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By Mark Elfstrand, Cultural Affairs Writer
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06.02.25
Hey…what’s your sign? I’m a Libra. You know what THAT means…? Absolutely nothing!
By David E. Smith
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06.01.25
Praise God! Your fervent prayers, calls, and emails to your state lawmakers made a difference. We're thrilled to report that the radical proposal to normalize assisted suicide (SB 1950) was not called for a vote in the Illinois Senate before adjournment.
By Dr. Jerry Newcombe
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05.31.25
The shooting recently of two Israeli diplomats, a couple that were soon to be engaged, was a horrible act of violence. It comes as anti-Semitism in America is increasing on college campuses and elsewhere.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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05.30.25
The Swedish Parliament, called the Riksdag, recently shocked the world by passing a new law which bans OnlyFans, one of the most popular pornographic sites in the entire world.
By Mae Arthur
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05.29.25
At IFI, we seek to raise awareness of and address cultural and political trends here in Illinois and throughout the nation. An increasing number of these trends pose a threat to human dignity, endangering the lives of image-bearers of the living God from conception to natural death.
By Oliver Perry
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05.29.25
Deeds, whether good or bad, must have consequences. Bad deeds must be punished.
By David E. Smith
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05.28.25
As Illinois lawmakers eye online gambling as a potential financial lifeline, experts warn the state is heading down a dangerous path of market saturation and overreliance on gambling revenue. With billions in pension liabilities and growing debt, is expanding Big Gambling the solution—or just a predatory wager against the best interests of the state's citizens?
By Rev. Thorin Anderson
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05.26.25
Over a million Americans have died in wars over our nearly two-hundred-and-fifty-year history. Considering the cultural and political unrest we are dealing with currently, it may be appropriate to ask just what it was that they died to accomplish and whether we are, after all their sacrifice, at risk of losing it all. Are we now giving away that which cost them so dearly?
By David E. Smith
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05.24.25
In a strategic maneuver, the assisted suicide legislation has been attached to a different bill, a move designed to enable the Illinois General Assembly to push this alarming measure through in the final hours of the regular session. Illinois has no demonstrated need or widespread public cry for assisted suicide. Why, then, is there such an urgent drive to legalize ending life?
By Steve Goreham, MS/EE, MBA
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05.23.25
A bold new directive from the White House is set to ignite a firestorm in the ongoing debate over energy policy. This presidential action aims to curb state and local regulations that are hindering domestic energy production.
