to confess our sins, turn to Him in humility and pray without ceasing—for strength, wisdom, our leaders, the needy, and even our enemies. In every battle, let our first response be to seek the face of Almighty God. (1 Thess 5:16; Phil 4:6)

By David E. Smith
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09.28.26
A coast-to-coast AI surveillance grid is tracking our every move without a warrant—violating the Fourth Amendment and threatening our liberty. We should NOT trade our God-given constitutional freedoms to empower the state for an illusion of "safety."

By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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09.26.26
The data is clear: social media is fueling a crisis of despair among our teen girls. We are losing our children to a digital world that demands their identity and offers only loneliness in return. Parents, it is time to take back the authority God gave you.

By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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09.25.26
Real healthcare focuses on medical excellence, not DEI mandates or ideological newspeak. Pregnant mothers are women—not "birthing persons." Another Chicago institution pushing woke identity politics into medicine...



